Interesting Korean Made Oldstock...

Mr Grumpy

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I reckon these guitars are NOS from the same factory that make the Agiles, PRS SE, Chapman, Schector, Fernandez, etc. Or maybe some B-stock/returns? The shop doesn't have a showroom and is in Incheon, just next to the famous Korean guitar factory...

It's not that easy to find the exact spec because some are a few years old, but here are some with ideas:

These are all US $350:

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Monterey 243

Mahogany with maple cap, gotoh bridge, grover locking tuners and seymour duncan pickups.


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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Ravelle / 페르난데스 라벨리 142

Same spec as above.

Also this is the same, but missing the TRC, nice colour:

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Ravelle Seymour Duncan / 페르난데스 라벨리 362


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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Vertigo Shin SAMURAI-2 / 페르난데스 버티고 253

Similar spec.

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Ravelle / 페르난데스 라벨리 142

Similar spec, but with the sustaniac system.

Here's something interesting at under $210:

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Schecter Stealth B2 FR Gloss black 135

Not sure, but could be grovers , floyd rose, EMGs - not bad for the price...

Another Japanese looking thing with Seymour Duncans and locking tuners for $350:

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Ravelle Shin Demon / 페르난데스 라벨리 121

$175 for this Schector string thru V:

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스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Schecter Stealth B2 Gloss black 111

Some of you may remember this strange Epi that I pointed out on the other place, $280 (or you can buy it on reverb for double that price - same guitar...). It's certainly unusual, a few scratches, is it an Epi Elitist MIK?

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스쿨뮤직 - [특가][팩토리 스탁] Epiphone Les Paul Standard 3-Single PU / Limited Edition 7900

Epiphone Les Paul Standard 3 Single PU Pickup Limited Edition Electric Guitar LP

I don't know why, but I've nearly bought that guitar several times...

I spotted my old PRS SE that they took back even though it had a few scratches on the scratchplate - would it be rude to buy it again $85 cheaper... :D

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Just thought some of you fellas might find some of this stuff interesting.

&, for folks with plenty of money:

Gibson 1959 ES 335 Dot Reissue /Historic Collection(HS35P9EBNH1)/ 5543

US$5,300 - not as good value as some of the others...

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The Fernandez seem to be a baritone version and this one:

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  • Carved 5A Canadian maple top
  • Mahogany body and neck
  • Split trapezoid pearl inlays
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Seymour Duncan Jazz humbucker (neck)
  • Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge)
  • Grover tuners
Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Electric Guitar

They seem to be well received and probably decent value for money at $350 (probably retailed around $600ish in the US?); I may get rid of one of the SGs and replace it with one of these...

스쿨뮤직 - [은성3차땡처리] Fernandes Ravelle / 페르난데스 라벨리 142
 
Mr Grumpy said:
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Some of you may remember this strange Epi that I pointed out on the other place, $280 (or you can buy it on reverb for double that price - same guitar...). It's certainly unusual, a few scratches, is it an Epi Elitist MIK?

650_944.jpg

스쿨뮤직 - [특가][팩토리 스탁] Epiphone Les Paul Standard 3-Single PU / Limited Edition 7900

Epiphone Les Paul Standard 3 Single PU Pickup Limited Edition Electric Guitar LP

I don't know why, but I've nearly bought that guitar several times...
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I don't think it's an Elitist. Wrong headstock shape and 3-screw TRC instead of 2. And I think all of them were made in Japan, no?
My guess is NOS from before they sent all of the production to China. That thing is really cool - you should snap it up for that price if you can.
 
gball said:
I don't think it's an Elitist. Wrong headstock shape and 3-screw TRC instead of 2. And I think all of them were made in Japan, no?
My guess is NOS from before they sent all of the production to China. That thing is really cool - you should snap it up for that price if you can.
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Yeah, it's not an Elitist; I can't even find it on an Epi site - maybe a short Korean factory run? I keep nearly ordering it, but then see the Seymour Duncan loaded Fernandez for only $50 more and buying the Epi seems silly. I suspect the Epi probably plays and sounds somewhere between bad and strange, but I can't try it out first to see.
 
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