I used the "Speedking Tonemaster" pots made by Glendale Guitars. With solid metal shaft (no split shafts, which would be for Strat type plastic knobs). Does that wiring make sense? Where should the wire that comes from the bridge go to?īoth are 250k, audio taper/logarithmic. I need your input here! Below is what I have reconstructed from photos of vintage Fender Champion Lap Steel guitars. Glendale Guitars and Crazy Parts offer those kind of caps (the same as used in early 1950s Telecasters). 05 MFD paper in oil tone capacitor would be historically correct. "Boutique" pots are available from Glendale Guitars or Crazy Parts.Ī. Available from most guitar stores.Ĭloth-covered push-back wires unshielded (black for ground, white or yellow for hot wires).īoth are 250k, audio taper/logarithmic. The Switchcraft output mono jack is just like the original. The pickup in the Fender Champion Lap Steel is mounted on two springs that allow for an adjustment in height.Ĭhrome Telecaster Dome Knobs (available from most guitar stores). Seymour Duncan makes exact replicas of the original pickups: Antiquity for 1950 Fender® Lap Steel / 11034-45. If the tuning machine is still intact and you only need to replace the buttons, they are available from StewMac (vintage type, the white ones are correct). It is the KLUSON® 3 PLATE PLASTIC BUTTON NICKEL Item # WD90NPP. The original tuning machine is still being produced by Kluson. It's a shame that people still plunder these guitars for parts, because they sound fantastic and they have become quite rare themselves (in original working condition). I am now in the process of restoring the guitar to its original state, trying to be technically and cosmetically as correct as possible. Pickup, knobs, jack and wiring harness are missing. Tuner buttons have disintegrated (as usual with those guitars), tuning machine parts are bent and loose. The body, wiring cover, logo plate, "fretboard", string ferrules and jack cup are in very good condition. I recently bought an early 1950s Fender Champion Lap Steel that had been plundered for parts. Hi, everyone! Just signed up to share some information about my Fender Champion Lap Steel restoration project.
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