Is it a Fender delux 8

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Jul 2012 1:27 am

I have the chanch to buy this guitar, not sure what it's worth. the photo is a little blurred, any ideas. No legs but the sockets are there..

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 28 Jul 2012 7:33 am

It could be the clone from Japan.

William Lake · Post by **William Lake** » 28 Jul 2012 7:38 am

Hard to be sure with the blurry pix, but the badge looks like Fender and it looks like it has two pickups. My guess, and it's just a guess, is a stringmaster.

Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 28 Jul 2012 7:45 am

Shouldn't this be in Steel Without Pedals?

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Jul 2012 7:53 am

Ben yes , just noticed Thanks

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Jul 2012 7:58 am

Thanks Erv. I have seen the guitar up close and it has a lot of age to it, The guy who is selling has a house full of vintage lap steels and a Harlin 6 string multi kord stripped down but he has all the parts plus mandolins , a gibson kalamazoo , Levin , a Rickenbacker, also Gibson 225 in mint condition, a GUILD X-700 STUART also in mint condition. He does not play just a collector, every on has it's own case.
So I'm pretty sure he would not have a copy of a fender delux..

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Jul 2012 8:01 am

Did fender make a 8 string stringmaster. ?

Jack Aldrich · Post by **Jack Aldrich** » 28 Jul 2012 11:41 am

John Roche wrote:Did fender make a 8 string stringmaster. ?

Yep. The Deluxe 8 is actually a Stringmaster. Fender made double, triple and quadruple neck Stringmasters. btw, I have a short scale Deluxe and a bouble 8 Stringmaster. - Jack

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Jul 2012 11:50 am

Thanks Jack ,any idea what there worth.

Steve Green · Post by **Steve Green** » 28 Jul 2012 11:58 am

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.

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 29 Jul 2012 2:23 am

Thanks Steve , thats very helpfull. Any idea of price.

Jack Aldrich · Post by **Jack Aldrich** » 29 Jul 2012 11:34 am

John Roche wrote:Thanks Jack ,any idea what there worth.

I got mine for around $1000 ($750, I believe). I love it. - Jack

Steve Green · Post by **Steve Green** » 29 Jul 2012 12:09 pm

John Roche wrote:Thanks Steve , thats very helpfull. Any idea of price.

This 1955 model sold in May for $950 with legs.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... der+deluxe

This late 60's one looks near mint, & sold in March (with legs) for $1000.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... der+deluxe

And here's a walnut '65 w/ legs from November for $750
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... der+deluxe

Charlie Vegas · Post by **Charlie Vegas** » 30 Jul 2012 5:12 am

John Roche wrote:He does not play just a collector

There should be a law against that.

Carl Mesrobian · Post by **Carl Mesrobian** » 30 Jul 2012 1:01 pm

My late 60's S-8 was around $1000 with legs and original case. Play it all the time. Not sure about the drop in value without original leg sockets and legs. It might surprise you when you shop for them

Hal Braun · Post by **Hal Braun** » 31 Jul 2012 7:05 pm

I bought this one from Les..

And here's a walnut '65 w/ legs from November for $750
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... der+deluxe

It is a 1960 in wonderful shape, and I am lucky/happy to have it. Really great tone..

Doug Freeman · Post by **Doug Freeman** » 1 Aug 2012 2:39 pm

Some interesting stuff there. Is he selling all of it?

(Hal, you bought another R9!

)

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 1 Aug 2012 11:42 pm

Yes Doug they are. Remember they are in the UK.

Nate Hofer · Post by **Nate Hofer** » 2 Aug 2012 4:53 am

Not sure how it would be a knock off. It's a blurry photo but the name plate is right there. Yeah?

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 2 Aug 2012 6:47 am

I thought this posting was about a Fender Deluxe 8.
Why are we being shown all these other guitars that
have nothing to do with Fender, Deluxe 8s.
The collection should have been in a new post. ? ?

Wally

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 2 Aug 2012 8:21 am

Wally the photos were uploaded because someone thought the fender was a copy .I was showing that the owner only had the real deal in his collection. Maybe reading all the posts would have made it clear ..

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 2 Aug 2012 1:50 pm

OK. But I'm still wondering what rhythm guitars have anything to do with Fender Deluxe 8 or
anything to do with any steel guitars. Why are the 3-4 rhythm guitars shown? We can show off our guitars in a new posting

Wally

Stephen Baker · Post by **Stephen Baker** » 2 Aug 2012 3:48 pm

John, prices can be higher over here in the UK simply because there aren't as many here as there are in the US, plus if you buy say a £500 steel guitar from the states you also have the shipping and import duty to pay on top pushing up your £500 considerably thus making UK “value” higher. Even in your local music shop on a standard US built electric guitar your looking at a pound to the dollar on US prices and they are imported on mass. How much is he asking?
Wally, the other instruments where only shown to illustrate a point. The thread has stayed on track but for one poster who keeps going back to bringing up guitars.
Steve

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 3 Aug 2012 6:19 am

Duh! I guess I'm just a stupid Yankee but what exactly is the point of showing photographs of rhythm
guitars along with a discussion on the Fender Deluxe 8??
Wally Pfeifer

Hal Braun · Post by **Hal Braun** » 3 Aug 2012 5:21 pm

Doug Freeman wrote:Some interesting stuff there. Is he selling all of it?

(Hal, you bought another R9! )

Not to drive Wally further out on the ledge.. but yes I did, and I will post a pic in a new thread..

Here is the Deluxe 8