or the first thing to do to fix, is to purposely break the head stock off and have it correctly attached, better yet if that said company would just sell the damn guitar with the head stock either not attached, or use an epi made neck then the problem would dissapear. lol shame, go to music store, drop 3000 usd on a LP just to take it to a repair shop and say hey, can you rip the head off this thing and make it right.
Guitar MAX , I really mean it. I'm not a musician and I just started watching this video because I liked the look of the guitar but I watched it right through because your delivery was captivating. THANK YOU!
The store I used to work at (UK) used to sell them. Holy cow are they great instruments! We had a gold top at one point that is literally the best Les Paul I've ever played.
Ive never tried one of those sustainers, so i had no idea it would work in clean mode. That is the coolest part of the video to me, I thought it only worked with distortion or I assumed that was the case. Very very cool.
Japanese guitars, and i hate to say it, are the best in the world. You can tell that their culture of loving their craft comes through in their product.
Michael Peretto japanese products just scream ‘quality’, it’s not just guitars, the food etc. too. I just came back from a trip to Hokkaido and man, I miss that place now.
I love my Japanese Fernandes, Bought it second hand in 1995 for £150. Tele shaped with twin humbuckers, a pointy Jackson style headstock and a ridiculously thin neck.
I worked at Fernandes Guitars for 3 years as a National Sales Manager. Owned a few Burny brand that they make...and they are phenomenal instruments.. Reverb has a few Japanese retailers that sell direct to the USA. I'd recommend everyone to give them a test drive!
Dude, that guitar is beautiful and you made it sound really good. I was never a Gibson fan. The necks are too thick for my hands. I’ve only ever owned Jackson’s and one Schecter. But you tempted me into getting that guitar for a minute there. Congratulations on adding another beauty to your collection! 🤘
Just bought my first Fernandes superstrat HSS... I remember reading about them in a huge guitar catalogue book that covered guitars from Fender to smaller more obscure brands. And now I'll finally have one once it arrives :)
It is tough to feel bad for a company that lives off a brand while declining in quality yet sticks it to customers because it's a Gibson. Gibson can suck it. Heritage seems to have it right and other brands are just fine. Gibson seems to carry itself like it is still the 70s or 80s.
Ya but for only 3-10x the price you can get one made in the US that consistently over the last decade has produced an excessive amount of faulty examples. So many vids with dissatisfied owners pointing out the flaws on their multi thousand Gibsons. Missing binding, uneven finish, rough fret edges and of course the same electronic techs from the 60's. Why would you want a flawless, superior, replica for way less money? Why drive an affordable efficient vehicle when you could drop $80K on a giant V8 that barely makes 60hp/L??? #Murica
Some of the best Stratocasters I’ve ever played have been Fernandes. I’ve played some Burny LPs that were great too, I always thought the “Super Grade” logo on the old ones that looked like Les Pauls signature was pretty slick.
Hey bro! Greetings! I just wanted to let you know that I just picked up a lawsuit era Les Paul for an amazing deal. It plays like a guitar 3-4x it’s “value.” It’s Korean made, which I love, and the craftsmanship is barre none. It’s a Dillion DL-650 and I’m blown away. I never really liked Gibson, so this is my way of saying “no thank you!” to the big guitar companies in the USA.
This was a great review. I think here in Australia we can just buy them off the shelf. At least we could in the past. I remember a guitar shop in Perth with many of these on display. That was before i realised what a quality guitar was (a few years ago now). I may see if they are still available. Thanks for the heads up. Rock on Bro.
That's steve hackett signature guitar (original guitarist from genesis in the 70's...yes the Phil collins/peter Gabriel band) he still tours and that was his Sig fernandes/burny made for him
Please add my name to the list. I remember learning literally every guitar part SH every played from Nursery Cryme to Trick of the Tail. And don't forget Voyage of the Acolyte. I can still remember my mum calling me for dinner while I'm was learning "Colony of Slipper Men". Such a disappointment ... however the curry goat and rice and peas did soften the blow. Shout out to Brother Russ for having such a cool record collection. (but I digress). And thanks to the Lord for giving me good ears as there was little or no sheet music for this stuff at that time. Even today, Musical Box is one of my favourite tunes to warm up with.
Always enjoy you demo's because you go straight to that heavy metal sound and dont spend alot of time with that soft jazzy sound that alot of other channels waist there time on . just crank up the volume and destortion .
One of my biggest regrets of my musical life; not buying a Burny,Tokai, Orville or a Fender Japan guitar. All amazing axes. Would have loved a Les Paul Burny with a sustainer like Max’s.
Really nice intro, I love it. The Japanese really crushed the market a few years back with very close approximations of Fender and Gibson guitars. If you know the history of the market, and most people do, Fender basically gave it all away to the Japanese. I have a Tokia Strat, style guitar made in the 80's that rivals my 62' USA re-issue by Fender. They continue to still make nice stuff , but under their own brand names, like ESP for example.
My first guitar was an early 70s Ibanez lawsuit Les Paul. My parents gave it to me in 77. It was beautiful and sounded amazing. In 88 I traded it for a Fostex 4 track which may be the worst trade of my life considering that today you can find the same 4 Track for around $50 dollars or less and the same guitar starting at around $1000 dollars or more. I wish I had kept that guitar. Side Note: The killer 20 watt vintage Gretsch tube amp they gave me with the guitar,I gave it away. That same amp is selling for about 2 grand today. Live and learn!
The amp must have hurt. I feel your pain. I moved house and intentionally left a silver face Fender Champ at the old house because one of the valves had blown and I didn't have a chance bitd to find a replacement. I know it's not worth as much as the Gretsch, but still... 😒
Yeah, Gibson probably has a copyright issue with this Japanese Les Paul. More importantly though, they also don't want you to know how much better it is than their overpriced pieces of crap.
@@mr.wizard2974 Yes they do. They even had pictures of their guitars on their own website with broken headstocks, chips in the paint, and paint on the binding. Sure it sounds petty on that last one, but when you're paying for a custom shop Gibson, minor flaws like that are unacceptable. They stopped caring about quality years ago and live off their name only. Buy a Gibson made before 2000 if you want one.
I wouldnt go that far I just got one of these and it's no where near as good sounding or even the way it feels as my les Paul lol it's a good guitar but the 800 I paid is overpriced I'd say it's a 600 dollar guitar brand new if that
I play a burny lp copy, a tokai loverock, a pearl lp copy, and a gibson lp custom. my scoresheet goes as follows BURNY --- 4/10 LOVEROCK --- 9/10 PEARL --- 7/10 GIBSON --- 10/10 these conclusions are based purely on sound (natural) and playability of the guitars.
this guitar sounds great. I wish Fernandes/Burny developed "Steve Hackett" signature series, he's a master in using such sustainer tricks (and invented tapping long b4 EVH).
If Gibson pulled their head out of their arse they'd do what fender, Martin, Taylor etc, have done and build some models in Mexico and make identical replicas of their USA models. It would be a cash cow. While they're at it they can license the headstock to epiphone and start crushing the Chinese market, too
Squidward's Testicles - just ignore ol pinche. he can go hustle his dead end world view elsewhere. The bigger issue is the original commenter said epiphone needed to license the headstock shape from Gibson! that doesn’t sound quite right. did gibson sell off epiphone?
