The metal parts show little to no corrosion, and there isn’t much wear. It’s had some wiring repairs – the jack has been replaced and the pots may not be original. This particular Fender Champ Lap Steel is in very clean condition all round. The bottom has a green felt pad, and while it was available in a number of colours, this Desert Sand, or Fawn or Tan, was perhaps the most common. The fingerboard, such as it is, is a screened metal sheet with markings for 29 frets. Built with a lightly contoured Alder or Ash body, a single pickup mounted on a metal control / bridge plate and a fairly standard six-string tuning set at the head. 0 Comments To get the best possible experience, it is therefore important that you’ve done some research and decided on what kind of model you’re looking for. For example, it’s the amp Eric Clapton used for much of the Derek and the Dominos – Layla album.įender began producing lap steels around 1948, and in 1955 their Champion entry level model was replaced by the simpler Fender Champ lap steel. Fender Champion Lap Steel Serial Numbers. That amp itself went on to become very popular in some recording studios.
The Fender Champ Lap Steel was often sold as part of a starter set, with Fender’s smallest amplifier – the 5 watt Champ. For example, my 68 telecaster has pots dated 1966. This Fender Champ Lap Steel, built during 1959 at the Fender plant in Fullerton, California is in very nice, mostly original condition. Like Stephen said, Fender often bought huge supplies of pots and used them over the next couple of years.
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