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Topic: speaking of fender quads... |
smike
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oakland, ca
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2005 7:11 pm |
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| It sure it a beauty! I just noticed though...doesn't look like there is a vol and tone knob? I like the independent neck switches. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2005 11:55 pm
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| I don't know if my arms are long enough to play that outside neck! |
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Dana Duplan
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Ramona, CA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 4:36 am
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Don't worry Andy, your arms will grow as you carry it to gigs--just remember to change hands often!
DD |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 5:24 am
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That Quad 8-string looks so beautiful, yet so wide... To get to the far neck, are you sure you don't walk around it and play it from the other side? 
I would think one's arms would get tired if they gigged very long on the far neck.[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 28 October 2005 at 06:25 AM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 6:25 am
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This guitar has obviously been worked over. It does not have the correct switch plates on the right end. The first neck (closest to the player) should have the volume and tone knobs. The next neck should have a plate with two sliding switches on it. And the third and fourth necks should have a plate with just one slider switch each.
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Tom Bradshaw
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 9:27 am
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Erv: Unless someone has re-wiring and soldering skills that were learned while working for the CIA, this guitar did not have a volume or tone control on it. The switches (which were worn out) and how they were soldered onto those plates, truly looked itentical to every other old Fender I've taken apart. If this guitar is different, I think it might have been a special-order.
The closest neck has one slide-switch for turning all the necks off, and the other switch operates the pickups (on/off) for that inside neck. The other necks simply have their own off/on slide switch. There is no blend control under the cover plates for the two pickups for each neck (each, or all, are on by using their neck switches).
I got this guitar from Jim Webb (the amp builder) (thanks to his actual amp maker, John Campbell) in 1993. Webb had had it in his famous/infamous storehouse attic in his music store. God only knows how long it had been there. If you knew Jim, you know that you nearly had to hold a gun to his head to buy any of his old guitars (then he ended up dying and still had that attic full of old stuff). When I got the guitar, the case was so damaged that I had to carry it and the guitar like a stack of blankets. That is why I built a new case for it.
I will add a full description of the guitar on my web site before long. I'm trying to find out how many quad cabinets were made with the clear ash-wood finish. Bear with me.
Incidentally, the guitar is not very heavy. I know it doesn't weigh as much as a single-neck pedal steel. I'll weigh it and post the results here. The case I made for it might be heavier than the guitar! ...Tom[This message was edited by Tom Bradshaw on 28 October 2005 at 12:57 PM.] |
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 9:45 am
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Tom:
As you probably know, Jody could give you a lot of help about it's originality, and I assume you've been in contact with him off board. Cool guitar!
DD[This message was edited by Dana Duplan on 28 October 2005 at 12:08 PM.] |
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Greg Sullivan
From:
Poughqaug New York
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 10:41 am
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Dana Duplan Jody is no longer a member of the forum.he quit a little while ago this morning.there was a nasty confrontaion on the music thread i hate to see this happen.
jody does know his fender history and is my friend.
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 11:10 am
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Sorry to hear that. Jody has been a great online friend to me too. I always look forward to his comments, and enjoy his sense of humor!
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 12:55 pm
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Tom,
I have a quad that is a twin to the one you have. This is an early quad with the lollypop tuners, the chrome covered pickups and no blend control. This guitar does not require a brain surgeon to rewire. Even a left-handed Norwegian like myself has done it. I'll bet you a Minnesota taco that it left Leo Fender's place with a volume and tone control on it! Jody, where are you?
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Tom Bradshaw
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 3:21 pm
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Erv: I sent Jody pictures of the guitar several days before I got my web site up. He didn't say a thing about the guitar being unusual by not having a volume and tone control. I then asked him how many of these quads were made with the natural ash finished. He answered me and said about 100. I sent an email to a fellow who was wanting to know what Jody had to say about the number made (natural finish). The friend responded, saying that he thought that there were only about 100 made of ALL the quads, not just the natural ash-wood ones! So, I'm in the dark.
In his last email today from Jody, he said he was tired and had to take a nap. We may have to wait another day to get some clarification. ...Tom |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 28 Oct 2005 5:12 pm
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| he said he was tired and had to take a nap |
That's incorrect. He was wired and had to take a .... oh never mind  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2005 6:50 am
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Tom,
Yes, I hope we get to hear the "rest of the story" from Jody. I sure hope we don't lose him on the Forum here. The man is a wealth of knowledge. I got an e-mail from him and he souded kind of disgusted and sad.
Erv
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