Build Your Own Lap Steel Guitar!
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So I got my lap steel painted up, ready to go, install the humbucker and it doesn't buck.. it humsI had the issue in my CBG with a single coil and attaching foil to ground all internals solved it.How…Continue
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I am building a simple lap steel. I would like to buy a pickup ( 6 string) that is already to go ( dont want to build it) Any suggestions on where to go to find one. My strings spacing on my bridge…Continue
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Hey I got a lap steel kit from CB Gitty and am about to drill the holes below the bridge for the string feed.Has anyone here put them together using the plans that come with the kit?If so, should the…Continue
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New guy in town. Aussie fiddler looking for somehing new.
Have started a build. Have worked with wood and am a fair violin luthier
Should be fun
Happy to be on board.
Ok Nice Looking Pup!! I just uploaded a couple of my Lap Steels over at the Lap steel group!! Check em out!! RL
Yes, the bridge pup is from Ted Crocker. Since taking that photo, I had Ted make a matching humbucker to replace the zebra h-bucker at the neck position.
Those look Great!! Curious?'' the one pic in the middle ...is the back pickup homemade!!
Very nice Scott!
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