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Body-Mounted Components
First off, we have two chrome vintage-style strap buttons, one on the upper horn and the second at the butt end of the body. Next are three single-coil pickups with white covers and flat pole pieces. These reside in a single-ply white pickguard which is attached to the body with eight screws. With the pickguard still in view, let's focus on the exposed pot shafts, mounting nuts, and washers. These show signs of oxidation, and have turned an unhealthy shade of grey. More significantly, the volume pot is actually missing. The final image shows all three control knobs. See that broken off shaft stuck in a knob? That shaft belongs to the missing volume pot.
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| Single-Ply White Pickguard |
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| Upper Horn Strap Button |
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| Butt End Strap Button |
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| Three Single-Coil Pickups |
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| Missing Volume Pot and Switch Tip |
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| Volume and Tone Knobs |
In keeping with the vintage vibe, this R-8 is also equipped with a chrome-plated six-screw tremolo bridge and screw-in tremolo arm. The six saddles are of the bent steel variety, and lack any kind of stamping. On the whole, the bridge is in need of servicing and probable parts replacement, specifically with regard to the 12 saddle height hex screws. One more concern is that the ball ends of all six strings are stuck fast within the tremolo block. I'll definitely have to find a way of removing them without damaging anything.
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| Vintage-Style Tremolo Bridge |
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| Top-Mounted Output Jack Plate |
Flipping the body over, we see a chrome-plated rectangular four-screw neck plate, stamped with the Fernandes monicker and "Made in Japan." Lower down is a white single-ply back cover, attached to the body with six screws. Removing this cover reveals the tremolo cavity and its contents, which include a die-cast zinc block, three springs, tremolo claw; and two tremolo claw screws. These components are all coated with a whitish powder, and in dire need of servicing.
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| Single-Ply White Back Plate |
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| "Fernandes" Neck Plate |
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| R-8 Tremolo Cavity |
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