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Topic: Fender D8/T8 Professtional Trapezoid Consoles - 3 legs |
Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2023 7:11 pm |
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When did Fender make the switch from 3 legged Professional consoles with the trapezoid pickups to using 4 legs?
Thanks!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Jeff Mead
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London, England
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Posted 21 Nov 2023 3:40 pm
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The didn't exactly "switch" from one to the other.
The first Stringmasters (4 legs) appeared in 1953.
The contunued to produce the three legged Dual Pros and Custom Triples for a few more years side by side with the Stringmasters.
The three leg models seem to have been discontinued by about 55/56.
Fender steel guitar history is pretty sketchy and info is mostly anecdotal evidence on this forum from people who have an "xxxx" model dated "yyyy". |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2023 6:01 am
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| So, it sounds like there were never any four-legged Dual Pros or Custom Triples from the factory? I had a trap pickup T-8 Custom that was dated 9-53 and it had three legs. |
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Joe A. Roberts
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Seoul, South Korea
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Posted 22 Nov 2023 6:05 am
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| Even the latest ones have three legs. It’s a shame they didn’t make four legged or quad necked trapezoid models… |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 22 Nov 2023 2:57 pm
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| Joe A. Roberts wrote: |
| Even the latest ones have three legs. It’s a shame they didn’t make four legged or quad necked trapezoid models… |
No 4 legged trap guitars but there was a quad.
I suspect it wasn't made in the Fender factory though I suppose there is a possibility that it could have been a custom order.
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2023 7:46 pm
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Thanks all.
So who has Pete Drake's Quad Trap?
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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