Gillis still uses his Fernandes guitar as his main guitar when he performs in concert with Night Ranger. Brad Gillis of American rock band Night Ranger and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist had his own Stratocaster-type model that was red with a black pick guard.The specifications and complete history of Rob's personally owned and stage-played Fernandes basses by most accounts is still a mystery. Allegedly, Rob's personally owned Fernandes basses were custom made by either the Fernandes North Hollywood and/or Japanese custom shops.

Robert Trujillo of Metallica has been seen using a variety of Fernandes basses, mainly 5-string neck-thru types appearing to be based on the 'Gravity Deluxe' production model.

Heath of X Japan with his signature Fernandes bass guitar in 2011 In 2000, Fernandes made a guitar to promote the video game Um Jammer Lammy, similar to Lammy's guitars. It was standard on Fernandes Brad Gillis Signature Model ST-120BG superstrat guitars made in 1985-1987.įernandes continues to manufacture guitars that cover the range from inexpensive starter models to custom instruments.

Fernandes' custom shop has installed numerous Sustainers into guitars built by other manufacturers.Īlso, Fernandes produced the SB-3000 'Brad Gillis' Fernandes Booster, basically active preamp (9V) gain, which is installed instead of standard output jack plate.

Unlike the similar manual EBow sustainer, the Fernandes Sustainer can be used with a standard plectrum, because the sustainer is embedded in the body of guitar. Despite its high production figures, Fernandes is better known in the United States for its Sustainer system, which uses electromagnetism to vibrate a string for an extended period, so long as the user continues to fret a note.

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