Fender 1000 colour

Bernhard Ballweg · Post by **Bernhard Ballweg** » 6 Feb 2010 9:12 am

I´ve never seen a walnut Fender 1000.
Is this an original colour ?
The pedal board looks the same but shows NO Fender logo. Serial Number is 00502.

have a nice weekend
Benny

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 6 Feb 2010 9:33 am

Bernhard, someone has apparently stripped the original finish off and sprayed on a clear finish.
The wood is ash.
I have a blonde one, but with a polished metal frame.
I believe they were all either blonde or sunburst finished.

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 6 Feb 2010 1:41 pm

Iv'e still got my Fender 1000 from the 60's. In the 70's I stripped it down and put an Antique darker Green finish on it and sealed it with Spar Deck Varnish. I was able to get a couple of new Fender Fret Boards for about ten bucks each. My finger picks had worn the paint off the originals. The guitar really looks pretty good. I will dig it out of the closet and post a picture.

Joerg Schubert · Post by **Joerg Schubert** » 7 Feb 2010 12:45 am

Hi Benny,
I bet this one is stripped and refinished with clear lacque. It is an early modell not even roller nut and bridge.
Have you seen that Bob's Fender 1000 now has a lower price tag.
Are you interested in a Fender 400 or in a 1000? I would trade (with compensation) my 400 for a 1000 but need 9 pedals.
Best
Joerg

Bernhard Ballweg · Post by **Bernhard Ballweg** » 7 Feb 2010 2:14 am

I placed a search for a used Fender 1000 here a few weeks ago. But is was a bad time, there was a lot of money to pay for taxes and insurance at the end of the year so I dropped the offers.

In the meantime I have found this Fender 1000 here on ebay. It misses 2 pedals with 2 rods and 3 or 4 cables. Considering no costs for shipping, taxes and expences it was a good deal.

I was thinking that it is refinished, most of the screws shows some wear and the wire is taped.
But who knows, as I´ve never seen one with this finish I want to ask if it´s something special before I have a set up for my use and maybe even refinish it.

Thanks for your help.

Benny

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 7 Feb 2010 1:24 pm

Benny, if you'd like more info from Fender players/tweakers please visit the Fender Steel Forum. You can get a ton of help with parts, setup, etc.:

http://z8.invisionfree.com/Fender_Steel ... hp?act=idx

It's too late now, but I always stress doing your research BEFORE making a vintage guitar purchase. I've carefully done that with 6-strings for decades but didn't with my first few steels and it cost me a ton of aggravation and money.

FYI Fender never released natural-finish pedal steels. This is a stripped one. Is the underside bare as well?

How long ago did you get it? I can't find it in the closed auctions - I was hoping to see what pedals/cables and other parts were missing to provide some resources for you.

Well, again, try the Fender Steel Forum.

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 7 Feb 2010 1:50 pm

someone did the same to mine

Bernhard Ballweg · Post by **Bernhard Ballweg** » 7 Feb 2010 2:47 pm

Ben,

Sho-Bud fretboards on a Fender 1000...
Have never seen this either, but looks fine.

Jim,

the bodys and the pedal board are completely stripped, it shows the finish all over.

Yeah, I have spent money in "learning about guitars" in the past but I´m happy about the Fender 1000. Price is right and it doesn´t matter that it´s refinished. I was looking for a guitar to use and maybe leaving it in the bandroom till the next gig. I would have a bad feeling about this with my other guitars so this is right and for the few tone changes I need, it will work well.

Thanks for the link to the Fender Steel Forum !

Benny

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 8 Feb 2010 8:32 am

Bernhard Ballweg wrote:Ben,

Sho-Bud fretboards on a Fender 1000...
Have never seen this either, but looks fine.

It came with ugly homemade fretboards that were way off at the 12th fret. I searched for fender boards and couldnt find any for sale, thought about making replicas at a vinyl sign shop, then just gave up and ordered the sho-bud style boards that are commonly available. since the bridges were reversed in the guitar, the scale was correct for the sho bud fretboards. if I found some fender boards I could still flip those bridges and have the correct scale for the fender boards. seems like maybe parts are getting harder to come or at least selling for a little more than they used to.

My guitar used to be sunburst I think.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 25 Feb 2010 3:28 pm

oooops....wrong thread....sorry....