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The series “The Revival” was a great success with musicians. Fernandes has changed the design of the logo and the headstock inlay of the guitars to differentiate Gibson and Fender original guitars. In 1981, Fernandes launched the series “The Revival”.
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To best honor his manufacturing contract from 1978 to 1979, Tokai used the finest woods to make these copies of Fender and Gibson. The guitars were made at the time in the factory Terada then Fernandes negotiated the production of his guitars with Tokai Gakki.įrom late 1978 to 1981, Fernandes used a logo known as Stone (in Japanese “Ishi” – this logo is very similar to the Japanese character meaning “stone”). They had a solid mahogany body and a table (top) made of 2 pieces, as well as a pasted sleeve faithfully copied Gibson. In 1975, therefore, Fernandes launched his copies of Gibson Les Paul Standard and Custom. These amps were inspired by the amplifiers of the Orange brand. In addition, Fernandes also manufactured amplifiers idealized by Mr.
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When they realized their mistake but they knew the true meaning of the word Burny in English, they decided to keep this name for the brand. Indeed, the name should have been Bunny (as the rabbit cartoon) but the Japanese misspelled it. In addition, Burny also offered a SG model with a vibrato.įor the anecdote, the name Burny comes from an error. The particularity of these copies are the glued guitar necks, method then well controlled by Burny, while the other brands still proposed screwed necks. The first catalogs show TV, SG and Firebird copies. The manufacturer of Fernandes instruments at that time was Kawai Gakki (Original Equipment Manufacturer).įernandes also made many copies of Gibson under the Burny brand.
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This did not stop the young Japanese from worshiping these instruments extremely close to the originals. Just like the Greco, the first guitars and basses were probably inspired from Fender photos. These copies were already of high quality and, according to some, even superior to the copies of Greco ( Matsumoku), Morris, etc. Without him, the history of Japanese guitar brands would be different! Hidesato Shiino has taken over the production of all the series of guitars and basses so that Fernandes can offer copies of Fender Stratocaster (FST series), Telecaster (FTE series), etc. Yes, this is the same Shiino who worked for Kanda Shokai ( see our article on History of Greco), Yamaha, etc. We know unofficially that Mr Saito asked Hidesato Shiino to develop Fernandes’ guitar lines in the early 70’s. This is how Fernandes – Burny became one of the most famous and respected manufacturers in the world of Made in Japan guitars. Fernandes quickly expanded his offering by producing acoustic and electric guitars, basses, amplifiers and various accessories. Initially, the brand produced flamenco guitars, hence the choice of a Spanish-sounding name. The company was founded in 1969 under the name of Saito Musical Instruments and was subsequently registered under the name of Fernandes in 1972. Fernandes is a company actually known on the market under two brand names: Fernandes and Burny.