Fender 400 Double Raise, Double Lower

[Lee Rider]

Gene Parsons has a client that wanted a specific copedent on a mid-60's Fender 400. He devised a way to get 2 raises and 2 lowers, both tunable, on a guitar that only had one each available. This guitar will be a 3 x 5 when completed. Will post the copedent later:

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[basilh]

WOW, never ever been done before !! Think of the possibilities on a Fender 1000, limitless.

[Lee Rider]

Hence this: viewtopic.php?t=412082

[Daniel Stein]

WOW, never ever been done before !! Think of the possibilities on a Fender 1000, limitless.

Pretty wild I’d say! I’m all for it !!

[Bob Carlucci]

Gorgeous work no doubt about it.. However, guys have been doing double raise/lower for decades on Fender cable guitars using the old Sho bud barrel set up or similar, so its not really a "never been done" scenario.. Years ago on those setups, one change was tuned at the endplate and one under the guitar.. I imagine you could even add a third raise or lower using the barrel [or similar] method///bob

[Lee Rider]

Gorgeous work no doubt about it.. However, guys have been doing double raise/lower for decades on Fender cable guitars using the old Sho bud barrel set up or similar, so its not really a "never been done" scenario.. Years ago on those setups, one change was tuned at the endplate and one under the guitar.. I imagine you could even add a third raise or lower using the barrel [or similar] method///bob

Difference here is Gene invented and built a mechanism to do this, he didn't just adapt another existing system to install. Same way to tune, one on the endplate and the other under the guitar.

[George Madrid]

wow this looks amazing!