The Fernandes ST-145SL Steve Lucather Model


The awesome Fernandes Steve Lukather model was produced in the 1980s, its a Fernandez ST-145SL. It has vintage stratocaster specifications. It was in the Fernandes catalog for 3-4 years starting about 1982.

The Fernandes versions were based of the two vintage Stratocasters that Steve Lucather used at the time live. He used a 1964 Stratocaster and Later Steve used a Valley Arts a Mike Magwire modified Strat with a boogie body and a Schecter neck. The 1964 Strat was mainly used in live performances from around 1980 to the mid-1980s. In response to changing time in 1981-1982 Steve changed and he installed EMGs and a Prototype Floyd Rose. That guitar was equipped with a prototype of Floyd Rose one of the first Mr Floyd made in the his garage, which is said to have been given to Steve Lukather and Brad Gillis got one two.

fernandes steve lucather st-145sl

The earliest Fernandes Signature model was the ST-145SL One with and alder body and a Floyd Rose FRT-3. Following Fernandes models changed it to a Floyd Rose Locking FRT-4 tremolo as seen above and Steve added covered EMGs. There were variations which changed pickups with also changes to pickups hardware for the four or so years of the Fernandes run..

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