1956 Fender Champ Lap Steel Desert Sand Very, Very clean!
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Call 530-570-1525 or email sales@maharsvintageguitars.com to sell your vintage lap steel, guitar amp, guitar, bass, amplifier, etc - one piece or a collection! We are always ready to buy instruments, amps and effects from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Marshall, Vox and just about anything else related to musical instruments.
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This is a beautiful example of Fender's mid 50s lap steel, the Champ. Deemed a student model but outfitted with a pickup that has some great tone and desirability.
This steel is 100% original and very, very clean. The pots date to mid 1956. The case is a period correct "knuckle buster" tweed case, named as such as the middle latch is within the perimeter of the handle where you could scrape your knuckles on the latch hardware. Later cases have the latch repositioned. The case is also in super clean condition.
A perfect collection addition if you're looking for a steel that is just about as mint as you'll find.
Color: Desert Sand
Weight: 5lb 2.2oz
Body: Alder
Neck: Alder
Fretboard: Screened Metal
Inlays: Black Painted
Fret count: 29
Nut material: Nickel
Nut width: 2 5/8"
Scale: 22.5"
Radius: Flat
Neck thickness at 1st fret: 1.41"
Neck thickness at 12th fret: 1.41"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 8mm
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 10mm
String gauge: .013 - .062
Hardware: Original
Pickup: Original Fender Single Coil, 5.98k Output
Tuners: Original
Pots: Original Stackpole 250K
Case: OHSC Tweed
Notes:
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