Monday 29 November 2010

Pre-Owned: Fernandes LE-2z 50s Style Stratocaster - £149.99

Fernandes LE-2z Stratocaster - £149.99

This is a cracking guitar with a few upgrades; Don Lase S-100 Pickups, tortoise shell pick guard and Grover machine heads.

So who are Fernandes?

Fernandes is a Japanese guitar manufacturer that you may know better for their Sustainer pickups. (think Steve Vai, Matt Bellamy, Edie Van Halen, Joe Walsh) But in the 1970s it became Japan's premier manufacturer of Fender copies; its Strat copy is generally considered vastly superior to the actual Fender Stratocaster's of the time. The LE-2 was manufactured from '91-98 and this one is in great condition and shows that quality really did trickle down from their higher end guitars.

Specs:
Neck Material: Maple
Construction: Bolt-on
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Position Markers: White Acrylic Dots
Body: Basswood
Bridge: Wilkinson USA
Pickups: 3x AGI Don Lase S-100 (5.8k) (classic 50s bell like tone)
Machine Heads: Grover Vintage Deluxe
Controls: Master Volume, 2x Tone, 5 way pickup selector