The Steel Guitar Forum

Jason Lollar wrote:Long time no see- i havent posted here for years- hi Rick A!
These will be ready in about 4 or 5 weeks.

Just let me know when they're ready and I'll happily be your first buyer. woohoo!

Thanks everyone! I'll be checking in with Jason ASAP! Also, Denny... That page you linked is just great. I was trying to find a wiring diagram for these things (I'm a beginner steel player, long-time guitarist, otherwise) to verify the wiring was correct. You rock!!

Hi folks... I know that Rick Aiello creates some great new magnets for Supro lap pickups, but I think I have a problem with the entire assembly - basically, I get okay sound out of strings 4, 5 and 6, but almost no output from strings 1, 2 and 3. I've already purchased upgraded magnets from Rick and...

It's nice chatting with a true gentleman, basil.

OK Bruce, but you say likely reasoning, isn't the most direct route the most obvious ? So why was his reasoning obtuse ? I don't want to argue with ya, basil. Have you ever heard the saying "there's two sides to every story"? That's all I was pointing out - another explanation that needn'...

Bruce, I won't rise to the bait I'm not trying to bait you, basil. Seriously. I was just trying to point out the likely reasoning of Roman, nothing more. This thread had turned combative and I hate seeing that happen here. I was trying to defuse the situation, not throw more fuel on the fire. If my...

(and I thought that's where you got your picture from!) Roman, I've just proved beyond doubt where I saw and bought the ASSEMBLY from, and also the omission of the full description YOU found elsewhere. We should just leave it, EXCEPT I don't appreciate my word being doubted, It casts a slur upon my...

I was all set to put it on a lap steel, but in retrospect, with the downward pressure that has to be applied, unless you have a firm base the instrument could move. Alan, have you watched the videos where Martin Huch is playing a Strat as a lap steel - retrofitted with a raised nut and 3 Multibende...

Bill, the Stew Mac calculator is what I've been using. http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator/ Its very handy and user friendly. For me, I like to convert my scale length to millimeter and work off the metric, it just seems easier to read for me. Also, take all measurements from the nut. The fret to...

Wow, nice finish work on those top carved plates, Tom. Now that you mention it, I do have another question for you. Where do you purchase your tonewoods? I think I'm going to end up using www.rockler.com, but I'd be interested any other suggestions you may have.

Good Lord, Tom, that's some beautiful work. I especially love your most recent 'board there with the aluminum inlays. I'm just blown away by your handiwork. Amazing! And thanks a million for the tip on the engraving plates! That sounds like a easy way to go for a beginner to home-made stuff like me....

Chris, I'm definitely interested in your technique. Thanks for the offer!

Basil, Bruce's work is certainly beautiful, but a little too ornate for my needs. Thanks!!

Hi Bill, I'd definitely be interested in any black 22 1/2 inch scale fretboards you may have - that's the scale I want to build.

Does anyone know of a supplier/manufacturer of pre-made lap steel fretboards? I'm thinking about building my own 8-string steel and I know I've seen home-made guitars with interesting fretboards out there so it stands to reason there's a supplier. I've searched online, but apparently my Google-fu is...

For those that missed the Letterman spot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRuY49nXgA8

BTW, You sounded great at the Somerville Theater, John!

James, How do <i>you</i> use the Live? Do you have it in front of a tube amp or a solid state amp? Are you using it for regular guitar or lap/pedal? I've been considering getting rid of my Vetta II combo and getting a Live to put in front of a small tube amp that I fell in love with, but I'm worried...

Thanks, Eddie! Email sent!

I notice there are bunch of people from the New England area posting here and I'm looking for a teacher. I'm a total beginner on the steel and have logged only about 4 hours or so on my Supro since its arrival on Monday afternoon. My intonation and vibrato are horrendous and, while I realize I'm jus...

I’ll be on the Late Night with David Letterman this Wednesday June 27 with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals playing my Sho-Bud Pro l. I recently did a total rebuild of it with John Coop’s fantastic parts. There are still a few ergonomic adjustments I still need to make, but oh! What a difference! Thank...

Running that little amp through the house sound system will prolly negate all its high-priced "boutique sound" anyway. It sounds like you may not have a ton of engineering experience in live sound reinforcement, Dave. Even the most ham-handed tech can reproduce a the personality of an amp...

You may not even need it though, my red Supreme was nice and strong when I got it. I saw you playing it in your Supro Noodles video on YouTube. Sounded pretty raunchy! ;) Woops! I just went back and watched the video again and see that it was a brown MOTS Supreme in that video, not your new red one...

Jason, that's an absolutely gorgeous guitar. I just spent the better part of an hour drooling over all the models on your site. You really do some classy work, man. When my playing evolves enough to warrant a piece of craftsmanship like that, I'll be knocking on your door. ;) Good luck with the auct...

Nice! Do the magnets in these pickups lose their oomph over time or am I confusing these with the old Ricky horsehoes?

Bought it!

Thanks for the tip, Rick! Now the hard part: waiting...

Welcome to the forum Bruce! I made some video clips showing various techniques including blocking. You can see them at http://youtube.com/rickalexander47 Thank you!! I'll be eating these up over the weekend. Practice, practice, practice. ;) The Ricky bakelites are pretty cool lap steels. Supro Supr...