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Eugene Cole


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Post  Posted 8 Oct 2014 5:08 pm    
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I came across this PSG on eBay and thought that it seems too early for a Fender PSG.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-FENDER-DOUBLE-NECK-PEDAL-STEEL-PROJECT-PEDAL-STEEL-VERY-RARE-EARLY-SERIAL/321544587789

What do my fellow Forum think?

I know that I am not an expert on Fender PSG's.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 8 Oct 2014 5:34 pm    
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That model was introduced in 1957, so either the seller is reading the date codes on the pots wrong or the pots were replaced with older pots at some point.
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Eugene Cole


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Post  Posted 9 Oct 2014 5:35 am    
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I know to check for a date under the tuning pans.

But with Fender guitars I figure they just grabbed whatever was on top at the time they were doing an assembly. So I do not think that date of the pots is a good indicator of the exact year.

I know of a Telecaster with 1966 dated pots that was a 1969 or 1970 (the owner purchased it new).
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 9 Oct 2014 7:42 am    
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The pedals would be a pretty accurate dating clue, but you're right...the Fender pedal steels didn't even exist until 1955, and none were sold until 1957. Winking

Anyhow, the black textured paint featured on this one puts it's build likely in 1960s timeframe.
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Pete Burak

 

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Post  Posted 9 Oct 2014 7:49 am    
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Sometimes a handwritten 7 can look like a 2.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 9 Oct 2014 9:29 am    
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I know of a Telecaster with 1966 dated pots that was a 1969 or 1970 (the owner purchased it new).


Fender bought a huge supply of pots in 1966 and used them for several years. My '68 telecaster has '66 pots, original to the guitar.
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