Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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Picked this one up a little over a month ago, really is lovely :)

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All original including the nickel knobs and brass nut. Pickups were tested and the bridge pickup output is 9.48 and neck pickup 5.36. Came with the case which is old - unsure if it originally came with this guitar or not.

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Re: Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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nice.
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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mrmofo wrote:nice.
Yeah, wanted a Tele in that Robben Ford/butterscotch blonde vibe so this one fitted the bill perfectly.

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very cool!!!!
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Very nice!!!
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Re: Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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I am colour blind, so different shades of a colour are hard for me to tell apart. Is this butterscotch the same thing as TV Yellow?

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Aquila Rossa wrote:I am colour blind, so different shades of a colour are hard for me to tell apart. Is this butterscotch the same thing as TV Yellow?
IMO butterscotch blonde is a touch paler, almost closer to a cream/off-white than yellow.

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The lighting was different in the photo above but it's a more accurate representation of it's actual colour.

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Re: Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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Nice Tele. Fernandes made some very sweet guitars.

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Re: Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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That is a beaut. Keef would approve.
Garsh, I can see the fretboard radius from here! What's it like to play? I imagine it's more of a rhythm machine?
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Miza wrote:That is a beaut. Keef would approve.
Garsh, I can see the fretboard radius from here! What's it like to play? I imagine it's more of a rhythm machine?
I don't have much to compare it too and I admit I know absolutely nothing about radius's, neck profiles and the like.

In layman's terms it seems like it's a fairly thin neck and not as full in the hand as my Strat's are. Easy to play and I might need to go up a gauge because .010's feel like .009's on this thing. The action is a bit low too so might I bring it up a bit this weekend if I get a chance.

Yeah, great for rhythm! Neck pickup gets close to Strat sounding territory, middle pickup selector is probably my favourite as it's just a beautifully rounded tone but still has enough bite to cut through a mix (or just be heard over that annoying drummer). Bridge pickup is really usable, not as harsh as I was expecting and it's got a lot of grunt to it.

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Re: Newbies #2: 1979 Fernandes Tele

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yea I like the way the neck and bridge pick ups out put is balanced so well.
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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