Fender White Steel

Fender White Steel
ManufacturerFender
Period1956–1981
Construction
Body typeSolid
Neck jointBolt-on
Scale24 or 22.5 in (610 or 572 mm)
Woods
BodyUsually Poplar
Alder
Ash
NeckMaple
FretboardUsually Rosewood
Maple
Hardware
BridgeFender "Dynamic" Vibrato
Pickup(s)2 proprietary single coils
Colors available
Daphne Blue, Dakota Red, Olympic White, Competition Red, Competition Blue, Competition Orange, Sunburst
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The White Steel was a steel guitar made by the Fender company. It was released as a student model in 1956 and was sold with the matching amplifier.[1]

  1. ^ Teagle, John; John Sprung (1995). Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7935-3733-4.
      "A new steel-guitar-and-amp set for students was marketed by Fender starting in '55 and ran a number of years, under the “White” name. ... Named in appreciation of plant manager Forrest White, these were probably made to get more inexpensive steels and amps into the market without offending authorized Fender dealers. (See page 185)"