You really are a very accomplished guitar player and I enjoy your videos, I love hearing you rip on those things, never a dull moment. Thank you! I am 69 yrs of age was raised on rock n roll. I was blessed to come up in the era of The Beatles, The Stones, Ten Years After, and of course, Jimi Hendrix and many others. Lead guitar has always been my love. I have wanted to learn guitar all my life, but thought I could never suceed at it. I love most all guitars, but the Les Paul has always been my dream guitar. I spent an hour last night as a matter of fact, drooling over them on the internet. My God, they are art. What I would like to know is, how did you learn guitar and become so proficient at it ? I hope you don't mind my question ?
I have a 1976 "lawsuit era" Ibanez Les Paul copy that I've had for over 30 years, it plays like a dream. I'd be really interested in getting my hands on a Burny.
Nice guitar, the whole shape argument fight is getting really old, it would be like Dunlop sueing BFGoodrich for selling a tire because its tire is round too
I bet if you owned a company and people copied your creative trademark, you'd have a different point of view. Why can't this company make their own style? Plus it's about trademark, confusion in the marketplace.
My comment was a broad stroke comment for those who didn't pick up on it. One thing I do agree on is marking a product for example "Chibson" with lettering that is very obvious to mislead customers, yes this is wrong in every sense. Be that as it may, a shape of a product is hardly a "Trademark" or patentable thing, otherwise the builders of acoustic guitars would be screwed. For example if you look at Martin, Gibson, Ibanez ect ect ect the list goes on and on forever with new ones cropping up every year; all of their standard acoustic guitars are shaped the same, not all the exact dimensions are the same of course but generally the so called "creative design" have all been copied over and over for over a century. What CAN be trademarked is yes a name and or a specific method of wiring a pickup coil or wiring the components in a certain way so to speak, another broad stroke to cover a lot of ground quickly here. If shapes were patentable I would be a rich man and wouldn't even bother replying to such silly comments. I do own a company and people copy my ideas and methods all the time in addition they attempt and sometimes do steal my customers. What keeps one from running around pissed off all the time is the pride in the highest QUALITY of products and service I can possibly provide to my customers, THAT is what is in a name. Like I said before the argument has become quite a bore in my opinion. When a company with any name, sacrifices the once impeccable quality they once had for profits on the bottom line customers will go elsewhere. In the beginning it was Quality that made the Gibson name. Do your research before you purchase, there are excellent serial number resources right at your finger tips to authenticate an instrument. Once again to reiterate previous opinions, marking something such as the word "Chibson" for example is wrong and misleading agreed, the rest well that's always been up for grabs , do a little homework and open your eyes a little before you start trying bash someone you don't even know. Been in business for over 30yrs and about to retire from all this crap, when you have been in business that long you do have a different "viewpoint" and you open your eyes and get a grip or you don't survive.
@@sabin97 I don't know all of the ® laws, of course. At this point I'm not sure anyone can keep up with them all. But I'm fairly certain that many things, pharmaceuticals for example, have a ® that expires after 7(?) years & then other companies can make the generic.
I'm also not a lawyer and not very well-read on the subject, but i suspect companies like disney have basically infinite copyright. and most patents dont expire. pharmaceutical ones do expire after a while, but in general patents tend not to expire.
You are seriously a damn GOD and your videos are filled with great information and insight without coming off as elitist. You present great content in an easily digestible format. Thanks bro
Sub'd! Nice review, Max! So I spent about two years researching this brand - Burny/Fernandez - and even checked a few out, and I was very impressed. I have a 1968 Gibson LP Standard (and other guitars from Fender and Gibson) which I obviously cherish since I've held onto them for many years. One, is a '65 Gibson SG reissue that Gibson put out, the late '80's. I added a Sustainiac system way back then - the SG had a three pickups so there was room. A guitar with sustain circuitry wasn't my first rodeo by any means. SO I BOUGHT A NEW BURNY RLC 95S! AND.... IT.... IS..... FLAWLESS.... IN.... EVERY.... SINGLE..... WAY...... There are NO imperfections ANYWHERE! It sounds like GOD and plays like HEAVEN!!! Neck exactly perfect, fret nibs (smooth), just the exact amount of relief! The pickups have a slightly different sound because they are integral to the sustain circuitry. BTW, the knob you mentioned as being "TONE" is NOT tone but a total feed or drive control for the feedback circuit. Without that, it's possible if fully cranking the feedback circuit, it *could* make certain notes going through the bridge humbucker, have some "hair", or very mild distortion. My original Sustainiac circuit, on my SG, works the same exact way. Again, this Burny is 100% flawless - I have microscoped every millimeter of it with extreme lighting and magnifying glass, black light, full outside sunshine.., and there's not one blemish, or one problem with binding, or one paint issue, or one clear coat issue - anything - PERIOD. I have played and recorded with $8,000 Gibson Les Pauls that were not as well made. The feel and play is the same thing - it sustains forever WITHOUT the circuitry, intonates like a champ, action is BELOW 0.6, stays in tune and weighs 8.1 lbs. We measured it VERY carefully and it's the exact size of a Gibson Les Paul Standard!! I might put locking tuners on it, but it is such a beautiful guitar I'm afraid to touch it. I don't know HOW they're doing it, guys, because once you go beyond the CNC manufacturing, it requires time and extreme quality control. To be honest, it's kinda freaking me out. Now, I do NOT work for the Burny/Fernandez guys, nor any music store. Hell, I never even really acknowledged Fernandez until a few years ago. Like I said, I don't know, guys, I just don't know how they're doing it, but that's the reality here in my studio, and everyone who touches it agrees.
Many wonderful guitars are made in Japan. I only play Yamaha guitars. They play as well as USA guitars. I am talking the top end of course. But at a fraction of the cost! Some of there mid-range guitars are amazing as well!
Pride in their workmanship and quality control! Thats why a toyota tacoma is worth more than a chevy Colorado! No comparison. That is one of the best sounding les paul style guitars i’ve ever heard. Nice video!
Guitar Max: Thanks for the review. Why not include a link to where this guitar can be ordered directly from the manufacture for those of us that live outside the USA? Thanks
In the 80s 90s I played 7 nights a week doing hard top 40 big hair rock covers andI bought a Japanese Fernandez Stratacastor24 fret neck through emgs double lock Floyd. BEST GUITAR IVE EVER OWNED !!!!! EVER !!!
You can always have one installed as an aftermarket custom job, personally I wouldn't do it though, I think it's sacrilege and looks horrible unless it's a Bigsby.
Steve Hackett play this guitar a lot on goldtop and black beauty style ! He talks about the sustainers sounds and he speaks about the violin sounds that the reason why he like the sustainers!
It's curious. I wonder why they don't tweak the designs enough to avoid the trademark issue? America seems like a big market to not sell your product in, wonder what their reasoning is for staying out of our market? Does Fernandes/Burny produce guitars under other brand names, with different designs, that they do sell in the USA?
Because if they tweak the shape, people probably wouldn't buy them. There's plenty off "tweaked" lp style guitars for sale in the US market that don't sell well.
