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Topic: fender 800 info? |
Jack Goodson
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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 20 Apr 2018 6:22 pm |
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| doe,s anyone have a manual or info on how to adjust tensions and tuning on a fender 800?....thanks jack |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Apr 2018 7:52 pm
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| There are no tension adjustments, outside of the turnbuckles that adjust the (slightly critical) cable tension. (Though some players stretch or swap the lowering springs to change the feel of the pedals that lower strings.). Also, there are no timing adjustments, other than the one extra hole on each pedal bell crank. It "is what it is", In a manner of speaking. Fun to play, but really limited compared to modern steels. |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2018 5:52 am
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| Changing the lower return springs really helps on the pedal that lowers the E's. |
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Jack Goodson
From:
new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 21 Apr 2018 6:16 am 800 ?
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| dave, i cannot get the sie to open, probably my lack of knowledge. jim, how do you replace the springs you are refering to, and what spring would you replace them with?....thanks jack |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2018 6:30 am
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Might be difficult to read. You couldn't open the link probably because it was a link from a Facebook page
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2018 6:31 am
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| Hi Jack. Take an original one to a hardware store- and get one (or a couple of them) with less tension that is longer than you need and simply cut it a titch shorter than the original. IMHO the original springs had more tension than was needed and made the guitar harder to play. Be sure to check that not only do the new ones pull the lower back but also keep it back while raising- especially the 4th string for the E-F# raise if you have that on there. |
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