Серийный номер гитар burny

Серийный номер гитар burny

Fake or real
If a serial number is not in the lists or is not recognized in the serial number decoder, it does not mean that the guitar is a fake.
Conversely, it is of course no guarantee whether the guitar is authentic, as a serial number is easy to copy.

Example of a Gibson serial number:
A real serial number is stamped dark on the back of the
headstock. A fake serial number is usually in white.

Brands such as Gibson, Fender, PRS or other renowned brands also issue a certificate of authenticity, but this can also be used for fraud.

An authorized dealer will certainly not sell you a fake, but if you want to buy a guitar privately or via the internet, be careful.

What you should pay attention to is first of all the price.
Authentic guitars and vintage versions keep their value or increase in price.
This of course depends on the condition of the guitar. If the price seems very favorable, that is already a reason to doubt.

What you should also pay attention to is the appearance of the guitar.

Headstock
Note the shape of the headstock, the font used, and the position where the serial number is affixed. You can compare this with original images of the model.

Fret inlays
The manufacturers have advanced equipment to accurately place the inlays between the frets. On a fake you often see a deviation with respect to the original model.

There are more external features that you should pay attention to, such as the logo and printed or stamped serial number, but that differs per brand.

With acoustic guitars, the most common trick is that forgers use cheap plywood instead of solid wood.
To do this, look at the inner edge of the sound hole to see if the wood grain also continues.

If you are in any doubt about the guitar’s authenticity, please first contact the manufacturer’s service department and provide the features (or a photo) that you are unsure about.
The manufacturer will certainly respond to this because they want to combat counterfeits and will take action against them.

MIRC USED guitars
It is often said that guitars where have «USED» printed on them and got a gold-colored sticker are fake.

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Fernandes – Burny: Serial Number

In the late ’70s and then in the’ 80s, Japanese brands making copies were afraid of a possible lawsuit from Gibson. Indeed, Gibson had previously filed a lawsuit against Ibanez in 77-78. As for Fender, the brand had preferred to follow the saying “If you can not beat them, join them”.

Fernandes has almost never used a serial number on his guitars and basses, except on the first models released by the brand or on models manufactured by Tokai in the late 70s. This strategy was certainly intended to prevent an exact count of guitar and bass sales in the case of US trademark lawsuits.

In addition to the serial numbers, there are a few things that can help define the manufacturing date of a Fernandes or Burny instrument.

• the logo design (example: Stone logo = 1978-1980)
• date or symbol on the pot

• Ibanez 1975 Oldies Catalogue — March 27, 2021
• Tokai 1982 Catalogue Vol.6 — January 24, 2021
• Orville by Gibson 1992-1996 Brochure (2) — January 21, 2021

Frankie Benedittini

Vintage Made in Japan guitar aficionado! I do not consider myself a specialist, I still have a lot to learn about MIJ guitars. I am just an enthusiast who wants to share the results of his research. I hope that my work will be useful.

11 thoughts on “ Fernandes – Burny: Serial Number ”

Hi there. I have a Fernandes Stratocaster here, and I have disessembled it fight now. On the headstock there is a sticker with a serial number. In the neck pocket IT is stamped AFR 45 and the neck says AFR 55. I have bought ut secondo hand from the original owner, that claims he bought ut new like this. Is this something known, or do I have a rare/fake model here? Cheers
Bjarte inn Norway

Does it have Made in Japan on the serial sticker and/or the neck plate? AFR-45 and AFR-55 were low price tier and may be manufactured in China. The high end on this series were AFR-120 / AFR-150. AFR-45 and 55 were almost the same guitars so it’s totally possible IMO to have parts from both models since they can share the same specs (i.e. same neck).

Thank you for quick response. Yup, a sticker with Made om Japan, and neckplate engraved with same statement. Hardware is Gotoh, even a Gotoh humbucker. It may be an affordable model, but it is really well made. Probably sold new in Norway. May it been put together for European marked?
Cheers
Bjarte

AFR models were for US market, in Japan they were called just FR. I don’t know if it’s common to see 55 stamped neck on 45 models, it just can be because they had a stock in factory 😉

Sorry. My autocorrect is constantly changing in to om. Made in Japan. Both sticker and neckplate. Even the pots are Japan made.

