I´m going to bore you with my gear collection!

[kentuckyklira]

I´ve already posted two guitars on other thread so I´ll revive those in the future and start with something new!

This is a Fernandes "The Revival" lefty body with a righty neck from the same series. Of course, I also have the exact opposite, to be shown later on.

Both of the guitars these parts came from were perfect '62 Fender Strat copies. Played, sounded and crafted like a vintage Fender. I just wanted a righty vintage Strat with a reversed headstock so when I came across a righty and a lefty Fernandes used at almost the same time I couldn´t say no. The result, two great and slightly unusual guitars!

[kentuckyklira]

Another pic!

[kentuckyklira]

More!

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[kentuckyklira]

Last one!

[jackassrock]

How do the Fernandez stand up to a real strat ? I am not really a strat guy, but I use them for solos on recordings cause they cut through so well over Les Paul rhythms. I have a Fernandez Vertigo that has a bunch of kooky on board efx that is a really nice playing guitar, but due to the sounds I only use it for 4tk recordings and such bullshit. It's more of a comedy tool than a kick ass guitar. Like I said though it plays well.

I guess what I'd really like to know is do they sound good or REALLY good ?

[kentuckyklira]

Originally posted by jackassrock
How do the Fernandez stand up to a real strat ? I am not really a strat guy, but I use them for solos on recordings cause they cut through so well over Les Paul rhythms. I have a Fernandez Vertigo that has a bunch of kooky on board efx that is a really nice playing guitar, but due to the sounds I only use it for 4tk recordings and such bullshit. It's more of a comedy tool than a kick ass guitar. Like I said though it plays well.

I guess what I'd really like to know is do they sound good or REALLY good ?

A "lawsuit" Fernandes The Revival Strat beats the shit out of any Made in Mexico reissue, not only soundwise! I own 5, 2 lefties and 3 righties, and I have yet to find a flaw, except of course the same flaws Strats had in the 60s and 50s!

OK, a 2000+ $$ custom shop reissue will of course beat the Fernandes, but anything else would be an ebarassment for Fender!

[Panamark]

I feel drunk when I look at your axe !

All back to front !

No offense, nice !

[kentuckyklira]

OK, here´s my 1987 ESP The Eclipse Custom. I searched quite a while to get one in that light and sparkly pink finish.

It´s a neck thru arch topped construction with an excellently working ESP licensed Floyd Rose trem. A relatively heavy guitar with a killer sound, thanks to some great ESP pick-ups, and endless sustain.

Anybody who knows ESP´s custom guitars will know what a player this one is. Super low action and all that.

As an Ebay addict I know these are super rare since I´ve never seen one there!

[GAR]

The Fernandes's are very well made and have a fine setup right off the rack.

Only thing I'd do is change the neck and bridge pickups to used-Fender "pre-1975" staggered polepiece pickups and peel about 350 winds off the bridge PU, and about 800 winds off the neck PU.

[kentuckyklira]

So here´s the opposite of my other left/right Fernandes 60s Strat copy!

[kentuckyklira]

Ok, so here´s a Fernandes Superstrat, a real shredder´s dream.

Nice C profile neck, so well crafted that I was able to set the action so low you can hardly squeeze a stamp between frets and strings, even at the 12th fret.

The original Floyd Rose trem works like a dream.

The extended cutaway and tilted neck joint allow access to all 24 frets.

A DiMarzio humbucker in the bridge position and an unidentified mini humbucker in neck position both give you powerful sounds without getting muddy.

This is a high speed show off solo guitar, no less!

[flappo]

lovely design that one

does it have a whammy bar ?

[Phil theStalker]

Y'know, I've seen a lotta things, but I've neva seen a pick dat matches da color aff a guitar (purple) -- or gitbox as I like t2o call them. Dat's a bit anal




ANAL DETROIT GUY

[flappo]

not whammy bar

wots the technical term ?

bit of metal that sticks out

yes , thats it