

- 1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL HOW TO
- 1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL SERIAL NUMBER
- 1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL CODE
1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL HOW TO
This guitar, case, Nick Manoloff slide bars and1953 How to Play Book were purchased in 1953, played once, and stored under the mother-in-laws bed ever since. The original first version of the classic tweed HSC is endearingly cheaply made, a reminder of how little the Fender company started out with. This is the finest, all original Fender Champion you will find. The (non-safety-slot) Kluson Deluxe tuners are newer.everything else is as it left Fullerton in 1950. The early Broadcaster-era pickup was just perfectly rewound by coil-and-wire guru Tom Brantley and sounds transcendent. Overall very fine original condition overall, with some light general wear. (3.5 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. (19 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/8 in. A very cool steel guitar, a fine-sounding player, and a genuine early 1950s Fender Broadcaster-era instrument at a relatively reasonable price! Over the years many Champs have sacrificed their pickups to provide the engine for vintage Telecaster recreations - this one has avoided that fate. The headstock has metal facing with integral nut stamped with lighting bolt logo and "Fender Electric Instrument Co. The metal fingerboard plate pinned to the body has black paint screening to outline fret positions. The pots have solder on the date codes and cant be dated, the masking tape in the cavity is also tough to decipher.
1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL SERIAL NUMBER
Serial number 9170 It is 100 original and functional in every way. This is an early 50s Fender Champion Lap Steel.
1950 FENDER CHAMPION LAP STEEL CODE
The very low serial number "1307" is stamped on the bridgeplate where the strings anchor through the body the pots are original with the visible date code indicating manufacture during the 21st week of 1950. Early 1950s Fender Champion Champ Lap Steel with Tweed Case 100 Original Birmingham, Alabama, 352, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The flashy plastic-covered symmetrical two-bout body has a chrome bridge and cover plate with dome-top knurled knobs. Although designed as a student instrument, the Champion Steel was - and remains - a great-sounding guitar fully suited to professional use then or now. Featuring an aged yellow body, geometric fretboard markers, and chrome hardware, its easy to set down and get right into it. Built in 1954, some wear is expected, though its primarily on the back - and none of it affects its killer playability. The lap steel is in very condition but unfortunately over time the tuning machine buttons cracked, and they will need to be replaced.Includes: Original Hardshell Case This fun and affordable vintage guitar is a 1950s Fender Champion model lap steel guitar with a vintage single-coil pickup and volume and tone controls. This 1950 Champion is a very early example of Fender's "bread and butter" lap steel guitar from the 1950s. This used Fender Champion is a nice, vintage lap steel electric guitar in Very Good condition overall. Measurements: - Condition: - Dealer Info. Various / Miscellaneous / Lap Steel Guitar 1949 Champion by Leo Fender for Fender, 1940s.

Fender Champion Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar (1950), made in Fullerton, California, serial # 1307, yellow pearloid finish, hardwood body, original tweed hard shell case. Lap Steel Guitar 1949 Champion by Leo Fender for Fender, 1940s.
