In 1977-80, Fernandes started the new logo mark guitars (We called it as Stone (in Japanese “Ishi” - The mark is very closed to Japanese Chinese character “Stone”) logo. Probably, in 75-76, Fernandes has started to discussion with Tokai Gakki to start the OEM production. They utilized the solid mahogany back and 2 piece top of the Gibson and closely matched the set-neck construction of the Gibson originals.
In 1975, FERNANDES introduced copies of the Gibson Les Paul Standard and Custom. On learning of the error and the English meaning of burn, they decided to stick with the original BURNY brand name. As an interesting side note, the BURNY name was supposed to be Bunny (as in rabbits) but was misspelled. In addition, the SG copy included the vibro-tremolo unit. These Gibson replicas were unique in that most Japanese manufacturers were using bolt-on neck bodies but BURNY was very good at set-neck construction. The early catalogs featured TV, SG and Firebird copies. FERNANDES also introduced Gibson copies under the BURNY brand name. They made all Fernandes guitars as OEM contract. Nonetheless, the Japanese younger generation was knocked out by the looks of these guitars. As with GRECO (see A History of GRECO Guitars) these early guitars were probably designed using Fender photos but all dimensions were metric instead of fractional inch. These were a very good copy of Fender as compared to earlier copies by GRECO, (Matsumoku era) MORRIS and others. In the early 1970s FERNANDES introduced copies of the Fender Stratocaster (FST series), Telecaster (FTE series) and bass guitars under the FERNANDES brand. Originally manufacturing flamenco guitars, the company expanded production over the years to include different acoustic models, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and accessories and is today one of the most famous Japanese guitar manufacturers. The company was founded in 1969 as Saito Musical Instruments and registered as FERNANDES in 1972. A History of Fernandes Guitars FERNANDES has two brand names on the market FERNANDES and BURNY.
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