Trevor that's exactly it. Companies like Burny, Tokai and Greco are known for making copies of iconic American guitars so well they surpassed the quality of the originals so much they literally forced Gibson and Fender to up their game and are even credited by many for Gibsons decision to start producing reissues since that's basically what these companies were doing. I have some of these Japanese guitars and can tell you without hesitation that they are phenomenal.
I just picked up the exact same guitar and let me tell you I am very impressed👍🏻👍🏻 the quality of this guitar is absolutely amazing the setup is spot on better than any Gibson I have played next im going to get an older one without the Floyd and Sustainer and probably an Orville copy aswell these copies intrigue me more than Gibsons do🤷🏼♂️
Gibson lets companies get away with cloning their guitars except for "one thing", the "Open Book" headstock. Even licensed Gibson clones aren't allowed to use the Open Book headstock. If they had just rounded or squared off the end of the headstock they probably wouldn't be banned.
Ive got an Aria Pro 2 guitar made in Japan from 1979 based on a Gibson Les Paul custom, It has a sycamore top, a middle pick up and it has a beautiful green finish, plus a coil tap switch. But talking about guitar shapes, this is slightly different from the proper Les Paul. It's a bit like a cross between an Aria PE and a Proper Les Paul, the cut away horn bit goes into a point, and with the uncut away bit forms an S shape and has a very Japanese'y look like the head stock which looks similar to Paul Reed Smith Guitars. I still use it, and it is still my best and favourite. when I bought it in 1979 it only cost £135 including the case.
In 1987 I bought a Fernandez it was a 24 fret neck through emgs double locking Floyd Rose it was a red colored clear coat and was probably the best guitar I've ever owned in my life as a pro plan nightclubs 30 years seven nights a week
For what it's worth, their website has it listed as 85,000 yen (which is currently equivalent to $747 US). Although, if they're including shipping and fees for importing through customs, it could end up being higher.
tokenup420 Not by patent, but trademarks are forever and they trademarked the size, the headstock shape and the font. They could make the cut less pointy and the headstock different, but the Japanese market is very traditionalist and their sales over there could fall
I have a Tokai les Paul gold top with p90’s. Tokai black beauty custom with 3 humbuckers and two burst les Paul’s , also by Tokai and a 335 Tokai. Stunning instruments. Love to see more of these guitars reviewed.
That sounds amazing! GFS has a model similar to this minus the sustainer electronics. Had the traditional model and was very impressed with it for around $200. Hands down that thing is a beast but way out of my price range. Sustainer electronics peaked my interest hmmm... Great video as always brother!
Back in the late 70's, and early 1980, my friend an I bought 2 White "Ibanez" les Paul copies from a guitar store. His LP is an almost exact replica of the Gibson, then Gibson sued Ibanez for trademark. and mine is the first addition of the "Lawsuite" series. I still have mine today, and play it almost daily. It was bright white like the one shown in the video, but has yellowed with age.
You should review the 20 watt orange crush combo. Killer amp with a great 8 inch speaker. They also make the 35 watt / 10" and a 60 watt / 12" combo, and some 120 watt heads, etc, but you could easily gig with the 20 watt maybe, but for sure the 35 watt version. The 35 watt brand new is like 260 bucks.
I love Orange amps but I'm not a huge fan of the new Voice of the World speakers. I play my vintage Orange through Marshall twin cabs with Celestion Greenbacks instead. Their new Rocker series amps sound killer too
Wow dude. Great you like Orange as they been around a long time (since 68 as I looked it up) and you "never", never see their old stuff. It was tube and must be a fortune now. And one of, if not the first with a "overdrive" feature built in.
If you dig that classic British 'crunch' tone then I think you're hard pushed to beat Orange. I've got a Marshall Superlead 1959 & a 1968 Vox AC30 but I prefer to use one of my Orange heads through the Marshall cabs. I've got a 1974 OR 100w, an '80s Rockerverb 50w & a TT from about 10 yrs ago. The crazy thing is, even with all the other gear, the TT gets way more use than all the rest 'cos it's 15 or 7w (so you can use it at home without putting all the neighbours windows through & them calling the police on you lol) & it just does that 'Orange tone' so incredibly well. The only thing I'd prefer is if it had an fx loop but I guess you can't have everything (curiously the Dark Terror does have one though).
Interesting guitar for sure, Max - thanks for the review/look. FYI, Satriani and Ibanez has also been offering Sustainer neck pickups on the JS line for a couple years now. :)
The neck binding doesnt have the nibs, which is actually better than a les paul, when it comes time for a refret, it doesnt cost an arm and a leg for the neck binding.
2:56 Wink... A VPN set to Japan would allow someone in the US to buy it 'from Japan' and then give the shipping address as the US? Just guessing. Alternatively, crypto could purchase it cross border. Pretty sure of that. Ah... the beauty and power of decentralization...
If you buy the guitar brand new and ship it to the states, there might be a significant chance it would be seized by customs. Since Fernandes or whomever is liable to get sued for copyright infringement for selling a new guitar to the states. What you really have to do, is get a buddy in Japan to open the packaging there and make it "used" so then you'd be all clear. It might work if you buy a demo guitar from there though
It looks and sounds good, but it just seems stupid for them not to work around the trademark. What's so special about the single cutout shape? Nothing, everyone uses it. It seems to come down to copying the headstock too closely. And that headstock is absolutely the worst design feature on the Les Paul, bar none. I'd copy everything else but leave that off. Take this model, chop of the headstock entirely, and swap in the right bridge to go with that choice, it would be an even better guitar, and they could sell it in the USA too.
Buying the guitar from a retailer abroad and having it shipped will cost you shipping costs and additionally import duties, so you have to factor in those costs to determine if its worth it overall.
i new instantly i'm very familiar with the company my favorite guitarist ever, Hideto Motsumoto, has many Fernandes and Burny signature models that are still in production now 20 years after he died all mockingbird shape with kinda wacky designs which was one of his trademarks
Have you reviewed a Dean Zelinski Private Lable LaVoce?? A pretty unique guitar for around $1000.. ultra slim body, v profile neck, proprietary Z-Glide laser etched neck for reduced friction, Graph-tech nut, push-pull pots for many times, a piezo bridge, a blend knob, beautiful quilt top, super slick high gloss board. It's quite a guitar worth a review, Call Dean.. he will likely send you one to review, he answers the phone more often than not.
I would like to see you do a review on the guitar that Boston used as their signature sound. I know that there was a lot of backroom engineering used but I'm sure with today's synthesizers that sound is easily replicated. Just think it would be interesting. Great reviews! Bill
I have a 1968 Gibson Es335 and also, a 1999 Burny Les Paul Junior copy. I have to tell you, the Gibson is superb, but the Burny is as good as any Gibson junior I have played, it's simply a masterbuilt quality guitar with a pricetag 4X cheaper. The Burny is Japan built and an exact copy of a Gibson (except the logo looks like "Les Paul" but actually spells "Super Grade")
Not sure why this is so controversial. Trademark and copyright laws exist, and are enforced, in the U.S. and many other countries for good reason. In the U.S. we have consumer rights and are ensured avenues of recourse should we be intentionally misled about a product. This is a good thing. It has nothing to do with how big the markets are abroad or our silly love of “made in America” products, for all of you that just want to unleash your inner jealousy and hatred. These laws ensure consumer confidence. If I go to Guitar Center and buy a guitar, I know it is authentic and I know I am getting exactly what I purchased. If something is wrong with it, I know there is a real company behind it that I can contact, and if need by - take legal action against. This doesn’t exist in countries that allow rip-off merchandise to be sold, and consumers there have no protection. I’ll forego the chaos of other countries, and if I want this guitar that bad, I will order it. Simple.
