I know only 8 strings per neck limits the capabilities of many players, but speaking for myself, I haven't come close to mastering 6 strings. In my opinion, this is the sweetest, user friendly, foolproof and dependable pedal steel of the era. The 1000 model I now have (for the last 17 years), was built in January, 1964 and has a 23 inch scale, thus little or no string breakage.
I've owned 4 of them in the past 35 years. I really enjoy topics regarding the Fender cable model steels. My 1000 is set up in an "abbreviated" E9/C6 arrangement, with pedals as knee levers.
Not being a knowledgable theory guy, I'm not sure what the differing concepts were - I've only tried the 400 A6 setup.
The manuals for 1000 and 400 oddly have the same A6 tuning (one one neck of the 1000, the other being E7 as I recall) but completely different copedents. later pickup design and roller bridge and nut. Only seen a couple of these, and only on 400's.ģ. A transitional model with the flat, wide pickup, roller bridge and nut (I think late '62 and early '63). I owned a 1000 8-string 8-pedal with "cable-pull" that I bought in '58 or '59, can't remember exactly but it was before 1960.ġ000 - two necks, 8 strings each, 8-10 pedals.Ģ000 - two necks, 10 strings each, I believe 10 or 11 pedals were the options.Ģ. The 800 (10-string model, introduced in 1964) came with 6 pedals standard, and could be special ordered with up to 11 pedals.Įarly 400's (pre-1964) came with stamped-steel pedals, a solid rod bridge, and no roller nut. The 400 (8-string model), came standard with 4 pedals, but could be special ordered with up to 10 pedals. John, there was no "Fender 600" pedal steel. If it had 6 pedals from the factory (mod 600). Never cared about serial numbers,although i now do. i did not know what a pedal steel guitar was back then. the stock tuning was "A6 top neck and C6 bottom neck".
My first pedal steel guitar was a fender 2000 cable model. It is possible that someone added 2 pedals to an original 400. I bought a fender400 (4 pedals)in 1960 and another in 1961. If it had 6 pedals from the factory (mod 800), I think it would have been manufactured after 1961. It's not good for Nashville country, but it's a good western swing setup. The A6 tuning and 400 copedent is actually pretty cool to mess around with. you can see the difference in the guitar styles, though.
There's also a manual for the earlier-style 1000, with the same A6 tuning on one neck but a different copedent. We'd need some more details such as bridge type (bar or moving-finger) and pickup (flat and wide like a Fender Jazzmaster or more like a Fender Jaguar) to pin it down to styles - and codes from the potentiometers would be the closest thing to a dating system.įWIW If you go to the Fender site the manual for the newer-type models is downloadable, and has the copedent in it.
The serial numbers don't seem to be year-related. My question is what year is it, and what would have been the copedant from the factory? A knee lever has been added by someone using a door hinge but its kind of a neat old guitar. Your profile | join | preferences | help | searchĪ local music store acquired an old Fender 8 pedal 8 string Pedal Steel Guitar. Thanks for looking.Classic country shuffle styles for Band-in-a-Box, by BIAB guru Jim Baron.
I will only ship to the lower 48 states, and will not ship internationally. All sales are final, so please look carefully and ask any questions you have before bidding. The pickup delivers a wonderful bright vintage sound! There's a high quality Vanguard case included, adapted to fit. Please look at the close-up photos, where I've tried to show the guitar's wear in the worst light that I could. The Pearloid finish has no chips or serious scratches, and the felt on the back is nearly intact. Otherwise, there are the scuffs you should expect from an instrument of this age. The chrome is very nice, with only a little pitting and some tiny scratches between the knobs. The control knobs are NOT original they are replicas, maybe the tuners too.
I've seen serial numbers as high as 9000, and the serial number of this one is 279, so it might be one of the earliest ones. Here's an early example of the Fender Champion lap steel guitar. Item: 302292672469 Fender Champion Vintage Lap Steel Guitar with Case.