The older Fernandes guitars do have serial numbers on occasion, and can be found on the neck plates of the Stratocasters of the Revival series, but otherwise, Burny and Fernandes didn?t often use serial numbers. The only reason why they have come this far in their tone is because of the timeless effort they have put in R&D. Fernandes had their L-5000, L-5000 Vintage II, and L-5001 single coil pickups, while the Burny model Les Paul?s got the famous VH-1 pickups, that have extraordinary Gibson-like tone. There are some made in Korea which doesn't make the cut, so do be careful when you go in search.Īmongst all the different lawsuit copies, Burny and Fernandes have the best pickups. Take the LP Standard copy for example, there are the RLG-45, RLG-55, RLG-70, RLG-90 etc, the best being the "Super Grade" model made in Japan. The bigger number means the better the guitar in terms of sound and finishing qualities. The XX were numbers that indicated the guitar series.
Some go as far as claiming that these copies matches neck to neck with a vintage Les Paul - which cost around US$30,000.īurny models that with RLG-XX. They say the feel is identical and especially enjoy how Burny focused on making really fat necks on their Standards. The Burny Super Grade Les Paul?s have been reported by many recording and gigging professionals as ?the best? clone of the real classic 50?s and 60?s Les Paul?s. E.g., angle ration between body and neck, curves on the maple top, and even the open book design on the headstock. However, the most part of the design stayed the same. These alphabets stand for Fernandes Sound and Research Group.Īs for the Burny?s, the LP models were given the name ?Super Grade? instead of ?Les Paul.? The wording were crafted to look just the words "Les Paul". The saddles were stamped, instead of the word "Fender" the "F.S.R.G." alphabets took its place. The headstock logo was design such that from a distance it looked just like a vintage Fender. This name was given because they were essentially reviving the old classic Fenders. These old vintage copies were called the ?Revival? series. The rare old Fender copies that can be found are extremely detailed. After the lawsuit threats arrived, Fernandes change their headstock shapes completely. These workmanship done by Fernandes extended to both Strat and Tele copies.
To avoid the copyright war, Fernandes began to make changes to certain parts of their design like truss rod cover, shape etc. This only surfaced after a decade sometime around the mid 80's when Fender and Gibson felt that their empire was threatened. When it began in the 70's, Fenandes did not face any problems with copyright issues. To date, both Fernandes and Burny are still making guitars just like their Tokai conterparts. The brand Burny was later started by Fernandes as the division that made Gibson replicas. It started with Fernandes in the 70's that made Fender replicas. Burny and Fernandes belong to the same entity. On my wanderings I came across this site, I'll post the link + the info in case the site shuts down for some reason.
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