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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Blazer on May 12, 2009, 06:51:18 PM

Title: Did you guys know that Fernandes made Musicman-ho's?
Post by: Blazer on May 12, 2009, 06:51:18 PM

From the 1983 Fernandes Catalog.

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/guitarman91/Stekelroggen.jpg)

Fernandes has always been a company that loves to copy, these old catalogs show Alembic and BC Rich copies but I never knew they copied Musicman as well.

Title: Re: Did you guys know that Fernandes made Musicman-ho's?
Post by: Chris P. on May 14, 2009, 07:51:59 AM

Nice. I have a Fernandes Explorer. 32"

Title: Re: Did you guys know that Fernandes made Musicman-ho's?
Post by: Highlander on May 14, 2009, 03:59:33 PM

... And she caused you some psychological problems too...  :o

Title: Re: Did you guys know that Fernandes made Musicman-ho's?
Post by: hieronymous on May 19, 2009, 09:46:20 PM

I lived in Japan from '82-'88 during junior high and high school - I had that actual catalog! I was psyched to find the PDFs on line. To me it was totally normal to see all those copies in the guitar stores. Had a Greco EB-3 and the Fernandes Paul McCartney Ric model:

(http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8485/paulmccartneybassnotextlh0.jpg)