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Topic: When was this made ?? |
Wayne Hartel
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 1:26 pm |
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Hi any idea what year this ol Fender is ??
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 2:17 pm
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| What kind of case did it come with? Post a picture of the whole guitar from the front. What's the finish like, thin an nitro-like or more of a thick poly job? |
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 4:23 pm
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What are the codes on those pots?
(In part reiterating CT's observations:)
The OK stamps and lack of visible pencil dates suggest late 60s or early 70s. A modern (post-spaghetti) decal on the front would cinch it. How about the case: black tolex with Fender logo riveted onto it? More confirmation.
I can't see visible penciled dates on the pickups' bases. My '67 Tele has these dates, so I'm still guessing later '60s/70s.
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Brian Hunter
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Indianapolis
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 4:24 pm
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Nice tootsies!
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Wayne Hartel
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California, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 5:45 pm
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It does have the see thru finish looks like a thin nitro type and it has the spaghtti logo and the case is a black tolex with orange/red interior I will post some more pic's later, Didn't Fender put serial numbers on these ??
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2011 7:07 pm
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| It's double 6 Stringmaster - 2 pickups with a fader knob. Normally, the knob sits under the string guard. A picture of the pickup assembly installed would help. |
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2011 11:18 am
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| It's a 65, the date/code 2465 is on one of the pickup bobbins. |
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Wayne Hartel
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2011 11:52 am
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| Thank's for the Info Mr Holstien !! does this mean it is possibly a Fender,, or a CBS Fender ?? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2011 3:04 pm
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Jeeeze man! Wear shoes for photos!
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2011 6:15 am
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A steel player can't afford shoes.  |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2011 11:15 am
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
actually... it's not a Stringmaster. It's a Fender Dual Six, according to the catalogs of the era. Stringmasters are double-8 strings.
Fender Co. was sold to CBS in early 1965. If this guitar is a '65 it's probably a CBS Fender. CBS or pre-CBS wouldn't make much difference in the value or the playability IMO. |
True, Doug. It's my (bad) habit to label anything with the Stringmaster pickup and style as such. I have an 8 string short scale Single Six that I refer to as my "mini-me" Stringmaster. It's very handy for gigs where I know I won't be using my B11 neck, or I don't feel like hauling my double 8 Stringmaster around. |
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