Fernandes/Burny quality etc?

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Author Message   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 5:29 am:    Experience of these or other Fernandes guitars? Japanese company, guitars made in China(?). http://www.fernandes.co.jp/burny/rsa55/images/clos eup_rsa55_bs.html http://www.fernandes.co.jp/burny/rfa65/images/clos eup_rfa65_vn.html Juha   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 7:07 am:    The early ones are pretty good. I had a mid 80's Burny TV yellow Les Paul Special (Rockin Roll) that was a great replica even down to the screw spacing on the scratchplate. The Les Paul "Super Real"(sunburst) models are quite nice too. IMHO the Tokais up to 1985 are a far better guitar and probably the best replicas ever made. six   Tristan Username: Tristan Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 6:16 pm:    I have an older Fernandes Monterey deluxe sustainer and it sounds like a killer LP.   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 6:45 pm:    Actually I am interested in these (semi)hollows, links above. Seems they are in the same price range as Artcore Customs (ca.) and Burny is perhaps budget brand of Fernandes (?). Juha   Tristan Username: Tristan Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 6:56 pm:    Talajuha, not at all. Burny is Fernandes' "copy" brand, not a budget brand. There are Burny Gibson copies for all models. They are very nice, for the Japanese market only. Just like Greco - they were making "lawsuit" copies in Japan way past the "lawsuit" period, up until '94. Because of that Burny sells very good in Japan, along with Tokai, the thing is Tokai doesn't make any semi copies today, LPs, strats, sure.   Tristan Username: Tristan Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 8:36 pm:    in fact I read somewhere that Burnys are also made in Korea and that if it has a long tenon set-neck (tell by removing the neck pickup) it's a Japanese. I tend to suspect that both 175 and 335 copies they offer on this site: http://www.fernandes.co.jp/start_up.html are Korean because of the price. I might be wrong, you can ask our Japanese forum member..   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 4:56 am:    Burny RFA65's (175 copy) price in a webshop is 699 EUR. Burny RSA55's (335 copy) private seller asks 400 EUR (used). Both with case. I think I have seen RSA55 on eBay, too. I have found references on the net which tell that Burnys have been made in Japan, Korea and China through the years, today probably in China. All Burny prices at fernandes.co.jp tell that Burny is copy and budget brand mainly for Japanese market. There are no Burnys at http://www.fernandesguitars.com . Juha   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 5:32 am:    Ooooppss, Burny RFA65's price is 799 EUR. http://www.smi-music.com/product_info.php/cPath/25 _33/products_id/240?osCsid=823794ca5c90bb5a9394edf 4e639a9af   Tristan Username: Tristan Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 7:28 am:    Ebay Item #180113229707 Maybe these are (those two hollowbodies) but Burny was never about entry level budget guitars but quality copies..   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 1:05 pm:    Seems Burny is famous of its LP copies (late '70s). Juha

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