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Fender Lap steel ?
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 5:06 am
by Frode Bjoernstad
Does any of you guys provide some info about this Fender Lap steel? The logo seems to be non-original, but the guitar seems according to owner to be sturdy and well built like a Fender. Any Ideas?
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 6:00 am
by Gary Lynch
GUYATONE ( NOT FENDER ) STEEL GUITAR
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 6:06 am
by Erv Niehaus
You can see on the front of the guitar where the original logo was located.
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 7:20 am
by Max Laine
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 7:26 am
by basilh
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 10:11 am
by Alan Brookes
Someone is either trying to commit a fraud, or they want the audience or other players to believe that they are playing a Fender. In either case they haven't done a very convincing job of it if you can see the marks from the Guyatone label.
A frequent deception is to put a Fender logo on a Squier Stratocaster of Telecaster. That's usually because the player doesn't want to admit that he can't afford the real thing. But at least Squiers
are made by Fender.
Posted: 22 Apr 2007 2:31 pm
by David Slack
Definitely not a Fender but not necessarily a Guyatone either. These were made in Japan under a few other names (Bruno for one). Hard to tell without the logo. Never usually see the single neck version. Where did you find this one?
Posted: 23 Apr 2007 9:54 am
by Nic du Toit
This one belongs to my friend Peter den Hartogh.
Unfortunately I know nothing about this guitar, but Peter asked me to put these pics on the forum for comparison.
With "Spaghetti" Logo.
Posted: 23 Apr 2007 5:20 pm
by Alan Brookes
Other than the finish, the instrument looks identical, but the Goya label is smaller. Looking at the original, the mark on the woodwork is exactly the size and shape of a Guyatone logo. I still think it's a Guyatone.