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Topic: Fender Deluxe Eight |
Jeremy Steele
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Princeton, NJ USA
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Ralph Czitrom
From:
Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 29 Jul 2011 6:25 am Fender Deluxe Eight |
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| Jeremy - Somebody got a nice looking guitar, but I think they got caught up in a bidding frenzy. That guitar has a CBS warranty, so it's post-1964, although the seller's posting said it was manufactured "between 1950-69". Earlier this year I purchased a 1954 or '55 Deluxe Eight (#000324). It's in very good condition (just a couple of dings)and I bought it for $1,100. If you look at the bidding history on this one, the high bidder on Wednesday was $1,000 and a day later, it sold for $2025. Go figure. |
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Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2011 7:56 am
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When I clicked on the completed auction, I took a double take!!!!! I wonder how many watchers it had?
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Hugh Holstein
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Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2011 9:10 am
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That one is definitely poly, so it's a 68 or later.
I have one that's got the older logo name plate, and is lacquer, with a date of 4-67.
My Deluxe 6 has the later logo (like that one), and is poly, cant remember the date but I'm almost certain it's a 68.
It's weird, the old poly they used back then really yellows, the blond almost turns into a "TV Yellow". |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Jul 2011 6:54 pm
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It costs money when getting caught up in a bidding contest !  For 2 grand it should have been a T-8 ! |
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Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 7:02 am
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That triple sold for $800.
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 7:42 am
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It sold for $3,250 plus $40.10 shipping. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 9:15 am Not corrrodded or rustty
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No wonder--the metal parts are shinny.
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 9:30 am
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Watch to see if it comes up for auction again....I have seen some auctions be driven up by an inside bidder only to have the insider win and have it posted again a week or so later. If you watch some of these ebay guys for awhile you can see that happen now and then.
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Eric Dunst
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 10:11 am
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That one is definitely poly, so it's a 68 or later.
I have one that's got the older logo name plate, and is lacquer, with a date of 4-67.
My Deluxe 6 has the later logo (like that one), and is poly, cant remember the date but I'm almost certain it's a 68.
It's weird, the old poly they used back then really yellows, the blond almost turns into a "TV Yellow". |
I'm not an expert, but I disagree here. I have a Deluxe 8 dated 12/62 and an earlier '59/'60 Champ which has the same "Spaghetti" logo.
The seller said it was found as part of her grandmother's music store inventory, so it could simply be "that" clean. Nitrocellulose lacquer only yellows if it's exposed to UV light; and, not all instruments had clear lacquer topcoats. Actually, not all Fenders finishes were nitro, some were acrylic (different from the later poly) which did not yellow in the same way. Also, I don't think the pictures are detailed enough to show the texture of the finish.
Further clues suggest that it's from 1966: the logo on the case and the CBS warranty both place it after '65 (the sale to CBS) and before '67 (logo with tail). So that's my steel guitar CSI moment. this is a really goud resource for dating fenders: http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html#cases |
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Hugh Holstein
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Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 11:04 am
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Neither of those logos I speak of are "spaghetti" logos.
Both my 67's cases have no tail on the logo either.
Of course the only way to be sure of the date is the pencil date, which on my 67's they were NOT in the tuner pan pocket on the Deluxe models, it is on the pickup bobbins. |
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Dennis Burling
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2011 7:05 am
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| Can you still get parts for the vintage Fenders? Is there anything problematic on the old Fenders? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 3 Aug 2011 7:24 am
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No, you can't get old parts easily. The only problematic part might be the tuners, if they haven't been maintained.
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Russ Swanson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2024 6:34 am
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| Why do single 8s often go for the same (or more) than double or triples? |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 28 Mar 2024 1:22 pm
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| Russ Swanson wrote: |
| Why do single 8s often go for the same (or more) than double or triples? |
There were fewer of them made and rather rare.....the double and single Deluxe 6s are even more rare...... |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2024 3:37 am
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| Dennis Burling wrote: |
| Can you still get parts for the vintage Fenders? Is there anything problematic on the old Fenders? |
Scratchy pots is a problem with old Fenders. Easily replaced with a Philips head screwdriver and soldering gun. New pots are inexpensive and readily available. |
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