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Topic: Is it a Fender delux 8 |
Russ Swanson
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2024 7:19 am |
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Except for 1956 when a single was included in the stringmaster class. In 57 it was relabeled a deluxe.
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| John Roche wrote: |
| Did fender make a 8 string stringmaster. ? |
Actually, Fender never called the single-neck guitars "Stringmasters". According to this Fender catalog page posted previously by Michael Lee Allen, it was a deluxe single neck Fender steel guitar with "many Stringmaster features".
You could have a Stringmaster with your choice of two or three (and for some years, four) 8-string necks.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Feb 2024 10:13 am
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| Personally, I wouldn’t have done anything to that guitar. It’s in great shape for something over 50 years old. |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2024 9:32 am
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| Thanks for posting that catalog page Russ. So, at least for that year, they called the single neck Deluxe 8 a String Master guitar. Interesting that they chose a picture of the discontinued 26" long scale as the two neck Stringmaster. Not unusual to see those kinds of inconsistencies in music catalogs. |
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2024 9:18 pm
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| Bill Sinclair wrote: |
| Thanks for posting that catalog page Russ. So, at least for that year, they called the single neck Deluxe 8 a String Master guitar. Interesting that they chose a picture of the discontinued 26" long scale as the two neck Stringmaster. Not unusual to see those kinds of inconsistencies in music catalogs. |
So now we can argue about the difference between String Master and Stringmaster!
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