What's the rip-off? Does Gibson have sustain circuits? Does the name "Burnie" sound like "Gibson" to you? Why should you feel misled buying a guitar that doesn't claim to be a Gibson? Any guitar is authentic, if you know how to treat it, if something goes wrong, you can repair it yourself, or take it to a luthier, just like you will when your "brand-name" guitar fails out of warranty. Want to talk consumer rights? Try fixing your out-of-warranty MacBook that you bought and paid for, with third-party parts that Apple doesn't sell anymore, but that you can buy from third-party parts vendors. Apple is suing people for that. Have you ever been bound to a contract which you never signed? Yep, sure you have. "...by opening this package, you hereby agree to.." When did we get to vote to allow centuries of common commerce law to be changed to allow that? Most trademark and copyright laws are no more than ruses to grab unearned money from consumers and even creators, just codified mafia shakedowns.
Tim Regehr Yeah, I see what you’re saying. I was thinking more about straight-up knock-offs, because if we gave China a chance...they would duplicate everything just like they do in SE Asia. They have no shame when it comes to false advertising. Over here in Asia we never have any clue if something is authentic unless we order it from Europe or the U.S.
So you musicians are complaining that you cannot buy a guitar that another who ripped off the patents of Gibson, so they could make a replica Gibson. If these complainers were real musicians they would understand that the protection is the same as a music writer having a copyright on their songs. Hell why stop there how about going out and buying all the top records and put them on another record and sell it to the marketplace... so what if the artists nor the company they may have signed to lose their sales... Why is it OK r rip everyone else off ??
@Doug Chappell well, to you i might not be a real musician, but at least i can form a pretty grammatically correct sentence when arguing with people. you make it a little harder for people to understand your perspective when your comment is full of typos, strawman arguments and tons of nonsensical rambling. gibson fanatics on the internet are always over 40 and schizophrenic as hell lmao
I think if the Head Stock doesn't fall off of it within the first week of owning it it shouldn't violate copyright laws
LOLOLOLO
Nice!
or the first thing to do to fix, is to purposely break the head stock off and have it correctly attached, better yet if that said company would just sell the damn guitar with the head stock either not attached, or use an epi made neck then the problem would dissapear. lol shame, go to music store, drop 3000 usd on a LP just to take it to a repair shop and say hey, can you rip the head off this thing and make it right.
thats a funny funny, but those were only the shitty 2018 models that did that
@@jeremyb7128 but Gibson is the "best" lol! I agree but there are so many afordable guitars nowadays with amazing tone and quality
I have a Japanese Fernandes Les Paul I bought 30 years ago. Great quality.
How do you obtain one
I’m curious as well
u buy one online. they’re all over ebay and reverb
My God is that a beautiful sounding guitar. No wonder Gibson wants them banned! Awesome!
Fuck Gibson.
Nobody gives a shit what Gibson wants or doesnt want.
It has that Japanese rock music sound.
@@stripedpants1668 Gib$on
It's a bootleg Les Paul
This man really has 'THE GIFT' when it comes to putting ideas across, if he isn't famous - he should be.
Thank you.
Wow! Thanks!
Guitar MAX , I really mean it. I'm not a musician and I just started watching this video because I liked the look of the guitar but I watched it right through because your delivery was captivating. THANK YOU!
@@Idrisjj ... It's that radio disc jockey voice.
The store I used to work at (UK) used to sell them. Holy cow are they great instruments!
We had a gold top at one point that is literally the best Les Paul I've ever played.
Ive never tried one of those sustainers, so i had no idea it would work in clean mode. That is the coolest part of the video to me, I thought it only worked with distortion or I assumed that was the case. Very very cool.
Japanese guitars, and i hate to say it, are the best in the world. You can tell that their culture of loving their craft comes through in their product.
Michael Peretto japanese products just scream ‘quality’, it’s not just guitars, the food etc. too. I just came back from a trip to Hokkaido and man, I miss that place now.
Then why don't you just move there?
Gibson guitars just needs to die already.
I love my Japanese Fernandes, Bought it second hand in 1995 for £150. Tele shaped with twin humbuckers, a pointy Jackson style headstock and a ridiculously thin neck.
Especially Ibanez Prestiege
I worked at Fernandes Guitars for 3 years as a National Sales Manager. Owned a few Burny brand that they make...and they are phenomenal instruments.. Reverb has a few Japanese retailers that sell direct to the USA. I'd recommend everyone to give them a test drive!
Cool story bro
I'm stuck pondering 3:19 "Literally infinite sustain". After my bones crumble to dust the note keeps ringing!
you'll evolve into a gorilla before the sustain stops LMAO! 😂😂
These electronics give the chords such a unique timbre. I may very well be getting one in the near future. Great review as always.
I’m blown away by the sustainer system. Never knew anything like that existed
Go look at Joe Satriani guitars, he uses them.
Steve hackett used sustain pickups for years gets a great sound have a look and listen 👍
Dude, that guitar is beautiful and you made it sound really good. I was never a Gibson fan. The necks are too thick for my hands. I’ve only ever owned Jackson’s and one Schecter. But you tempted me into getting that guitar for a minute there. Congratulations on adding another beauty to your collection! 🤘
Ever heard of the slim taper neck?
That's all I've ever owned in Gibsons.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
Just bought my first Fernandes superstrat HSS... I remember reading about them in a huge guitar catalogue book that covered guitars from Fender to smaller more obscure brands. And now I'll finally have one once it arrives :)
Did you finally get it?
Old Burny's & Grecos are great guitars!
I have a buddy who has 3 grecos. They're greatness
Tokai too !
Very nice equipment
I love Greco’s and burny’s I have 4 Greco’s 3 are customs and 1 is a standard and 1 burny which I love I want more lol
@@DatMetalBoi75 yeah, unfortunately they're now the price of a used les paul tribute or a studio
Supply and demand. Greedy Gibson can suck it. This guitar looks and sounds rock solid!
I owned one of their Vortex Flying V's with the Sustainer system and their Floyd Rose. It was a killer guitar...just wasn't a fan of the V.
It is tough to feel bad for a company that lives off a brand while declining in quality yet sticks it to customers because it's a Gibson. Gibson can suck it. Heritage seems to have it right and other brands are just fine. Gibson seems to carry itself like it is still the 70s or 80s.
@@dkyelak WAAAAAAHHH!!! I CAN'T AFFORD A GIBSON!!! WAAAAAHHHH!!
That's how your comments come through, loud and clear buddy...
@Fawthur Nope, not really.
