Lap Steel Test Bed

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Elwood
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Lap Steel Test Bed

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It sounds real nice , even without proper nut slots or intonated saddles.
( Brass bridge,rosewood nut,marble bases on old pool table mahogany = TONE :D )

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I'll post updates as it evolves . I have a couple (old) 8 string pups for it.
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Re: Lap Steel Test Bed

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That's cool. What scale length are you using?

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Re: Lap Steel Test Bed

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guitar_ed wrote:That's cool. What scale length are you using?

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It's at 28" now, I can squeeze it to 25" ( since nothing is nailed down ).