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JAMES BANKS
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Mineola,TX USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 6:50 am |
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Just wondering, Is there any value to a Fender double neck 6 string steel missing a pickup, a selector switch and a bridge? I found one serial number 1523 at a garage sale. If I wanted to restore it, where would I find the missing parts?
Thanks
James
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 7:39 am
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Sure there's a value to it. As far as parts go, depending on what type of pickup you're looking for you may be able to use a Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickup. The bridge might be a bit harder to find, although eBay has had some parts up for auction recently.
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 7:42 am
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Why don't I ever find this stuff at garage sales?
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JAMES BANKS
From:
Mineola,TX USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 7:53 am
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Well, I don't know if I want to sell it or restore it. The finish is not too bad for it's age. It had Fender Fullerton on a tag between the necks. The keys are all there. It has 3 legs. It is a blonde finish and has serial number 1453. The selector switch and plate are missing as well as the bridge, pickup and cover from one neck. The way my luck goes, it probably isn't worth what I gave for it.
James[This message was edited by JAMES BANKS on 30 September 2005 at 12:03 PM.] |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 9:54 am
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James, is it in any worse shape than this one? This went for $261 on ebay last July. 
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Kevin Bullat
From:
Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 10:22 am
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James,
If you decide to sell it, I've notice that piecing the whole thing out is more profitable that leaving it intact.
Speaking of which, if you decide to sell the 3 legs, please let me know. |
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JAMES BANKS
From:
Mineola,TX USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 10:25 am
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Garry, it is 100% better shape than the picture. Maybe I should put it on e-bay.
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 10:48 am
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Garry, it looks like someone dropped that guitar upside-down in the mud. Wash it off and it may look like new. 
...just wonder what goes through people's mind, when they let an instrument go down like this?
Willie Nelson's guitar doesn't even look this bad. Although, he probably wishes it did. |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 10:56 am
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That's a rare Fender model called the "Dirt Pro".
Can you dig it?[This message was edited by Garry Vanderlinde on 30 September 2005 at 11:58 AM.] |
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JAMES BANKS
From:
Mineola,TX USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2005 11:02 am
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Garry, I thing somebody actually beat me too the diggin it. I think it was dug up from something that burned.
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 3:46 am
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I bought a D-8 Fender custom that the lady said he been exposed to water damage in her basement. When the guitar came I opened the case in poor lighting conditions. It looked like the dark or walnut colored Fender. It appeared that the finish and the wood were actually falling apart. I closed the case and didn't open it for a year or so. Then I decided to part it out. So I opened the case , pulled out the guitar. Someone had covered the original Blonde finish with walnut contact paper.They did a good job. It appeared they removed all the hardware and covered the body. I stripped it off and the guitar actually looked pretty good.
It always amazes me the length's folks will go to change things and it usually does more harm than good. |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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JAMES BANKS
From:
Mineola,TX USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 5:17 am
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Hey Gary, that looks like mine, except mine is a 6 string. I now have pictures I can e-mail if you would like to see it.
James |
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