Ya but for only 3-10x the price you can get one made in the US that consistently over the last decade has produced an excessive amount of faulty examples. So many vids with dissatisfied owners pointing out the flaws on their multi thousand Gibsons. Missing binding, uneven finish, rough fret edges and of course the same electronic techs from the 60's. Why would you want a flawless, superior, replica for way less money? Why drive an affordable efficient vehicle when you could drop $80K on a giant V8 that barely makes 60hp/L??? #Murica
Some of the best Stratocasters I’ve ever played have been Fernandes. I’ve played some Burny LPs that were great too, I always thought the “Super Grade” logo on the old ones that looked like Les Pauls signature was pretty slick.
My son has a used Fernandes "strat". Beats the pants off my American Strat from 95.
That's one of the best looking guitars I've ever seen.
Hey bro! Greetings! I just wanted to let you know that I just picked up a lawsuit era Les Paul for an amazing deal. It plays like a guitar 3-4x it’s “value.” It’s Korean made, which I love, and the craftsmanship is barre none. It’s a Dillion DL-650 and I’m blown away. I never really liked Gibson, so this is my way of saying “no thank you!” to the big guitar companies in the USA.
This was a great review. I think here in Australia we can just buy them off the shelf. At least we could in the past. I remember a guitar shop in Perth with many of these on display. That was before i realised what a quality guitar was (a few years ago now). I may see if they are still available. Thanks for the heads up. Rock on Bro.
That's steve hackett signature guitar (original guitarist from genesis in the 70's...yes the Phil collins/peter Gabriel band) he still tours and that was his Sig fernandes/burny made for him
Steve Hackett was a huge influence on many guitarists.
Now there is an underrated player (and usually I think that term is just a stupid cliche).
Please add my name to the list. I remember learning literally every guitar part SH every played from Nursery Cryme to Trick of the Tail. And don't forget Voyage of the Acolyte. I can still remember my mum calling me for dinner while I'm was learning "Colony of Slipper Men". Such a disappointment ... however the curry goat and rice and peas did soften the blow. Shout out to Brother Russ for having such a cool record collection. (but I digress). And thanks to the Lord for giving me good ears as there was little or no sheet music for this stuff at that time.
Even today, Musical Box is one of my favourite tunes to warm up with.
We are a dying breed my friend@@larrybethune3909
Always enjoy you demo's because you go straight to that heavy metal sound and dont spend alot of time with that soft jazzy sound that alot of other channels waist there time on . just crank up the volume and destortion .
Well... it's important to show the range of the guitar...
It's got to play the jazz too. Hardly a waste of time.
Snape in his younger years.
No, Mr. Potter, it is played like this...
OMG.. Neeeds \\\\\\\\\ QUOTING!!!!
This comment made my day being a huge HP fan
You ever seen that one movie called Harry pothead in the chamber of crack
A mix of Val Kilmer and Danzig
destroying new guitars just to keep price jacked is the only thing should be banned
Ditto good sir 👍
I've been watching you for ever and never realised I hadn't subscribed. Job done.
One of my biggest regrets of my musical life; not buying a Burny,Tokai, Orville or a Fender Japan guitar. All amazing axes. Would have loved a Les Paul Burny with a sustainer like Max’s.
Really nice intro, I love it. The Japanese really crushed the market a few years back with very close approximations of Fender and Gibson guitars. If you know the history of the market, and most people do, Fender basically gave it all away to the Japanese. I have a Tokia Strat, style guitar made in the 80's that rivals my 62' USA re-issue by Fender. They continue to still make nice stuff , but under their own brand names, like ESP for example.
My first guitar was an early 70s Ibanez lawsuit Les Paul. My parents gave it to me in 77. It was beautiful and sounded amazing. In 88 I traded it for a Fostex 4 track which may be the worst trade of my life considering that today you can find the same 4 Track for around $50 dollars or less and the same guitar starting at around $1000 dollars or more. I wish I had kept that guitar. Side Note: The killer 20 watt vintage Gretsch tube amp they gave me with the guitar,I gave it away. That same amp is selling for about 2 grand today. Live and learn!
The amp must have hurt. I feel your pain. I moved house and intentionally left a silver face Fender Champ at the old house because one of the valves had blown and I didn't have a chance bitd to find a replacement. I know it's not worth as much as the Gretsch, but still... 😒
Yeah, Gibson probably has a copyright issue with this Japanese Les Paul. More importantly though, they also don't want you to know how much better it is than their overpriced pieces of crap.
@@mr.wizard2974 Yes they do. They even had pictures of their guitars on their own website with broken headstocks, chips in the paint, and paint on the binding. Sure it sounds petty on that last one, but when you're paying for a custom shop Gibson, minor flaws like that are unacceptable. They stopped caring about quality years ago and live off their name only. Buy a Gibson made before 2000 if you want one.
overpriced yes..crap...your out of your lame ass mind
Yeh in the UK you can buy these type of guitar's for just over £400 from Amazon
I wouldnt go that far I just got one of these and it's no where near as good sounding or even the way it feels as my les Paul lol it's a good guitar but the 800 I paid is overpriced I'd say it's a 600 dollar guitar brand new if that
I play a burny lp copy, a tokai loverock, a pearl lp copy, and a gibson lp custom.
my scoresheet goes as follows
BURNY --- 4/10
LOVEROCK --- 9/10
PEARL --- 7/10
GIBSON --- 10/10
these conclusions are based purely on sound (natural) and playability of the guitars.
Being a LP guitarist, I need to get one of these for sure.
this guitar sounds great. I wish Fernandes/Burny developed "Steve Hackett" signature series, he's a master in using such sustainer tricks (and invented tapping long b4 EVH).
Please don't touch! Great album.
I’d totally love it if they released a Hackett signature!
Bought a Ferandes limited edition late 80's, sounds great I still have it.
Guitar MAX was arrested shortly after this video
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😅😂😅😂😅🤣🤤
Yeah and he wasn't wearing a mask LOL!
For what
@@JamesCzerwinski-ph9zoprobably for breaking the two hand tap speed limit! 😂
A very good deal when you find one of these. The Japanese made geetars are truly at the top of the geetar game! 👍 to Max for showcasing this geetar! 🤟
I have a LP style with a floyd, and I’m tempted to mod it with a sustainer after watching this video.
there's the Digitech Freq- out pedal.. its killer. to me its the same as the harmonic setting on sustainer.
No man. Don't screw the Gibson guitar get the BOSS foot pedal instead.
I'm gonna check on that myself.
@@kmatax9237 thanks for that info!
Linkin Park style?
If Gibson pulled their head out of their arse they'd do what fender, Martin, Taylor etc, have done and build some models in Mexico and make identical replicas of their USA models. It would be a cash cow. While they're at it they can license the headstock to epiphone and start crushing the Chinese market, too
so true
Top model Burny guitars are made in Japan by Tokai !
Pinche Pendejo , What have the Jews destroyed?
Pinche Pendejo you must be a pretty big fan of a man named adolf hiter
Squidward's Testicles - just ignore ol pinche. he can go hustle his dead end world view elsewhere.
The bigger issue is the original commenter said epiphone needed to license the headstock shape from Gibson! that doesn’t sound quite right. did gibson sell off epiphone?
I got that One without sustainer, and Each time, each day I touch the Axe to play it Blows my mind again and again!
And that's how a literated musician besides his skills create a video for all ranges of musicians. Thank you sir.
What did you say?
