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Topic: just my opinion: Fender cable models |
Jay Yuskaitis
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2005 6:59 am |
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from an earier post:
Hi folks,
I really enjoy topics regarding the Fender cable model steels. I've owned 4 of them in the past 35 years, 2 long scales, 2 short scales. The 1000 model I now have (for the last 17 years), was built in January, 1964 and has a 23 inch scale, thus little or no string breakage. In my opinion, this is the sweetest, user friendly, foolproof and dependable pedal steel of the era. I know only 8 strings per neck limits the capabilities of many players, but speaking for myself, I haven't come close to mastering 6 strings. I also use the same tunings on my straight steels as well.
Jay Y.
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2005 7:10 am
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I'm with you.
The string spacing of the 8-string steels also makes them much easier to play IMO. And if you want to change copedents (while here are some limitations due to the single raise/single lower, which can be overcome) it takes literally minnutes to loosen turnbuckles, take hooks off the changer, re-hook them to the desired spot, tighten the turnbuckles and tune the changes. Want to add knee levers? Bolt them on, run cables and hooks to the changer and you're done.
And, of course, there's the last but most important thing - the tone. Both the early and later models have tone that is unmatched by any of today's steels. Other steels seem to kind of blur tonally, but a Fender has a unique tone. The only thing close I've heard is a Carter Bob Carlucci has with a custom wound, lower-impedance pickup.
For modern Nashville-country they are probably not the thing. But for rock, blues or classic country (plus country-rock of the late 60's and 70's) they might just be better. |
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John Poston
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Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2005 9:59 am
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I don't really recommend the old Fenders to new players unless they are very unconventional, but I love my Fender 400. You shouldn't say too many nice things about them or you'll start driving the prices up 
I'd be interested in how some people have overcome the single raise limitation because I really really miss raising 4th string A to Bb in C6 tuning. I never got too good at pulling behind the bar.
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Nov 2005 10:46 pm
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John;
Since you already Raise the (A) to (B) on a pedal, all you have to do is run your new cable with one loop on the 4th string Raise and the other loop on the 4th str Lower and set that screw to bring it back down 1/2-tone. That way you’re Raising & Lowering at the same time! ‘UP’-(1-tone) and ‘Down’-(-1/2-tone)!
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“Big John” Bechtel
Coming Soon: New Burgundy D–10 Derby (w/6 &  ,
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence.
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