Fernandes is a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer. Their brand of guitars carry the same name. Fernandes originated in Japan in 1969 building flamenco guitars. As the company grew it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and accessories to become the biggest guitar manufacturer in Japan. During the 1970s, it became Japan's premier manufacturer of Fender copies; its Stratocaster copy, in particular, is generally considered a vastly superior instrument to the actual Fender Strats of the period. Fernandes also owned a brand for Gibson replicas: Burny. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Flamenco is a Spanish musical genre. ... An acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickup (music)s to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed for use with an electric or electronic musical instrument, such as an electric guitar. ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... “Stratocaster” redirects here. ... We dont have an article called Burny Start this article Search for Burny in. ...

Despite its high production figures, Fernandes is better known in the United States for its Sustainer system, which uses electromagnetism to vibrate a string for an infinite period, so long as the user continues to fret a note. Unlike the similar E-Bow, it can be used with a standard plectrum. Fernandes' custom shop has installed numerous Sustainers into guitars built by other manufacturers. Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field which exerts a force on particles that possess the property of electric charge, and is in turn affected by the presence and motion of those particles. ... An EBow The EBow or ebow (brand name or E-bow, for Electronic bow or Energy Bow)[1] is a hand-held, battery-powered electronic device for playing the electric guitar. ... Various guitar picks A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. ...

Fernandes continues to manufacture guitars that cover the range from inexpensive starter models to custom instruments of exceptional quality.

Famous users

• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen): Uses the Sustainer in a number of his custom Peavey Wolfgangs
• Steve Jones (Sex Pistols): Used a Fernandes Burny Les Paul Custom
• The Edge (U2): has used several Fernandes Decades (and Native Pro and Retrorocket Elite models) since the Popmart Tour in 1997
• Joe Walsh (The Eagles)
• Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day): Uses a Fernandes Stratocaster copy named 'Blue'
• Steve Hackett
• Neal Schon (Journey)
• Matthew Bellamy (Muse) Uses the sustainer system in 3 of his custom made Manson Guitars.
• hide (X Japan)
• Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick)
• ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
• Peter Steele, Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative)
• Robert Fripp, King Crimson
• Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies, Metallica)
• Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver, Wasted Youth)
• Scottie Henry (Norma Jean)
• Chris Day (Norma Jean)
• Jake Schultz (Norma Jean)
• Adam Wacht (Left for Dead) (Trouble Tribe)
• Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum Of The Earth)
• Kasper Eistrup (Kashmir (band))
• Steve Vai
• Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
• Dave Bainbridge (Iona)
• Andrew Waite (She Kills)
• Miles Holmwood (Calico Drive)
• Joe Canfield (Liminality)
• Grant Spychka (Calico Drive)
• Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie, Robert Smith, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Nick Hipa (As I Lay Dying)
• Phil Sgrosso (As I Lay Dying)
• Costello Hautamäki (Popeda)
• Wayne Swinny (Saliva)
• Saul Hernandez (Jaguares)
• Andres Gimenez (A.N.I.M.A.L.)
• Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)
• Tony Campos (Static X, Asesino)
• Jason Mraz owns and occasionally uses a Fernandes Nomad
• Zim Zum Had custom Fernandes guitars made for him while touring with Marilyn Manson
• Frits Besseling (ResQ) uses two Fernandes Supergrade guitars, one with P90 the other with SD Humbuckers
• Daniel Ash

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External links

• FernandesGuitars.com