Fender 400

Bryce Van Parys · From: Washington, USA

A friend of mine at a local music store has a fender 400, it’s ivory, I’m not sure the year

I’ve been looking for a grab and go C6 instrument but I’m not sure this one does exactly what I want. So does anyone know if the Copedence is reasonable to change on these? And maybe what they are worth with original tweed case?

I’ll probably end up with an eight string deluxe or something like that but it sure would be nice to have a dominant 7/diminished change without having to slant the bar. I know everything I’m doing can be worked out on the E9 neck but I sure like the voicing of my C6 for western swing and Patsy Cline. It’s like; grab a fist full of strings and they all sound great

Richard Alderson · From: Illinois, USA

What is the asking price and what condition is it in? Mostly these cost a lot less than a more modern SD10. Easy to change Copedant from one thing to another, but heavy to lug around. I have got one, its beautiful and works fine, I will never sell it, but I have also seen a lot of basket cases I wouldnt touch with a pole.
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Mark Perrodin · From: Tucson Arizona, USA

if the price is right (less than $1k) than by all means buy it and then follow the link at the top of the page to b0b.com. he has a copedents page that shows how he set up his fender in C6 with 4 pedals. it can easily be done. fenders are fun to own and sound really sweet with a tube amp. good luck.

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

The going price now is about $600-$1100 for a standard one, from what I've seen. Since these aren't collectable at all, the "original tweed case" thing is meaningless, though it might indicate an early (long-scale) version. Condition will likely be borderline junk to fair, as you seldom see one in good shape that hasn't been either hacked up or damaged by moisture. They're easily fixed, though, and simple enough to set up.

I played an early 1000 for almost 9 years, and even toured with it, and they're a big step up from a regular (non-pedal) console.

Good luck! Cool

Michael Sawyer · From: North Carolina, USA

I own 2- i have never even played another pedal steel.
The price range Donny told you is right.
I came from C6 lap steel to these.
Pretty simple to work on,and experiment with setups.

Abe Levy · From: California, USA

I would agree with everything above except that they’re not collectable at all - they are recently going up in value and demand, and while they can still be had rather cheaply, I think they’re going to keep going up. The silver frame guitars are becoming very popular and harder and harder to find cheap. The cases even harder. Just my opinion though.
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Andrew Goulet · Posted 18 Jan 2022 11:02 am

If it's in halfway decent condition and the price is right, go for it! Copedent is so easy to change, and they sound sweet.
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Bryce Van Parys · From: Washington, USA

It's a silver frame, in good shape. I think it feels a little clunky compared to my Carter D10, but I like it's simplicity. I can see how it would be easy to change the copedence. He might want a bit too much but I'll offer something reasonable. It sounds like it might be easier to go back and forth from my D10 to this versus a non-pedal guitar. I'm pretty dialed in on certain pedal changes for what I play

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