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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: blazer on September 12, 2007, 05:22:32 PM

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: blazer on September 12, 2007, 05:22:32 PM

The Japanese Fernandes site has a catalog feature which enables one to look into the company's past via catalog scans from 1973 to 1985. And it? actually very cool to see what they used to copy and how they incorporated many features into fender copy guitars that took fender 20 surplus years to do so themselves.
 
The 1985 catalog also has a lot of unnoficial signature models which look really convincing. Anyway, here's a look at their Alembic copies from the 1980 catalog.
 
http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1981_1/1981_1_p17.jpg (http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1981_1/1981_1_p17.jpg)
 
http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1980_1/1980_1_p18n.jpg
 
Here's an attempt to put Alembic style electronics in Fender style instruments. The result is not really up to par looks waise. (And what's the deal with the paddle shaped bass?)
http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1980_1/1980_1_p19n.jpg (http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/data/fernandes_1980_1/1980_1_p19n.jpg)

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: lbpesq on September 12, 2007, 06:45:30 PM

The strat-like guitar in the third link is a Masterhand, just like mine (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=20043), except I had the Fernandes guts torn out and replaced with Alembic and other stuff as described in the thread.  The woodwork on these guitars is quite nice.  Not Alembic standards, but pretty darn good.  
 
Bill, tgo

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: juggernaught on September 14, 2007, 03:06:40 PM

All PC aside, but their guitar line has an *excellent* name.  :D

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: blazer on September 14, 2007, 04:40:26 PM

Juggernaut you are one sick puppy, because FAG stood for Fernandes Alembic Guitar  
 
Don't you realise that by impliying that it stood for something else that you're actually saying Only fags played that kind of guitar with which you also mean Alembic guitars themselves?
 
Boy, you're not making yourself too popular here...
 
:-)

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: alembic_doctor on September 14, 2007, 04:52:38 PM

Oh boy.  This is gonna be fun.  How much for a ringside seat?

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: blazer on September 14, 2007, 04:54:42 PM

Popcorn anyone?

Title: They even copied the power supply
Post by: juggernaught on September 14, 2007, 06:55:38 PM

They even emphasized it by putting it in all caps.... ;)