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Topic: Good Buy on Fender steel on Ebay |
Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2012 5:16 pm |
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Hi,
There is a Fender pedal steel with no legs or case for a BIN of $425. free shipping. It has the pedal board with pedals with no rods and it's the nice sunburst color. It is a ten string guitar but a beginner could string it with six or eight. Anyway thought it was a good buy for someone.
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2012 7:10 pm
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On second thought and a closer look maybe not. Didn't see the vol tone controls messed up.
O well. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 27 Jun 2012 7:46 am
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Legs might cost $150-$200 to replace, since they are different than most other steels, and a case will run at least another $100. With the added expense, it goes from "good deal" to "average - with additional money and effort required".
Unless you are used to hunting and fetching, and mixing and matching, deals like this are best left for others.  |
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2012 1:25 pm
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Hi Donny
I agree. But I was thinking of just useing it as a lap steel not rebuilding it as a pedal steel. I posted this in steels without pedals because beginners are always looking for a starter steel and in MHO older steels are a better buy than newer one because you should be able to get your money back if you buy right and don't learn to play.
Also I didn't notice it needed the Vol/tone controls and who knows what else. I would have deleated this post but couldn't.
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 27 Jun 2012 11:55 pm
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Fwiw, I don't think i'd want something as
heavy as a Fender pedal steel body setting
on my lap for any amount of time! 
~Rw
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Fred Glave
From:
McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2012 7:03 am
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If you could find a case for $100.00 that would be a steal. And the best deal on legs I've seen is about $40.00 ea. The best thing to do here is wait and be patient. If you want one of these, sooner or later they pop up.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 30 Jun 2012 11:23 am
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I don't even know if the deal is over or not, but I recall those Fender steels didn't use the same diameter or thread pitch as standard, modern steel guitar legs. So that might be another problematic area to deal with.
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Jun 2012 11:47 pm
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The Fender Guitars, Models 400----2000 have a
5/8---11 Thread.  |
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