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Topic: Fender 500 doesn't eat strings |
Andrew Goulet
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 7:58 pm |
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| I play a chopped Fender (a 1000 sawed in half). It's an interesting guitar for a couple reasons (one being the relatively tiny footprint, which really helps on small stages). I've noticed that a lot of people have problems with fixed but and bridge Fenders breaking strings, especially, of course, the high G#. However, this guitar has never had that problem. I don't do anything special, but for some reason I can keep the same strings as long as I want (but I'll change them when they go dead). I was wondering if anyone else had the good fortune of owning a fixed nut and bridge Fender that inexplicably didn't break strings. |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 10:52 pm
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Tell us your secret!! 
My fixed nut and bridge handle the G# better than the rollers but half the time they would last a little while, and half the time the pop real quick.
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps
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Tim Whitlock
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 1:54 pm
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| Not a chance on my 1000. In E9 the .011 snaps the first time I push the pedal. I have played in D9 since I got the guitar 13 years ago. I have heard of other players that do fine on a 1000 in E9 and many that don't. It's a mystery to me. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 2:38 pm
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| Tim Whitlock wrote: |
| Not a chance on my 1000. In E9 the .011 snaps the first time I push the pedal. I have played in D9 since I got the guitar 13 years ago. I have heard of other players that do fine on a 1000 in E9 and many that don't. It's a mystery to me. |
I think much of this disparity is due to the fact there were two different models of the Fender 1000 (and 400, as well). Early guitars came with a 24 1/2 inch sscale, while the later models came with a 23 inch scale. Leo went to the shorter scale in '63 because too many players had complained about the strings breaking with the then-new Nashville E9th tuning. Curiously, the long scale guitars had a longer scale than any keyed guitar made, while the shorter scale guitars had a shorter scale than any keyed guitar made.  |
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Tim Whitlock
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 6:30 pm
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| Tim Whitlock wrote: |
| Not a chance on my 1000. In E9 the .011 snaps the first time I push the pedal. I have played in D9 since I got the guitar 13 years ago. I have heard of other players that do fine on a 1000 in E9 and many that don't. It's a mystery to me. |
I think much of this disparity is due to the fact there were two different models of the Fender 1000 (and 400, as well). Early guitars came with a 24 1/2 inch sscale, while the later models came with a 23 inch scale. Leo went to the shorter scale in '63 because too many players had complained about the strings breaking with the then-new Nashville E9th tuning. Curiously, the long scale guitars had a longer scale than any keyed guitar made, while the shorter scale guitars had a shorter scale than any keyed guitar made. |
Mystery solved - thanks Donnie! |
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