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by Eric Guthrie
11 Jun 2015 4:44 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: volu-tone 8-string lap steel questions
Replies: 10
Views: 5683

Thanks, Peter!

Peter, Wow, thanks for the great info! Given what has been written so far I'm going to pass on the complete restoration and use a regular magnetic pickup. I just found an 8 string single coil from the '60's on Reverb for about $40. I'll try that out and post what the finished product looks like. Tha...
by Eric Guthrie
7 Jun 2015 12:26 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: volu-tone 8-string lap steel questions
Replies: 10
Views: 5683

Thanks, Ray!

Do you have a volt-tone lap steel and amp or just the amp?
by Eric Guthrie
3 Jun 2015 8:48 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: volu-tone 8-string lap steel questions
Replies: 10
Views: 5683

volu-tone 8-string lap steel questions

I found this at a local music shop and picked it up thinking to restore it and not really knowing what I had. I'm not a steel player, yet, but want to learn so I thought this would be a fun project. I've done some research and found that this is an interesting instrument. I found a couple of discuss...