Hi! I have a fernandes pj bass serial no 09067 with a transparent pickguard can you help me to date my bass please?

Ask in the Fernandes – Burny facebook group and post pics of your bass there

Hello! I have a Fernandes HB 65 but the ones i see others on line are the Burny ones, whats the difference? I see the hb 65 in the 1996 catalog you have on here. Are the Burny ones from Japan and Fernandes is US?

Hello Mike,
The Gibson copies with Fernandes logo were principally for UK, Australia, South Africa and maybe a couple of other specific markets.

привет у меня Fernandes Warlock Bass WB-90 с реверсивной головой грифа из опознавательных знаков одна буква ” F ” на голове грифа название ( фирмы ) и номер L078094 как узнать год выпуска и строну производителя

what are the specs for a Fernandes Limited Edition, large headstock, 3 screw neckplate, almost a 70s revival had not been for a regular gotoh tuners?

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Серийный номер гитар burny

DATING ESP GUITARS BY REFERENCE OF SERIAL NUMBERS

The serial numbers of ESP guitars were not or hardly administered in the early days of production. Serial numbers from before 2000 are therefore unreliable for an exact date.

Where to find the serial number
The serial number is stamped on the back of the headstock, punched on the neck plate or on (semi) acoustic guitars on the bottom inside the body.

If you want to know the production year of your ESP guitar,you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in explanation about the dating system below.

ESP history in short

The founder of the ESP company is Hisatake Shibuya. He was born in 1937 in Sado on the island of the same name in Japan. After graduating from Doshina University in 1961, he joined the guitar manufacturer Kawai. After 4 years he joined Yamaha and later the guitar manufacturer Fernandes. During this period he gained a lot of experience and started his own company in Tokyo in 1975. The company where he employed 3 employees consisted of a shop and a workshop for repairs and making parts for guitars. Guitars were also made here on a special order, which were built to the individual wishes of the customer. The sale of the own-built guitars turned out to be a great success and the demand for them grew quickly. A few years later, the production facilities were therefore moved to larger premises just outside Tokyo. The company expanded and from 1979 orders for customized guitars were also produced worldwide. In 1981 ESP established itself in the USA with an office in New York and in 1983 in Germany for distribution in Europe. Also in 1983, Hisatake Shibuya started a ‘guitar making vocational school’, some graduates of which landed a job at ESP. ESP already had several hundred employees, but that number grew after a new plant was opened in 1986 in Sado Island. In 1985 George Lynch of the heavy metal band Dokken discovered during a tour in Japan that ESP also built custom guitars. As a result, his famous ESP Kamikaze was created and ESP released this George Lynch’s Kamikaze as his first signature model. In 1990, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett visited the ESP Custom Shop with the idea of building a model based on the mysterious Ouija board game. The first version was for Kirk only but had two spelling errors. Instead of «WILLIAM FULD TALKING BOARD», the Ouija body of this first version reads «WILLIAM FUED TALKING BAARD SET». The first batch of the Ouijas with Kirk signature were neck-thru and were released in 1993, destined for the Japanese market. Later the Ouija was introduced as a Bolt On guitar. The official introduction for export was in 1995. ESP gained fame by making guitars for trash metal guitarists including James Hetfield (Metallica), Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Jeff Hanneman (Slayer). As a result, ESP has become one of the most popular suppliers of heavy metal guitars. To keep costs down, the LTD series were now also made in Korea (later also in Indonesia, China and Vietnam) from 1996 and the export to the USA of the Japan-made LTD guitars stopped. However, despite the now increased prices, ESP resumed the export of the Japanese series to the USA in the early 2000s.

Hisatake Shibuya George Lynch with ESP kamikaze Kirk Hammett with ESP Ouija The top-quality ESP guitars are made in the ESP managed and operated factory in Japan, and the more affordable LTD line is made in various locations in Asia. The popularity and demand for ESP guitars continues to expand, with a new factory opened in North Hollywood, CA, USA in 2014 near the new Los Angeles headquarters. Here the line of ESP USA guitars is produced and was added to the existing well-known series of ESP as LTD and E-II series. ESP is constantly innovating both electric and acoustic models.