strat0124 Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 http://www.hipshotproducts.com/images/tmb4dave.jpg You lap steel pickers out there might appreciate this innovation from Hipshot. The Trilogy allows an incredible amount of tunings both before, after, and during performance. A Richmond based band has a guitarist/lap steeler whose lap steel is set up with this. All I can say, is "I GOTTA HAVE ONE OF THESE". Definitely a must have for the serious steel player. I've got their b-bender, and if its quality are any indication, the thing is indestructable. Anyone use this thing? Inquiring minds want to know! Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Dan Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 I don't know about lap players, but last time I saw Sonny Landreth he used one on his Strat "music heals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Is that a Dime-bucker on there?!? The trilogy bridge is pretty nice, but I've never tried one. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeVW Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Had one on my Tele for a couple of years, took it off and went back to retuning the old fashioned way. What was the problem, you ask? Because I use a relatively heavy set of strings (.011-.052), the amount of 'cabinet drop' when, for example, dropping the low E to C, threw everything out sufficiently that I had to touch up the tuning with the keys anyway. This, bear in mind, was with a good slick graphite nut and locking Sperzels. Since I could never get it set up to just flip and go, I just said the heck with it. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Didn't know those were still available. I read a review once where they said it would work better on a guitar with a graphite neck as the different tensions would throw off the tuning when you flipped the levers - just as GeorgeGW mentioned. Looks like lapsteel is a good application for it. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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