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Topic: Lollar pick ups |
Ben Hoare
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NSW Australia
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 5:29 am |
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Hi all my pop recently passed away and was in the process of building an EH 150 copy lap steel.Being a steel player I inherited his parts.He had an alnico pick up made by Lollar.Knowing my pop always liked quality, Id think they're likely to be good quality but know little of them other than the info on their site.Does anyone have experience with these pick ups and can comment on their sound.Thanks Ben
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Jan Dunn
From:
Union, NJ USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 5:54 am Lollar in a Georgeboard
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| I have a Lollar Gibson Console pickup in my Georgeboard and find it far mellower and less brittle than the Lindy that came in it. I'm sure his other pickups are of equally high quality in construction and sound. |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 6:13 am
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Lollar pickups are well thought of in the guitar community. I have a set in a Tele and they very articulate but still powerful. I think Jason Lollar (the owner) is an avid lap steel player.
http://www.lollarguitars.com/ |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 6:14 am
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Jason Lollar is the "Top Gun" ... when it comes to pickups !!!
Anything that comes out of his shop ... is extremely high quality !!! |
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 7:12 am
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| My Harmos Lap Steel has the Lollar Chicago pup in it & it is one of the best sounding steels that I have ever owned.......He knows his stuff...I think he pays attention to tone, not just higher gain like some other pup builders....Terry V. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 8:59 am
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| I've used around twenty of his pickups, and many were made to my specs. I wouldn't use any other makes myself , except for a few DiMarzio 7 string types. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 11:44 am
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Ben, sorry to hear you've lost your father, that's a pain that never goes away.
But, he obviously had good taste in steels and equipment.
I'll assume you plan on finishing his work on the 150 copy, and would sure like to see it posted when it's playable. |
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Ben Hoare
From:
NSW Australia
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 3:23 pm
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Hi all thanks for the advice sure sounds like a lot of love for the pick ups
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Ben, sorry to hear you've lost your father, that's a pain that never goes away.
But, he obviously had good taste in steels and equipment.
I'll assume you plan on finishing his work on the 150 copy, and would sure like to see it posted when it's playable. |
Thanks Ron,actually where Im from "pop" is actually a term for grandfather which was still sad as he was the the man who convinced me to play steel which is now my passion and the only person in my family who knew who Don Helms or Sol Hoopi or Greg Leisz was and a good influence and friend.He convinced me to buy my first steel.As to finishing the 150,schools out on that ,Id like to but am not much of a wood worker and I think I might be out of my depth.Many of the tools he accumulated may have already been dispersed among my uncles as well but well see I wouldn't mind giving it a go,I wouldn't want to make a mess of it though
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Gary Stevenson
From:
Northern New York,USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 6:22 pm Finishing the build
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| I am sure if your were to ask around, they might be somebody here on the Forum, who would be willing to complete the project. Not sure what it would cost, but its worth looking into.Shipping might be a cost factor. What is left to do to get it to playing condition? |
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Ben Hoare
From:
NSW Australia
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 6:43 pm Re: Finishing the build
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| Gary Stevenson wrote: |
| I am sure if your were to ask around, they might be somebody here on the Forum, who would be willing to complete the project. Not sure what it would cost, but its worth looking into.Shipping might be a cost factor. What is left to do to get it to playing condition? |
Pretty much all the actual woodwork.All of the design diagrams were drawn up and parts were purchased but no actual work in a structural sense was done before pop passed
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 7:04 pm
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Ben, if you posted those layouts, I'll bet someone would tackle the job for you, or at the least you'll have passed on your pop's goals to a number of folks.
Thus his legacy would have another way to live on. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2008 8:19 pm
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Jason built a replacement pickup for my 1954 Fender Champion.
I told him I wanted a fatter tone than the usual Fender treble twang and he delivered! I have the tone I want AND the twang.
The pickup is a direct replacement - no modifications were needed to the guitar. BTW - my buddy Bill Creller did the installation.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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