Official Fernandes Club

[Gee Man]

rickbass1, I believe that yours is made in japan, as referenced by the gold lettering on the headstock. If you look through the old catalogues, you may even find this bass, as it is an obvious jaco replica.

 

[rickbass1]

Yes absolutely Jacoesque, beautiful low action and a great introduction for me to the fretless realm. I feel the quality is similar to MIJ Fender's..

 

[who]

Does anyone know if Fernandes ever made a 24 fret jazz bass? I seem to remember seeing a picture of one similar to the one in post #364 with 24 frets, but I haven't turned anything up in my searches.

 

[rickbass1]

Does anyone know if Fernandes ever made a 24 fret jazz bass? I seem to remember seeing a picture of one similar to the one in post #364 with 24 frets, but I haven't turned anything up in my searches.

There's one on page 20 of this thread

 

[Back To 65]

Hell yeah! Fernandes made a few headless models, like tomahawk and the SWB (Sidewinder bass).
They are waaaaaaaaaaayy damn good, sounds like a growling beast.


Other than that, here is my new baby:

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Groupy photo!

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Hi Houta ! i've this one but i don't know anything about it… Don't you ? 2 Actives EMG. Thanks !

 

[ManuNoTweets]

Here's my baby.
It's rockin La Bella's 760fl's and a SPB-3 Quarter Pound pickup.
I don't know it's origin though, it plays and feels way better than any Fender MIM that I've tried.
Do you guys think it is Korean or Japanese? Did they ever produced P-basses in Korea?
Cheers.

 

[chadface]

I picked this ball of grime up yesterday:

Here is the NBD post: NBD - Crusty Fernandes content

Im not sure of the model, year, or origin. The body is similar to the tremor but it is p/j and the rear strap button is in a different spot. The 1996 catalog has one with a similar body but different headstock:

I went through all pages of this thread and did not see a similar one.

Any ideas?

 

[feschyn]

View attachment 1068034 I got this one in a trade. Don't know what model but I'll get her setup and ready..

That's a sweet bass! Really like the color.

 

[neo 7]

I picked up another 25th Anniversary a couple weeks ago. This new one is about a half pound heavier, has a chunkier neck, and slightly more aggressive tone.

 

[scuzzy]

Does anyone have experience with the Monterey deluxe bass guitars? I love the style, but will likely never see one in person...

 

[creaturegods]

Yo! I was just reading the other day that Fernandes made a Devo signature model based off of the "Spudbass," which was a modified Gibson Ripper. I tried to do a little digging online and couldn't find any information on them. Is anyone familiar with these?

 

[Birdbrain]

My Fernandes Mockingbird...LOVE it!

 

[Gunga Din]

Here's my Fernandes Project Jazz. Reckon it's mid '90s. VV and bass/treble boosts. Very '90s active circuit. Has trim pots but as I've only had it a short while I haven't got around to tweaking it. It'll probably get a John East Uni-Pre at some point.

 

[Rudyboy98]

Here's my Fernandes Project Jazz. Reckon it's mid '90s. VV and bass/treble boosts. Very '90s active circuit. Has trim pots but as I've only had it a short while I haven't got around to tweaking it. It'll probably get a John East Uni-Pre at some point.

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Looks very nice. Cheers and hope your mods prove successful.

 

[Kawai2g4b]

Well, after looking through these pages, I guess my bass will fit in the insanely rare category of Fernandes basses. I have an MHB-110 Master Hand bass. It's like an Alembic built into a P-bass shape. It is very close in character and tone to an Alembic, but I'm not willing to spend the extra G's needed to get into that stratosphere.

And I have an Atlas 5 Deluxe on the way too. Been hoping to stumble upon one after trying and becoming impressed with an Atlas 4X at a store a while back.

 

[ElBecko59]

my late 90s Fernandes LEB-2 Jazz bass (made in Taiwan-R.O.C.) , Got it already modded w/Hipshot KickAss bridge + upgraded '62 jazz bass style concentric knob control plate + flatwounds - Weighs alot but plays and sounds fantastic with lots of sustain , Had an all original similar LE-B2N in ocean torqioise with the

standard bridge and I can tell you this bridge transforms the bass with great sustain

 

[feschyn]

Still rocking this Fernandes when I feel like playing 6.

 

[Hot Rats]

I have had this bass since '85. Anybody know what model this would be?

Edit: changed year.

 

[JIO]

I picked this ball of grime up yesterday:
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Here is the NBD post: NBD - Crusty Fernandes content

Im not sure of the model, year, or origin. The body is similar to the tremor but it is p/j and the rear strap button is in a different spot. The 1996 catalog has one with a similar body but different headstock:
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I went through all pages of this thread and did not see a similar one.

Any ideas?

That's quite a gnarly 'finish treatment' on that bass! Yours is very similar to the FWB-65 but the 3+1 headstock is dumb-looking - your 2x2 is a much nicer design. Are you going to re-fin?

 

[chadface]

That's quite a gnarly 'finish treatment' on that bass! Yours is very similar to the FWB-65 but the 3+1 headstock is dumb-looking - your 2x2 is a much nicer design. Are you going to re-fin?

I wanted to do a gun stock oil finish but the carving in it is too deep. If I keep sanding I'll end up with a piece of paper. I'm still deciding how much effort I want to put in it, I may just spray it with primer and play the dang thing...