- #Photo of vintage slide bar for fender champion lap steel serial numbers#
- #Photo of vintage slide bar for fender champion lap steel serial number#
So even if the instrument does have a serial number it's no surefire way of dating it.
#Photo of vintage slide bar for fender champion lap steel serial numbers#
Unfortunately there is no real documentation of Champion serial numbers (or the lack thereof). Maybe your Champion started out as a demonstration model made for trade fairs or sales personnel? Some say the rare blue Champions were made for presentation purposes, but the blue Champions I have seen did have serial numbers! Confusing. But apparently some left the Fullerton factory without getting stamped with one.
So even the very early Champions do have a serial number. Smith talks about and plays his "1948" Champion and mentions its serial number ("22"!). In the Fender video about his signature Telecaster G.E. I have never heard of a Champion that did not have a serial number. Impressive find! The lack of a serial number is a mystery. The guitar has great sound through my '64 Princeton! same case as yours, with blue plush interior the body wood appears to be pine is this typical for an early Champion? pickup appears to be original I have not desoldered the leads to measure resistance it works fine, however. yellow MOTS, blue felt on rear both in great condition milled jack cup, correct "Broadcaster" control knobs no masking tape label in the control rout tuner buttons are near perfect pretty sure they are replacements original Kluson single line tuners, "pat appld", correct for late 40's Fender pot codes are both "304930" (Stackpole, 30th week of 1949) I'm guessing late '49, early '50 but there are no date markings anywhere, and no serial number on the bridge plate. It is in remarkable condition, and appears to be all original with the exception of a modern capacitor and replacement tuner buttons. Has MusicRadar got the key players covered? If we've missed your favourites, say who (and why!) in the comments box below.Would love to get some expert comments on the Champion Lap Steel I picked up this past week. Read 35 Fender Stratocaster stars part 1 here. Just listen to Shine On You Crazy Diamond or Comfortably Numb. Some Strat aficionados will happily pore over the details, most are happy with the sound Gilmour gets out of his Stratocasters. The story of that white guitar (not the first Strat produced, but a ’54 for the most part) is a case of guitarcheology in itself.
Gilmour’s black Strat has appeared on all key Floyd outings from Meddle to Live 8, yet he owns an even more-mythical model – the Fender Stratocaster with a neck-stamp of #0001. Has any other single Strat been deemed worthy of a whole book? The black Fender Stratocaster belonging to Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has become one of the most discussed in guitar nerd-dom. (Image credit: Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis) David Gilmour Next page: David Gilmour Prev of 18 Next Prev of 18 Next Not bronzed is the new model he’s playing in the above photo with another EC. In truth, he simply moved the middle pickup to the bridge. Much speculation exists that Robertson installed a humbucker in his Strat. Here he is with his 1958 sunburst Strat (which he later had 'bronzed') going toe-to-toe with Eric Clapton. Ironically, many fans came to know Robertson as he and The Band were packing it in. He played lead guitar for Ronnie Hawkins at the age of 16 and, as a member of the Hawks, backed up Bob Dylan on his famed 1966 European tour.Īlthough he also uses Les Pauls and Telecasters, Robertson’s best guitar bits with The Band - gritty, sinewy rock-country licks stealthily snuck between organ and piano breaks - were played on Stratocasters. Robbie Robertson got the kind of rock ‘n’ roll education they don’t teach at GIT. (Image credit: Mike Segar/Reuters/Corbis) Robbie Robertson
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