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Topic: fender 400 at goodwill colorado springs. online auction |
Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Dennis Montgomery
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Western Washington
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 8:50 pm |
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What Dennis said:
1) there's lots of corrosion. Like most used Fenders it will need a complete tear down, cleaning, polishing, and dry Teflon lube job as it's rebuilt.
2. The changer is totally out of whack. Everything is out of alignment, indicating the former owner had NO idea how to maintain, tune or play it. The existing cables may be stretched beyond adjustment and all may need replacement. The Facebook Fender Steel page has a document "Basic cable soldering" - it's not hard, but takes the right tools and equipment and a LOT of patience.
3. These guitars are rarely "buy and play". They need a ,lot of work. Once that's done they are good guitars but it takes a lot of time to get them in shape. Also, the short scale version is the least desirable - the earlier long scale guitars are considered to have much better tone - and have superior sustain.
Somebody got a good deal - maybe. But only if they were prepared for the work involved!
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No chops, but great tone
1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Mar 2020 6:52 am
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The most "iffy" I thing saw on this one was the pickup. As far as the mechanics, these things are really dirt simple. I'm pretty sure I could have had that beast cleaned up, oiled, and be playing in a few hours.
An early Fender 1000 was my main guitar for almost 9 years. |
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Dennis Montgomery
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Western Washington
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