1986 Fernandes Japan FR-55 Revolver HSS Superstrat (Brad Gillis Red)

1986 Fernandes Japan FR-55 Revolver HSS Superstrat (Brad Gillis Red)A very early model from the Fernandes Revolver series made in Japan in 1986. The FR 55 features an alder body with a Brad Gillis style red & black finish, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (22 frets, 13. 75" radius, 610mm scale length), this one weighs 3. 5kg's. VH 5 "Brown Sugar" humbucker with VS 3 single coil in the middle and a generic neck pickup controlled by master volume tone knobs and a 3 way selector. The original Fernandes Body Crasher

Chinese made in 2001

Two-way Adjustable Tuning Machines

bolt on maple neck with a 21 fret fingerboard (46mm nut width

Frets are well used but were polished and play well with plenty of life left

The bridge pickup has a tap function that allows both a powerful

This one wears a seemingly non-catlog silverburst finish

A modern BC Rich Special Edition build with the bridge built straight into the laser cut "Afterburner" on the top of the body

Basic setup and service performed before listing

Machine heads: vintage-style tuning machines

Mag&Piezo Mix SW

it weighs a very reasonable 4

this one had a neck repair around the headstock at some stage as pictured but is now rock solid with no structural concerns