I bought a couple Fernandes on the $300 range, but would pay a bit more for the right one, maybe with better pickups or whatever. The back of the neck has some thumb/nail wear (surface level o. Just some finish wear (shallow indents, not through the finish, mostly on the body edges) from normal use (no major dings or dents). Mine had the two screw 'F' tuners (now locking Gotohs). This mid-90s MIJ Fernandes FWB-85 32' scale bass guitar is Used but in Good to Very Good Condition. As the company flourished, it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, amplifiers and. I think my TE-3 may be Taiwanese (not sure) and I must say that it is a great player and very well put together. Fernandes Guitars began in Japan in 1969 building Flamenco guitars. I have a 2003 Japan TE-1N blackguard ash tele that is an extra nice player, so the old ones aren't the only good ones.ДЄll Fernandes guitars I have played are good, some really good. The cheaper lines have cheap generic one screw mount tuners, better ones have Kluson type or even 'F' tuners like on the 72 Deluxe. A pic of the headstock will give a general idea. They derived from building flamenco guitars, as the company grew, they eventually expanded products to include: additional acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and accessories Fernandes Guitars ultimately became one of the biggest guitar manufacturer in Japan.

Once you are into Japanese models, they vary in desirability depending on age/date. Fernandes Guitars is a Japanese guitar manufacture founded in 1969.

If MIJ there will be a sticker on the back of the Headstock saying MIJ and the neck plate will say 'Made in Japan.' There is not much info on these, because Fernandes doesn't want us to know.Д«asically, the distinction in Fernandes guitars is 'Made in Japan' vs. I have one of the original batch of Chinese Ravelles, and its a really fine guitar. What Ive heard about the MIK ones generally gibes with what jgk62 said above. I have a couple Fernandes, including a TE-3 thinline. My understanding is that they were orginally MIC, Fernandes shopped around and moved them to Korea, had issues with the Korean factory, and moved production back to China.

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