@@OldRunt lo siento, NO HABLA INGLÉS
You really are a very accomplished guitar player and I enjoy your videos, I love hearing you rip on those things, never a dull moment. Thank you! I am 69 yrs of age was raised on rock n roll. I was blessed to come up in the era of The Beatles, The Stones, Ten Years After, and of course, Jimi Hendrix and many others. Lead guitar has always been my love. I have wanted to learn guitar all my life, but thought I could never suceed at it. I love most all guitars, but the Les Paul has always been my dream guitar. I spent an hour last night as a matter of fact, drooling over them on the internet. My God, they are art. What I would like to know is, how did you learn guitar and become so proficient at it ? I hope you don't mind my question ?
I think he has a lot of comment to go through but im learning guitar as well
I have a 1976 "lawsuit era" Ibanez Les Paul copy that I've had for over 30 years, it plays like a dream. I'd be really interested in getting my hands on a Burny.
Love it! LP with a Floyd and sustainer is my dream. Project plans are in motion. Thanks for the vid!
Nice guitar, the whole shape argument fight is getting really old, it would be like Dunlop sueing BFGoodrich for selling a tire because its tire is round too
I bet if you owned a company and people copied your creative trademark, you'd have a different point of view. Why can't this company make their own style? Plus it's about trademark, confusion in the marketplace.
My comment was a broad stroke comment for those who didn't pick up on it. One thing I do agree on is marking a product for example "Chibson" with lettering that is very obvious to mislead customers, yes this is wrong in every sense. Be that as it may, a shape of a product is hardly a "Trademark" or patentable thing, otherwise the builders of acoustic guitars would be screwed. For example if you look at Martin, Gibson, Ibanez ect ect ect the list goes on and on forever with new ones cropping up every year; all of their standard acoustic guitars are shaped the same, not all the exact dimensions are the same of course but generally the so called "creative design" have all been copied over and over for over a century. What CAN be trademarked is yes a name and or a specific method of wiring a pickup coil or wiring the components in a certain way so to speak, another broad stroke to cover a lot of ground quickly here. If shapes were patentable I would be a rich man and wouldn't even bother replying to such silly comments. I do own a company and people copy my ideas and methods all the time in addition they attempt and sometimes do steal my customers. What keeps one from running around pissed off all the time is the pride in the highest QUALITY of products and service I can possibly provide to my customers, THAT is what is in a name. Like I said before the argument has become quite a bore in my opinion. When a company with any name, sacrifices the once impeccable quality they once had for profits on the bottom line customers will go elsewhere. In the beginning it was Quality that made the Gibson name. Do your research before you purchase, there are excellent serial number resources right at your finger tips to authenticate an instrument. Once again to reiterate previous opinions, marking something such as the word "Chibson" for example is wrong and misleading agreed, the rest well that's always been up for grabs , do a little homework and open your eyes a little before you start trying bash someone you don't even know. Been in business for over 30yrs and about to retire from all this crap, when you have been in business that long you do have a different "viewpoint" and you open your eyes and get a grip or you don't survive.
copyright should have an expiration date of 10 years, tops. fuck it! if you cant profit in 10 years, you dont deserve to profit ever.
@@sabin97 I don't know all of the ® laws, of course. At this point I'm not sure anyone can keep up with them all.
But I'm fairly certain that many things, pharmaceuticals for example, have a ® that expires after 7(?) years & then other companies can make the generic.
I'm also not a lawyer and not very well-read on the subject, but i suspect companies like disney have basically infinite copyright.
and most patents dont expire.
pharmaceutical ones do expire after a while, but in general patents tend not to expire.
love that there's a Lee Jackson Metaltronix back there...
That guitar has an amazing setup and sound. I'd love to own one.
Always a pleasure to watch and listen to this gent... A polished presentation every time...
Totally agree.
The intro was lowkey the best part of the video
You can start a religion with that guitar in clean mode 7:00
Amen
How'd he make that noise?
Magnus Erikson Feedback. He explained how the built in sustain causes feedback. Other than that he was also using the whammy bar.
Scotty's Animals j
Scotty's Animals I'm part of the religion
You are seriously a damn GOD and your videos are filled with great information and insight without coming off as elitist. You present great content in an easily digestible format. Thanks bro
Sub'd! Nice review, Max! So I spent about two years researching this brand - Burny/Fernandez - and even checked a few out, and I was very impressed. I have a 1968 Gibson LP Standard (and other guitars from Fender and Gibson) which I obviously cherish since I've held onto them for many years. One, is a '65 Gibson SG reissue that Gibson put out, the late '80's. I added a Sustainiac system way back then - the SG had a three pickups so there was room. A guitar with sustain circuitry wasn't my first rodeo by any means.
SO I BOUGHT A NEW BURNY RLC 95S! AND.... IT.... IS..... FLAWLESS.... IN.... EVERY.... SINGLE..... WAY...... There are NO imperfections ANYWHERE! It sounds like GOD and plays like HEAVEN!!! Neck exactly perfect, fret nibs (smooth), just the exact amount of relief!
The pickups have a slightly different sound because they are integral to the sustain circuitry. BTW, the knob you mentioned as being "TONE" is NOT tone but a total feed or drive control for the feedback circuit. Without that, it's possible if fully cranking the feedback circuit, it *could* make certain notes going through the bridge humbucker, have some "hair", or very mild distortion. My original Sustainiac circuit, on my SG, works the same exact way.
Again, this Burny is 100% flawless - I have microscoped every millimeter of it with extreme lighting and magnifying glass, black light, full outside sunshine.., and there's not one blemish, or one problem with binding, or one paint issue, or one clear coat issue - anything - PERIOD. I have played and recorded with $8,000 Gibson Les Pauls that were not as well made.
The feel and play is the same thing - it sustains forever WITHOUT the circuitry, intonates like a champ, action is BELOW 0.6, stays in tune and weighs 8.1 lbs. We measured it VERY carefully and it's the exact size of a Gibson Les Paul Standard!! I might put locking tuners on it, but it is such a beautiful guitar I'm afraid to touch it.
I don't know HOW they're doing it, guys, because once you go beyond the CNC manufacturing, it requires time and extreme quality control. To be honest, it's kinda freaking me out.
Now, I do NOT work for the Burny/Fernandez guys, nor any music store. Hell, I never even really acknowledged Fernandez until a few years ago. Like I said, I don't know, guys, I just don't know how they're doing it, but that's the reality here in my studio, and everyone who touches it agrees.
I am impressed by that sustainable system. Plus a Floyd rose too. What a beast
Many wonderful guitars are made in Japan. I only play Yamaha guitars. They play as well as USA guitars. I am talking the top end of course. But at a fraction of the cost! Some of there mid-range guitars are amazing as well!
Extremely true. Hard to fathom the $ spent on some of our products made here that arent on par with Yamaha
Pride in their workmanship and quality control! Thats why a toyota tacoma is worth more than a chevy Colorado! No comparison. That is one of the best sounding les paul style guitars i’ve ever heard. Nice video!
Steve Hacket has been playing a Fernandes for years
This is a totally cool guitar. To be able to make sounds like that with a Floyd Rose- WITH the guitar on clean ? That sounded great.
Fernandes has been making a "Sustainer" Model guitar since the '80's. Carlos Santana used them exclusively for years.
