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Industry | Musical instrument |
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Founded | 1969; 50 years ago |
Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Electric guitars, bass guitars, guitar picks, and amplifiers |
Subsidiaries | Burny |
Website | fernandesguitars.com |
Fernandes Guitars is a Japaneseguitar and accessory manufacturer, that originated in 1969, building flamenco guitars. As the company grew it expanded production to include electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and accessories to become one of the biggest guitar manufacturers in Japan. Fernandes also owns Burny, a brand for Gibson replicas.
How can I tell if a Burny guitar is Made in Japan? The older 70s to early 80's models sport the Gibson style trussrod cover. Burny and fernandes guitars with.
Overview[edit]
1981 Burny
Monterey Deluxe
ZO-3
Despite its high production figures, Fernandes is better known in the United States for its Sustainer system, which uses electromagnetism[1] to vibrate a string for an extended period, so long as the user continues to fret a note.[2] Unlike the similar manual E-Bow sustainer, the Fernandes Sustainer can be used with a standard plectrum, because the sustainer is imbedded in the body of guitar. Fernandes' custom shop has installed numerous Sustainers into guitars built by other manufacturers.
Fernandes continued to manufacture guitars, that cover the range from inexpensive starter models to custom instruments. In 2000, Fernandes made a guitar to promote the video gameUmJammer Lammy, similar to Lammy's guitars.
Musicians using Fernandes[edit]
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day with his Fernandes Stratocaster live in 2010
Heath of X Japan with his signature Fernandes bass guitar in 2011
- Brad Gillis of American rock band Night Ranger and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist had his own Stratocaster-type model that was red with a black pick guard. Gillis still uses his Fernandes guitar as his main guitar when he performs in concert with Night Ranger.[3]
- Billie Joe Armstrong of American punk rock band Green Day had a Stratocaster since he was 10 named 'Blue' from his mother, and has played it live[4] for nearly every show he has played, near exclusively used for all songs in Eb tuning.
- The Edge of U2 has started using a Sustainer to play With or Without You when playing live.[5]
- Heath of Japanese heavy metal band X Japan uses his signature Fernandes model FJB-115H bass guitar almost exclusively.[6] Previously he used several Burny guitars, including his signature model DB-85H.
- hide of Japanese heavy metal band X Japan used Fernandes guitars almost exclusively. He has numerous signature models with the company.[7]
- Hidehiko Hoshino of Japanese rock band Buck-Tick uses Fernandes guitars almost exclusively. He has had several signature models with the company.[8]
- Hisashi Imai of Japanese rock band Buck-Tick uses Fernandes guitars almost exclusively. He has several signature models with the company.[8]
- Tomoyasu Hotei of Boøwy and solo fame was one of the leading Japanese artists to front Fernandes in the mid-80s onwards, launching several versions of the TEJ model guitar.
- You of Japanese hard rock band Dead End has his own signature model with Fernandes.[9]
- Steve Hackett, formally of Genesis and GTR, has used Burny guitars with sustainer units (one black and one gold) since his 1999 Darktown album. They have since replaced his previous stock Les Paul guitars as his electric guitar of choice for every album and live show since then.[10]
- Tony Campos of Fear Factory, Asesino, formally of Static-X and Soulfly, has his own signature model Tremor 5 Deluxe and Tremor 5X.
- Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver, Wasted Youth, and DKFXP uses Fernandes Ravelle Signature guitar.
- Kasper Eistrup of Kashmir, Danish Band, has used a Fernandes Telecaster with a Fernandes Sustainer kit for several years, and has since acquired another black Fernandes Telecaster, as well.
- Kirk Hammett of Metallica used a Fernandes Stratocaster, seemingly an EMG equipped FST-135 nicknamed 'Edna', for clean parts on some of the early Metallica albums such as Ride the Lightning as well as live on early tours. He also used a red 1985 STJ-70.
- Kurt Cobain of American grunge rock group Nirvana used a Fernandes Starocaster neck on a Fender body during their live performance at the Paramount[11]
References[edit]
- ^John Schneider (2015). The Contemporary Guitar. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 48. ISBN9781442237902.
- ^'Guitar Sustainer Guide'. WiredGuitarist. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^'Night Ranger's Brad Gillis and Joel Hoekstra Burn Rubber on 'High Road''. Guitar Player. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^'Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Once Again Proves the Power Chord is King'. Guitar Player. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^'MusicRadar talks to Dalas Schoo'. MusicRadar. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^'Heath - Fernandes Official Website'. Fernandes Official Website. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^'hide - Fernandes Official Website'. Fernandes Official Website. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^ ab'Buck-Tick - Fernandes Official Website'. Fernandes Official Website. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^'Dead Ebd - Fernandes Official Website'. Fernandes Official Website. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^'http://www.hackettsongs.com/instrument.html Hackettsongs - Steve Hacketts Official Website; Equipment page.
- ^Nirvana - Drain You (Live At The Paramount, Seattle / 1991), retrieved 2019-09-18
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Colombia's Death Metal pioneers MASACRE are among the latest additions to Fernandes artist family, here's a special interview with lead guitarist, Jorge Londoño.
Which Fernandes guitars do you own and what do you like about them?
I have a Vortex Elite JP. I truly like its construction, wood type, perfect finish, parts quality, bridge, tuners, pickups, Sustainer and its comfortability. Its a guitar with great features and an agressive and stylized design and shape, its certainly a stupendous instrument!
In which ways has the Sustainer benefited your playing?
This innovation its a plus that you don't find in other guitars, controling feedback and the support it provides for intros and 'noise' song endings is genius. it really relates to my music.
Masacre's future plans?
We are recording between June and July our new album entitled 'Brutal Agression' which should be out in October/November, also we were recently invited to Rock al Parque in Bogota, which is one of the biggest festivals in Latin America, joining Cannibal Corpse, Havok, Symphony X, Internal Suffering and many more. After that we will play at other festivals such as Mamut Fest y more to be confirmed, then we will concentrate on album release and touring, which will be accompanied by one or more videos.
Besides playing in the band, which other musical activities do you perform?
Masacre takes a great deal of my time, but in normal days I am also a guitar teacher in my hometown, Medellin. I counsel young rock bands as well, with the purpose of sharing my knowledge and experience with those who start in this road. I've been part of the selecting jury at several local rock festivals and when I am available and things work out, I join some of my friends and put together tribute bands to play at local clubs, paying homage to those bands that inspired us since childhood, such as Black Sabbath, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, and others.