(19 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/8 in. This is a late example of this classic model a very cool steel guitar, a fine-sounding player, and a genuine 1950s Fender instrument at a relatively reasonable price!
Over the years many Champs have sacrificed their pickups to provide pickups for vintage Telecaster recreations - this one has avoided that fate. With an elegant single-cutaway silhouette, adjustable 3-saddle bridge and a lone, repurposed lap-steel pickup in the bridge position the Esquire laid the groundwork for all solidbody electric guitars to follow and foreshadowed its more famous sibling, the Telecaster. The headstock has metal facing with integral nut stamped with lighting bolt logo and "Fender Electric Instrument Co. The very first solid-body electric guitar offered by Fender in 1950 was the Esquire. That’s why they were invented in the first place and such units have helped many musicians explore more and extend their sonic outputs. The metal fingerboard plate pinned to the body has black paint screening to outline fret positions. Home » Guitar & Bass » Guitar Pedals in Need of a Reissue As a guitarist, you probably know that a guitar pedal can provide you with that extra space of sonic possibilities and creativity.
#Fender champion lap steel reissue serial number
The serial number "2546" is stamped on the bridgeplate where the strings anchor through the body. Tuners have been replaced on this one 1952 Fender Champion Lap Steel. Mostly original except the replaced tuners. Vintage (mid to late 50s from what I can tell). Naturally relicâd Original pickup, electronics. Canât tell for sure if it was replaced or if it wasnât used as much. Sounds great Iâll put a set of strings on before sale. The flashy plastic-covered symmetrical two-bout body has a chrome bridge and cover plates with dome-top knurled knobs. Early 1950s Fender Champion Lap Steel Leo Fender starting building these in the late 1940s to cater to the Hawaiian music craze, but they also became favorites of Rock, Blues and Country players as well. Vintage Fender Champion Lap Steel, Champ - 1,000 (Irving).
#Fender champion lap steel reissue professional
Although designed as a student instrument, the Champion Steel was - and remains - a great-sounding guitar fully suited to professional use then or now.
This Champ is a super example of Fender's "bread and butter" lap steel guitar from the first half of the 1950s. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Here's a Fender Champion Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar (1952), made in Fullerton, California, yellow pearloid finish, hardwood body, tweed case. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. These Champion Lap Steel used the same pickups as the early Fender Broadcasters. Fender started making this model around 1948 and my best guess using serial number and pot codes is this one was probably made around 1952. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). These old Fender Lap Steel are a bit hard to date accurately.