Guitar Max: Thanks for the review. Why not include a link to where this guitar can be ordered directly from the manufacture for those of us that live outside the USA? Thanks
I say check out the Glary guitars. Their Telecaster model is great for the money spent, in my opinion.
I tried all brands today and finally I got Fernandes Monterey guitar, so so good!
In the 80s 90s I played 7 nights a week doing hard top 40 big hair rock covers andI bought a Japanese Fernandez Stratacastor24 fret neck through emgs double lock Floyd. BEST GUITAR IVE EVER OWNED !!!!! EVER !!!
Beautiful guitar and beautiful sounding too. Thanks for sharing man...
Reminds me of my 1977 Ibanez Rocket Roll Senior - one of the last serial #'s before Gibson sued. I still have it. That axe has been around.
This guitar has unique character, especially in clean sound.
Cheers from Indonesia
It looks exactly like the guitar that Steve Clark from Def Leppard played. I always wondered where he got a Les Paul with a tremolo from.
Steamin' Steve. Miss that guy.
You can always have one installed as an aftermarket custom job, personally I wouldn't do it though, I think it's sacrilege and looks horrible unless it's a Bigsby.
Steve Hackett play this guitar a lot on goldtop and black beauty style !
He talks about the sustainers sounds and he speaks about the violin sounds that the reason why he like the sustainers!
It's curious. I wonder why they don't tweak the designs enough to avoid the trademark issue? America seems like a big market to not sell your product in, wonder what their reasoning is for staying out of our market? Does Fernandes/Burny produce guitars under other brand names, with different designs, that they do sell in the USA?
Because if they tweak the shape, people probably wouldn't buy them. There's plenty off "tweaked" lp style guitars for sale in the US market that don't sell well.
Trevor that's exactly it. Companies like Burny, Tokai and Greco are known for making copies of iconic American guitars so well they surpassed the quality of the originals so much they literally forced Gibson and Fender to up their game and are even credited by many for Gibsons decision to start producing reissues since that's basically what these companies were doing.
I have some of these Japanese guitars and can tell you without hesitation that they are phenomenal.
m.ebay.com/itm/Burny-RLC-85S-Les-Paul-Custom-type-Electric-Guitar-Made-in-Japan-L8412/192608412742?hash=item2cd85b2446%3Ag%3AzScAAOSwfSJbV%7ETO&_nkw=Burny+RLC85s+guitar&_from=R40&rt=nc
Will Mcwithey You're telling me haha. I'm gonna buy a nice MIJ plaintop one of these days lol.
Zelomeister ikr just changing the headstock would be both an improvement and a great trick to avoid legal issues
Nice guitar man, thanks! You can find these for sale at Reverb and many other online distributors.
I just picked up the exact same guitar and let me tell you I am very impressed👍🏻👍🏻 the quality of this guitar is absolutely amazing the setup is spot on better than any Gibson I have played next im going to get an older one without the Floyd and Sustainer and probably an Orville copy aswell these copies intrigue me more than Gibsons do🤷🏼♂️
That's a cool guitar! The sustainer feature is really neat.
Gibson lets companies get away with cloning their guitars except for "one thing", the "Open Book" headstock. Even licensed Gibson clones aren't allowed to use the Open Book headstock. If they had just rounded or squared off the end of the headstock they probably wouldn't be banned.
Ive got an Aria Pro 2 guitar made in Japan from 1979 based on a Gibson Les Paul custom, It has a sycamore top, a middle pick up and it has a beautiful green finish, plus a coil tap switch. But talking about guitar shapes, this is slightly different from the proper Les Paul. It's a bit like a cross between an Aria PE and a Proper Les Paul, the cut away horn bit goes into a point, and with the uncut away bit forms an S shape and has a very Japanese'y look like the head stock which looks similar to Paul Reed Smith Guitars. I still use it, and it is still my best and favourite. when I bought it in 1979 it only cost £135 including the case.
Another good review Max
Your hair reminds me of Glenn Danzig in his hayday and I love it.
-5 points.
Guitar MAX and -5 points for not reading the description
In 1987 I bought a Fernandez it was a 24 fret neck through emgs double locking Floyd Rose it was a red colored clear coat and was probably the best guitar I've ever owned in my life as a pro plan nightclubs 30 years seven nights a week
the price of the guitar just went from $800 to $1250 in a month ....wow
That's what happens when a youtuber shows off a product that fills a gap in a price range
For what it's worth, their website has it listed as 85,000 yen (which is currently equivalent to $747 US).
Although, if they're including shipping and fees for importing through customs, it could end up being higher.
I never found the nice guitars that Max show us.
Maybe 'cause I am in Europe?
Is this still valid since gibson no longer holds the rights to the shape?
tokenup420 Not by patent, but trademarks are forever and they trademarked the size, the headstock shape and the font. They could make the cut less pointy and the headstock different, but the Japanese market is very traditionalist and their sales over there could fall
I have a Tokai les Paul gold top with p90’s. Tokai black beauty custom with 3 humbuckers and two burst les Paul’s , also by Tokai and a 335 Tokai. Stunning instruments. Love to see more of these guitars reviewed.
I need this guitar. .. .
Gary Heighway🤔 😉 Need?
yeah “Need’.
but doesn’t the floyd rose mess up the les paul ness? tone wise. it still seems like a nice guitar.
cool video. thanks!
I have three in stock. They’re just as good as this video implies 😉
Michael Davenport sweet....
michael davenport whats the cost?????? and colors
That sounds amazing! GFS has a model similar to this minus the sustainer electronics. Had the traditional model and was very impressed with it for around $200. Hands down that thing is a beast but way out of my price range. Sustainer electronics peaked my interest hmmm... Great video as always brother!
Back in the late 70's, and early 1980, my friend an I bought 2 White "Ibanez" les Paul copies from a guitar store. His LP is an almost exact replica of the Gibson, then Gibson sued Ibanez for trademark. and mine is the first addition of the "Lawsuite" series. I still have mine today, and play it almost daily. It was bright white like the one shown in the video, but has yellowed with age.
You should review the 20 watt orange crush combo. Killer amp with a great 8 inch speaker. They also make the 35 watt / 10" and a 60 watt / 12" combo, and some 120 watt heads, etc, but you could easily gig with the 20 watt maybe, but for sure the 35 watt version. The 35 watt brand new is like 260 bucks.
I love Orange amps but I'm not a huge fan of the new Voice of the World speakers. I play my vintage Orange through Marshall twin cabs with Celestion Greenbacks instead. Their new Rocker series amps sound killer too
That amp sucks and sounds terrrible
Wow dude. Great you like Orange as they been around a long time (since 68 as I looked it up) and you "never", never see their old stuff. It was tube and must be a fortune now. And one of, if not the first with a "overdrive" feature built in.
If you dig that classic British 'crunch' tone then I think you're hard pushed to beat Orange. I've got a Marshall Superlead 1959 & a 1968 Vox AC30 but I prefer to use one of my Orange heads through the Marshall cabs. I've got a 1974 OR 100w, an '80s Rockerverb 50w & a TT from about 10 yrs ago. The crazy thing is, even with all the other gear, the TT gets way more use than all the rest 'cos it's 15 or 7w (so you can use it at home without putting all the neighbours windows through & them calling the police on you lol) & it just does that 'Orange tone' so incredibly well. The only thing I'd prefer is if it had an fx loop but I guess you can't have everything (curiously the Dark Terror does have one though).
