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I'll take a Lap Steel over a laptop computer any day!
This is a 1948 Gibson BR9 I got off Craigslist a couple years ago. Love it. About 30 years I had to sell my 1955 BR9 during lean times. This '48 is a dead ringer to the '55, although I suspect the pickup is a bit different somehow - although its tough to do an A/B test with 30 years between hearing A and B.
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Lovely!
You've probably seen my '45 Supro 1400, but if you haven't... That's a gutsy pickup. Bob
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Both of those are very cool. Sweet!
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I play lap steel, too. I have a '47 National New Yorker that I keep in E for blues and rock stuff.
For more acoustic things, I have a '60's Harmony Sovereign acoustic that needed a neck set so I put an extension nut on and added a soundhole pickup. I keep it in D and love it. I can get lost in that guitar for hours. It's great for thouse haunting moutain ballads. Recently I picked up a '54 National D-8 console steel that needs some restoration. It'll be E7 on the front neck and C6 on the back. I've got a lot to learn on it, but looking forward to getting it playable. |
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I love 'em,
1942 Supro Diana, 1945-46 Rickenbacker B7 Panda. They do whine...
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I've always wanted one of those. Does yours have the 1.5" magnet pickup?
Bob
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That would be pre WW II.
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I'm a little confused with the transition times. I've seen bodies with pre-war logos that are dated as 1947 and beyond and wide-magnet models with the hinged peg head cover so I'm sooooo confused.
Bob
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Vintage laps are great, but don't overlook the joy of playing yer own!
http://www.bluestemstrings.com/pageLap.html |
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I've been thinking about picking up one of these but know zero about them.
Anyone know a good place to educate myself?
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