Guitar Geezer Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Lap Steel $60 Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar55 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 These have been quite popular around here. I bought one. Artisan Lap Steel thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Missed that one...too busy out in the fields then! Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I've got one, too, and I'll second the recommendation. They're great fun! "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 How does that pickup sound? have you used it in a high volume situation? Ive got an extra couple of Strat pickups ..wonder if that would help its sound. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I ave wondered what a Duncan Hot Rails or Little '59er would sound in one of those puppies...RAAAAAWK N' ROOOOLLLLL Yo' self to DEATH, Baby! Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruupi Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Hmm... I bet it would be pretty darn easy to design and build your own one of these. Since you don't really have to worry much about intonation, you could have some fun. My soundclick site: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=397188 My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gruupi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I made one several years ago out of a piece of 2x8 fir and a tele' pickup, see pic here: http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5319/lapsteelsmall7we.jpg My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Originally posted by Gruupi: Hmm... I bet it would be pretty darn easy to design and build your own one of these. Since you don't really have to worry much about intonation, you could have some fun. My lap steel: http://geocities.com/teleman28056/lap_steel.html I still haven't put a fret-board on it yet. 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...
Pappy P Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I love the sound of a pedal steel. Do any of you guys own or play one? www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 The pickup in the Artisan is fine. I won't replace mine. Yes, I've played it at high volume. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Originally posted by Blue Strat: My lap steel: http://geocities.com/teleman28056/lap_steel.html I still haven't put a fret-board on it yet. DO you know of anyone who makes fretboards for lapsteels to sell folks who wana "roll their own" lapsteel? I have just about everything I need to make one, but I'm a litle leary of trying to make a fret board for it. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlh Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Pappy Pappadopalus, I have a 12 string universal (U-12) pedal steel that I've been trying to learn, but it just kicks my ass. I love the sound and it is a trip to play, but difficult. Been working on it for a couple of years now. Stephen LeBlanc checks in sometimes and he can actually play pedal steel. His late father was one of the greats. I also play at lap steel. Rather than the dobro tunings I use a modified C6 - FGACEG low to high. I think I'm about to change to a more standard C6 CEGACE because I found THIS PAGE and it just makes so much sense. I've been thinking of getting one of the Artisans too because there are so many things to try in different tunings and they require different string gauges to sound right. Jamie But never fear, you're safe with me... Well maybe. - Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave251 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Mine is more of a "belly" steel....my spare tire keeps it in place.... http://www.electrocoustic.com/newimage/ebrocut.jpg Dave Wendler Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 For mine I used a tuner to find where the fret markers should be, marked them in pencil and then used a square and a permanent marker to draw them on. Not exactly rocket science but hey, I used it onstage for two years, just for five or six songs a night but it did the job and was a great conversation piece. I was given the pickup and had all the hardware already, the biggest outlay was the wood. Now I keep it in my teaching studio, where it's still a great conversation piece, most of the kids don't know what it is, so it's fun showing them how it works. Jim My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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