Hoosier Dadd
Interesting guitar for sure, Max - thanks for the review/look. FYI, Satriani and Ibanez has also been offering Sustainer neck pickups on the JS line for a couple years now. :)
Joe Satchton As well Steve Vai if I can remember I think he uses Fernandez sustainiac. I don't know if it's available in every model or just for him
The neck binding doesnt have the nibs, which is actually better than a les paul, when it comes time for a refret, it doesnt cost an arm and a leg for the neck binding.
earned a sub! what a well thought out video. this guy rocks.
2:56 Wink...
A VPN set to Japan would allow someone in the US to buy it 'from Japan' and then give the shipping address as the US?
Just guessing.
Alternatively, crypto could purchase it cross border. Pretty sure of that. Ah... the beauty and power of decentralization...
Is that true? Would the company ship it to the US?
are just use amazon jp lol alot of items have international shipping also guitar planet in japan offers a tax free international shipping service
If you buy the guitar brand new and ship it to the states, there might be a significant chance it would be seized by customs. Since Fernandes or whomever is liable to get sued for copyright infringement for selling a new guitar to the states. What you really have to do, is get a buddy in Japan to open the packaging there and make it "used" so then you'd be all clear.
It might work if you buy a demo guitar from there though
I have that same exact guitar, bought used in Indiana for $550. Love it! I can't really play like you, but still lovin' it. Peace.
Awesome video Maxx !!!! Never cease to amaze !!! What a MAJOR TALENT !!
Great review.
It looks and sounds good, but it just seems stupid for them not to work around the trademark. What's so special about the single cutout shape? Nothing, everyone uses it. It seems to come down to copying the headstock too closely. And that headstock is absolutely the worst design feature on the Les Paul, bar none. I'd copy everything else but leave that off. Take this model, chop of the headstock entirely, and swap in the right bridge to go with that choice, it would be an even better guitar, and they could sell it in the USA too.
That profile pic almost confused me
Buying the guitar from a retailer abroad and having it shipped will cost you shipping costs and additionally import duties, so you have to factor in those costs to determine if its worth it overall.
I love it..I only feel comfortable with a les
An the money it cost the install a floyd rose on my ultra was insane
I remember some years ago Kirk Hammett playing a Fernandes. Or maybe I'm just senile. Haha
He had a Fernandes strat-style that he used in the 80s
lol I was watching your old videos, you've come a long way
Who wouldn't ban a Floyd Rose on a Les Paul?
lol
Gibson would.....and the US Patent Office....lol
😂😂😂😂
Me?
I have to agree with you.
But we really gonna have a problem with Alex Lifeson getting him with us on this
burny...i guessed right!!!! the sustainer gave it away.ESP does the same thing under the brand name Edwards. They are roughly same price range.
i new instantly i'm very familiar with the company my favorite guitarist ever, Hideto Motsumoto, has many Fernandes and Burny signature models that are still in production now 20 years after he died all mockingbird shape with kinda wacky designs which was one of his trademarks
Have you reviewed a Dean Zelinski Private Lable LaVoce?? A pretty unique guitar for around $1000.. ultra slim body, v profile neck, proprietary Z-Glide laser etched neck for reduced friction, Graph-tech nut, push-pull pots for many times, a piezo bridge, a blend knob, beautiful quilt top, super slick high gloss board. It's quite a guitar worth a review, Call Dean.. he will likely send you one to review, he answers the phone more often than not.
"We gottem roll in guys!"
*"FBI OPEN UP"*
I would like to see you do a review on the guitar that Boston used as their signature sound. I know that there was a lot of backroom engineering used but I'm sure with today's synthesizers that sound is easily replicated. Just think it would be interesting. Great reviews! Bill
You’d better look up the history of Boston. One guy in a basement.
I have a 1968 Gibson Es335 and also, a 1999 Burny Les Paul Junior copy.
I have to tell you, the Gibson is superb, but the Burny is as good as any Gibson junior I have played, it's simply
a masterbuilt quality guitar with a pricetag 4X cheaper.
The Burny is Japan built and an exact copy of a Gibson (except the logo looks like "Les Paul" but actually spells "Super Grade")
The coolest legit Japanese Les Paul clone ever! 👌
Please demo the Blackstar and Bugera amps behind you
Doing a demo of the Bugera soon!
nahh i've try a couple of vintage burny its below Lespaul tribute / Studio
Not sure why this is so controversial. Trademark and copyright laws exist, and are enforced, in the U.S. and many other countries for good reason. In the U.S. we have consumer rights and are ensured avenues of recourse should we be intentionally misled about a product. This is a good thing. It has nothing to do with how big the markets are abroad or our silly love of “made in America” products, for all of you that just want to unleash your inner jealousy and hatred.
These laws ensure consumer confidence. If I go to Guitar Center and buy a guitar, I know it is authentic and I know I am getting exactly what I purchased. If something is wrong with it, I know there is a real company behind it that I can contact, and if need by - take legal action against. This doesn’t exist in countries that allow rip-off merchandise to be sold, and consumers there have no protection. I’ll forego the chaos of other countries, and if I want this guitar that bad, I will order it. Simple.
What's the rip-off? Does Gibson have sustain circuits? Does the name "Burnie" sound like "Gibson" to you?
Why should you feel misled buying a guitar that doesn't claim to be a Gibson?
Any guitar is authentic, if you know how to treat it, if something goes wrong, you can repair it yourself, or take it to a luthier, just like you will when your "brand-name" guitar fails out of warranty.
Want to talk consumer rights? Try fixing your out-of-warranty MacBook that you bought and paid for, with third-party parts that Apple doesn't sell anymore, but that you can buy from third-party parts vendors. Apple is suing people for that.
Have you ever been bound to a contract which you never signed? Yep, sure you have. "...by opening this package, you hereby agree to.." When did we get to vote to allow centuries of common commerce law to be changed to allow that?
Most trademark and copyright laws are no more than ruses to grab unearned money from consumers and even creators, just codified mafia shakedowns.
Tim Regehr Yeah, I see what you’re saying. I was thinking more about straight-up knock-offs, because if we gave China a chance...they would duplicate everything just like they do in SE Asia. They have no shame when it comes to false advertising. Over here in Asia we never have any clue if something is authentic unless we order it from Europe or the U.S.
Brian Batie Cool story bro.
So you musicians are complaining that you cannot buy a guitar that another who ripped off the patents of Gibson, so they could make a replica Gibson. If these complainers were real musicians they would understand that the protection is the same as a music writer having a copyright on their songs. Hell why stop there how about going out and buying all the top records and put them on another record and sell it to the marketplace... so what if the artists nor the company they may have signed to lose their sales... Why is it OK r rip everyone else off ??
@Doug Chappell well, to you i might not be a real musician, but at least i can form a pretty grammatically correct sentence when arguing with people. you make it a little harder for people to understand your perspective when your comment is full of typos, strawman arguments and tons of nonsensical rambling. gibson fanatics on the internet are always over 40 and schizophrenic as hell lmao