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Fernandes Sold FR Musical instrument store order
(Sold) Fernandes/FR Musical instrument store order
GuitarDetails
brand
Fernandes
year
1990?
serial number
800773 (printed on sticker on back of head)
madin
Japan
sound features
I thought my previous FR-65 was like this.
Easy to use, like a good combination of hum and single sound.
The taps are a bonus, and I'm not likely to use them most of the time.
purchase price
About 5,000 yen including shipping.
type of gear
FERNANDES REVOLVER
body material
Alder
neck material
maple
fingerboard material
Rose wood
tuning machenes
GROVER
number of frets
24
scale length
Long
controls
1Vol,Direct SW,3way SW
bridge
head crasher FR-7B
category
Electric-Solid-Body-Guitar
2015.11.16: The second guitar I bought used was an FR-65 similar to this one.
I sold it due to the limited condition of the frets and neck, but I liked the sound of it so much that I was curious about it every time I saw it...
I had a few more of these on Yahoo auctions a year, and the reverse head model that was built around the same time as this one was a very popular solid model, and the shark fin inlay was a model I never saw.
It is amateur scalloped from 13-24f.
It looks like a circa 1990 model, and the only difference from the FR-65 other than the neck is the heel-less joint that continues to the present without the neck joint plate, and the pickups are probably different as well.
2016.1.4: Assembled with replacement parts.
The rear PU was a rare 3-core, so the Vol was made a switch pot so it can be tapped, and the original knob was very dirty, so it was replaced with a new one.
Direct switch replacement
3-way selector ➡ made by schaller
Jack ➡made by switch craft
2019.9.7: Finally got it repaired after owning it for so long lol.
I think it's probably in better condition than it left the factory after fret scuffing, repairing floating studs, and repairing the fretboard peeling.
2023.5: I sold it after redoing the quality when I had just started doing the wiring work and changed the pots to stock.