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Topic: One Half Fender 2000 Non Pedal |
Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 10 May 2005 12:39 pm |
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A friend of mine gave me one half of his Fender 2000 for as long as I wish to have it.
Several years ago he cut it in two to reduce the weight and so he could keep his "gig" half in the trunk of his car while the other half remained at home and set up for practice. 
The steel frame was modified to enclose his half and all the cables and pulleys etc went to the garbage. He did give me the pedal board with 10 monstrous pedals attached and the pedal rods.
I restrung the instrument and will use it for experimental playing. Here is a link to a tune called "Apple Blossom Time" which is my initial arrangement.
Andy has a pic which perhaps he will add to this thread. Thanks Andy for your assistance
as always.
Link to Apple Blossom Time and we will have
blossoms soon. Hope this is of interest. http://members.cox.net/loveridehd/APPLEBLOSSOMTIME.mp3 |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 10 May 2005 1:13 pm
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Lovely Roy - Quite apart from the fact that your friend shall surely roast in steel guitar hell for the dismemberment of a Fender 2000. Not to mention that the parts which "went in the garbage" are worth a fortune to others who are trying to restore wonderful old Fender cable guitars. Just ask anyone who has tried to locate the yokes,fittings,cables and pulleys from such a guitar.  |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 10 May 2005 2:02 pm
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Hi Michael,
I am not sure whether my friend will roast in Steel Guitar Hell or not?
This Fender guitar and individual have played tons of benifits and charities over the past 20 or so years and brought happiness, enjoyment and releif to many. He plays at the rate of three four times a week and ninety percent like I say is for charitable purposes.
I wish he had come to me before disecting
the instrument and I might have been able to
salvage the parts at least.
I do have the black case for the pedal board
into which my part of the guitar fits very nicely.
Roy |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 10 May 2005 7:18 pm
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| Roy, that's some beautiful playing. You say it's experimental. Is that a new tuning? It sounds like a scale based tuning. Your method of blocking and picking makes it almost sound like trills. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 10 May 2005 10:13 pm
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Hi Dan,
Actually the tuning is the Leavitt with two
extended strings on top and two on the bottom.
The "trills" you refer to are accomplished with thumb blocking ie strum three strings
with T,I,M in one beat and then put the thumb down on the botom string. It sort of "flings" the notes. I am still working on the technique and it takes my mind off the song. When perfected, that hopefully will not be the case and maybe I'll get more time to think expression, maybe not? |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 10 May 2005 11:03 pm
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Here's the guitar Roy recorded that beautiful tune with.
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55" Fender Stringmaster T8, 54" Fender Champion, Carter D-10, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 May 2005 6:35 am
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Roy,
That song is just lovely! I've played it over several times. I am presently making a guitar out of 1/2 of a double neck, long scale Fender Stringmaster from 1954. I sure hope it sounds as nice as your's. Keep up the good work! 
Erv
PS: Roy, I just looked at the picture of your guitar again and it looks like it has a 26" scale also, am I correct?
[This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 11 May 2005 at 07:40 AM.] |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 11 May 2005 7:00 am
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Hi Erv,
The scale of this guitar is 23".
The lenght is 36 1/8 " and it is a heavy
peice of maple.
Good luck with your project and nice to hear from you.
Roy |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 11 May 2005 7:05 am
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| Were these guitars not ash? I play an older model (longer scale, rectangular pickups) 1000 as a non-pedal and boy is it a brute. I wonder how much weight the alloy frame contributes. |
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Tom Jordan
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 11 May 2005 7:23 am
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Nice playing Roy and the Fender sounds great.
...reminds me of my daughters "friendship bracelets...the "best friends Fender!"
Tom Jordan |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 11 May 2005 8:08 am
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Jeff,
Ash it could be? I just assumed maple.
Fully fitted this guitar is a monster. The 10
pedals are huge and playing the instrument in it's original state would be a challenge compared to the streamlined pedal guitars of to-day.
Tom, I played a Fender 400 from 1960 t0 1969
and this is a nice trip back tonewise. I am enjoying it immensely.
Roy |
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