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MGR/Sean Killam « Fernandes Nomad »
Published on 12/13/02 at 15:00I purchased this guitar at http://www.guitarshop.net, an online guitar store. The reason why I acquired this unit is because I was in search of an electric guitar, that was affordable, and one that came with an amplifier and the Fernandez Nomad has one built right in. I only paid $259.00 for this unit.
This unit, is wonderful for a first time user. It name, the "Nomad" perfectly suits itself becuase it is truly the ultimate traveling guitar. It comes with a great hardwood body, with a depth aproximatly 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a a bolt on by one graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickupsis a high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED(to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accecories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and a chrome fixed bridge.
This unit, is wonderful for a first time user. It name, the "Nomad" perfectly suits itself because it is truly the ultimate traveling guitar. It comes with a great hardwood body, with a depth approximately 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a bolt on by a graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickups are high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED (to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accessories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and chrome fixed bridge.
Some added features that top this guitar of are its self contained 5-Watt amplifier with a high-tech looking 3 1/2' speaker that will blow you away with its tremendous sound and terrific range. The package with include a protective soft case and a rear-mounted 9-volt battery compartment, to allow you to play wireless in front of all of your friends. The Nomad has an incredible design that will leave all guitar fanatics as well as people who have not held a guitar in their life in awe. Some other features that are especially beneficial are its built in chromatic guitar tuner, headphone jack and its DigiTech Audio DNA effects processor. This DigiTech Audio DNA effects processor combines a variety of a studio full of modern and vintage amp models with full featured studio quality effects. There are 25 remarkable effects to select from, and all 25 are programmable to your liking as an artist. You can choose from 25 different effects one at a time or up to 10 available effects at once. The effects interface is so easy to use, you hardly even need to read the directions to figure it out and once you have figured it out then you can make it suit your playing and improve your playing with its rhythm timer as well as just playing for fun. This guitar also comes with 40 factory presets and 40 more customizable presets. This guitar also allows you to upgrade to a larger amplifier with an output jack and to quickly move through the effects it also have an effects pedal jack. The Fernandez Nomad is great for the beginner as well as the experienced music writer, and should be experienced by all.
This unit is all in all a pretty solid instrument, although the power on and off switch can come loose, as well as the volume dial. The buttons sometimes stick which can cause a bit of annoyance at times. The amplifier that comes with the guitar is great for a learner but if you want to play on stage this amplifier will not do it for you, you must upgrade for the purpose of the output of sound only. Finally the biggest dislike that may be found within this guitar is the power cored. It is short, flimsy and can easily fall out of either the wall socket or the guitar socket and when using the battery, you must often change the battery depending how often you use the guitar.
The construction is made up of a great hardwood body, with a depth aproximatly 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a a bolt on by one graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickupsis a high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED(to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accecories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and a chrome fixed bridge.
The construction is made up of a great hardwood body, with a depth approximately 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a bolt on by a graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickups are high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED (to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accessories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and chrome fixed bridge. Some added features that top this guitar of are its self contained 5-Watt amplifier with a high-tech looking 3 1/2' speaker that will blow you away with its tremendous sound and terrific range. The quality of this unit on a scale of 1-5 (5 being this best) is a 4 closer to a 3 then a 5. The body is solid, and for the most part all the hardware is chrome but the parts can be come loose and cause problems over time. All in all this guitar will hold up to most abuse and that is why it is great for children as well as the travelling older player.
The Fernandez is a wonderful guitar. Its professional sound and compact size makes it a great choice for all users and a wonderful tool to use when travelling and writing music. If you are looking for a cheap grab with exceptional results this is a great pick.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This unit, is wonderful for a first time user. It name, the "Nomad" perfectly suits itself becuase it is truly the ultimate traveling guitar. It comes with a great hardwood body, with a depth aproximatly 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a a bolt on by one graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickupsis a high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED(to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accecories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and a chrome fixed bridge.
This unit, is wonderful for a first time user. It name, the "Nomad" perfectly suits itself because it is truly the ultimate traveling guitar. It comes with a great hardwood body, with a depth approximately 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a bolt on by a graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickups are high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED (to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accessories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and chrome fixed bridge.
Some added features that top this guitar of are its self contained 5-Watt amplifier with a high-tech looking 3 1/2' speaker that will blow you away with its tremendous sound and terrific range. The package with include a protective soft case and a rear-mounted 9-volt battery compartment, to allow you to play wireless in front of all of your friends. The Nomad has an incredible design that will leave all guitar fanatics as well as people who have not held a guitar in their life in awe. Some other features that are especially beneficial are its built in chromatic guitar tuner, headphone jack and its DigiTech Audio DNA effects processor. This DigiTech Audio DNA effects processor combines a variety of a studio full of modern and vintage amp models with full featured studio quality effects. There are 25 remarkable effects to select from, and all 25 are programmable to your liking as an artist. You can choose from 25 different effects one at a time or up to 10 available effects at once. The effects interface is so easy to use, you hardly even need to read the directions to figure it out and once you have figured it out then you can make it suit your playing and improve your playing with its rhythm timer as well as just playing for fun. This guitar also comes with 40 factory presets and 40 more customizable presets. This guitar also allows you to upgrade to a larger amplifier with an output jack and to quickly move through the effects it also have an effects pedal jack. The Fernandez Nomad is great for the beginner as well as the experienced music writer, and should be experienced by all.
This unit is all in all a pretty solid instrument, although the power on and off switch can come loose, as well as the volume dial. The buttons sometimes stick which can cause a bit of annoyance at times. The amplifier that comes with the guitar is great for a learner but if you want to play on stage this amplifier will not do it for you, you must upgrade for the purpose of the output of sound only. Finally the biggest dislike that may be found within this guitar is the power cored. It is short, flimsy and can easily fall out of either the wall socket or the guitar socket and when using the battery, you must often change the battery depending how often you use the guitar.
The construction is made up of a great hardwood body, with a depth aproximatly 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a a bolt on by one graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickupsis a high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED(to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accecories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and a chrome fixed bridge.
The construction is made up of a great hardwood body, with a depth approximately 2 1/8" (great for all hand sizes. This neck is a bolt on by a graphite nut and has a 24" scale length. The fingerboard is made of beautiful rosewood with 22 medium narrow frets. The humbucker pickups are high-output and it sure packs a punch, for the price. This guitar comes with wonderful controls including an easy twist volume dial, crystal clear LED (to show the effects, tuner and other wonderful accessories), and a small mini-switch that is out of the way of all playing. The hardware is more then acceptable with chrome tuners, and chrome fixed bridge. Some added features that top this guitar of are its self contained 5-Watt amplifier with a high-tech looking 3 1/2' speaker that will blow you away with its tremendous sound and terrific range. The quality of this unit on a scale of 1-5 (5 being this best) is a 4 closer to a 3 then a 5. The body is solid, and for the most part all the hardware is chrome but the parts can be come loose and cause problems over time. All in all this guitar will hold up to most abuse and that is why it is great for children as well as the travelling older player.
The Fernandez is a wonderful guitar. Its professional sound and compact size makes it a great choice for all users and a wonderful tool to use when travelling and writing music. If you are looking for a cheap grab with exceptional results this is a great pick.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com