Posted by doug darby on February 09, 2005 at 16:39:55:
In Reply to: Re: Fender 400, 8 string, 3 and 1/2 pedal !! posted by Adrian Dooley on September 20, 2004 at 02:48:52:
:The Fender 400 PSG was available with up to either 8 or 10 pedals I,m not sure of the exact number, although most of them were sold with just 4. Back in the late 50s the E9th tuning was just coming into its own and most of the players I knew were stll using a C6th or A6th tuning. The sound of these old Fenders is fantastic, especially when played through a Twin Reverb.
However, if you want to seriously learn to play a PSG, I would highly recommend buying a newer model as they are better built and the changer mechanism is light years ahead ogf the old Fenders.
Carter Steel Guitars down near Dallas TX manufactures a great student instrument with 3 pedals and 4 knee levers. Go look at musicians friend website, they sell them for around $799 complete with picks, volume pedal, tone bar etc. And they sound good.