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blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer
Post Number: 167 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 5:22 pm: | |
The Japanese Fernandes site has a catalog feature which enables one to look into the company's past via catalog scans from 1973 to 1985. And itá actually very cool to see what they used to copy and how they incorporated many features into fender copy guitars that took fender 20 surplus years to do so themselves. The 1985 catalog also has a lot of unnoficial signature models which look really convincing. Anyway, here's a look at their Alembic copies from the 1980 catalog. http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1981_1/1981_1_p17.jpg http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1980_1/1980_1_p18n.jpg Here's an attempt to put Alembic style electronics in Fender style instruments. The result is not really up to par looks waise. (And what's the deal with the paddle shaped bass?) http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1980_1/1980_1_p19n.jpg |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 2615 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 6:45 pm: | |
The "strat-like" guitar in the third link is a Masterhand, just like mine, except I had the Fernandes guts torn out and replaced with Alembic and other stuff as described in the thread. The woodwork on these guitars is quite nice. Not Alembic standards, but pretty darn good. Bill, tgo |
juggernaught
Member Username: juggernaught
Post Number: 89 Registered: 3-2007
| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 3:06 pm: | |
All PC aside, but their guitar line has an *excellent* name. :D |
blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer
Post Number: 168 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 4:40 pm: | |
Juggernaut you are one sick puppy, because "FAG" stood for "Fernandes Alembic Guitar" Don't you realise that by impliying that it stood for something else that you're actually saying "Only fags played that kind of guitar" with which you also mean Alembic guitars themselves? Boy, you're not making yourself too popular here... :-) |
alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor
Post Number: 334 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 4:52 pm: | |
Oh boy. This is gonna be fun. How much for a ringside seat? |
blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer
Post Number: 169 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 4:54 pm: | |
Popcorn anyone? |
juggernaught
Member Username: juggernaught
Post Number: 90 Registered: 3-2007
| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 6:55 pm: | |
They even emphasized it by putting it in all caps.... ;) |