Fender Quad on Ebay

Rainer Hackstaette · Post by **Rainer Hackstaette** » 23 Aug 2003 3:59 am

There is a Fender quad PSG on Ebay that looks like nothing I have ever seen:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2553200635&category=33039

What do you think - is it a home-made contraption or indeed a prototype?

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Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 23 Aug 2003 4:15 am

Never see anything just like that!
Bet Jody Carver would know.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 23 Aug 2003 4:37 am

Jody's reply is here: http://www.steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/004597.html

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Steel what?

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 23 Aug 2003 9:08 am

In the other topic, Jody Carver says: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I have never seen anything like this before.
I would have had some info on anything like this if and when it was a fact.
Leo Fender and Don Randall always asked my opinion on anything pertaining to steel guitar and this is news to me.

Whoever did this guitar,had the use of a fine
machine shop and a lot of imagination. It's
a fine attempt at maybe what should have been could have been,but never was.

It looks authentic, but I can assure you it
never happened.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>It would be interesting to know who did it. Maybe someone here on the Forum will fess up!

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Chance Wilson · Post by **Chance Wilson** » 24 Aug 2003 7:52 am

Fender did'nt use phillips head screws or dot fretboards in the 40s. I've never seen an oak Fender either. I can't imagine those cheap legs would have ever gone on a guitar of this weight & luxury. Just my 2 cents.

Rainer Hackstaette · Post by **Rainer Hackstaette** » 24 Aug 2003 8:52 am

I took acloser look at the changer mechanism. As near as I can make it out the strings go through the holes in the changer fingers near the changer axle/nut in a string-through-body design. The row of alternating screws near the end of the fingers seem to be tuning screws that determine the amount of leverage when a finger is pulled (stop screws). If the fingers are exactly as long as the cutout in the metal plate then it seems to me that the changer can only raise a string once - single raise/no lower. If the fingers are longer than the cutout, it could be a pull/release changer, either raising or lowering a string. A raise would be tuned with the screw on the finger, its respective open note at the keyhead. For a lower the finger would have to be pulled to a "raised" position by a strong spring under the guitar (open note tuned at the finger) and then released by a pedal action to its lowered note, where the finger would stop under the metal plate (tuned at the peghead). I hope all this makes sense.

Either way, somebody put a lot of thought and work into this guitar. It seems to have generated quite some interest, too. Last time I looked there where 14 bids on it.

How about somebody on the forum pick it up and tell us how it works? The seller will only ship to the U.S., so that leaves me out.

Anybody else?

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Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 24 Aug 2003 11:01 am

This could actually be called the "dump truck" of steel guitars. It's all "function" with little thought put into "aesthetics". On second thought, I've seen some Peterbilts that look a little better.

I wonder if the designer had big four inch casters for the legs?

Rick [This message was edited by Rick Collins on 24 August 2003 at 04:36 PM.]

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 24 Aug 2003 10:09 pm

If Jody says it never happened, that's good enough for me.....one other minor aside however; don't believe it's oak just because the seller says it's oak. Oak and ash are often confused, they both look very similar. My dad (retired now) was a cabinetmaker all his life and I've found out most people barely know one wood from another, let alone two very similar types. We all know many Fenders were made of ash, could be the builder of this one thought it was oak and used it for his....or maybe it's ash....or whatever! Anyway, it's probably not a Fender.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 26 Aug 2003 4:48 am

the Quad sold for 760 $
is the buyer a Forum member ?