The Fernandes company was established in 1969 in Japan to produce replica Gibson and Fender electric guitars under the Burny and Fernandes brands respectively. While they initially made acoustic guitars, by the early 1970s Fernandes had begun manufacturing electric guitars. Their Burny Les Paul models became popular in the mid-1970s and have been used by notable musicians like Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Andy Latimer of Camel.
The Fernandes company was established in 1969 in Japan to produce replica Gibson and Fender electric guitars under the Burny and Fernandes brands respectively. While they initially made acoustic guitars, by the early 1970s Fernandes had begun manufacturing electric guitars. Their Burny Les Paul models became popular in the mid-1970s and have been used by notable musicians like Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Andy Latimer of Camel.
The Fernandes company was established in 1969 in Japan to produce replica Gibson and Fender electric guitars under the Burny and Fernandes brands respectively. While they initially made acoustic guitars, by the early 1970s Fernandes had begun manufacturing electric guitars. Their Burny Les Paul models became popular in the mid-1970s and have been used by notable musicians like Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Andy Latimer of Camel.
The Fernandes company was established in 1969 in Japan to produce replica Gibson and Fender electric guitars under the Burny and Fernandes brands respectively. While they initially made acoustic guitars, by the early 1970s Fernandes had begun manufacturing electric guitars. Their Burny Les Paul models became popular in the mid-1970s and have been used by notable musicians like Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Andy Latimer of Camel.
The Fernandes company was established in 1969 in Japan.
Its Burny brand was used for
the Gibson replica guitars while the Fernandes brand was used for the Fender replica guitars. Fernandes initially made acoustic guitars and started making electric guitars around 1971 or 1972. The Burny Les Paul models first appeared in the mid-1970s. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols has used Burny guitars as has Hideto Matsumoto from X Japan, Mike Clark of Suicidal Tendencies, Robert Fripp of King Crimson, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Billie Joe of Green Day and Duff McKagan in his side projectLoaded. Andy Latimer of Camel also uses a flame top Burny Super Grade as his main Les Paul-style guitar. Chris Rockson of The Pyratz also uses Burny Les Pauls, including a rare Purple tiger finished Studio, with rare dot neck.