Check out my "Supro" score (also, info needed)

[Jerry Hayes]

An old fellow who comes to one of my weekly gigs told me he had a lapsteel I could have for $50 if I wanted it so I asked him to bring it to the next gig and he did last night! I thought that just about any lapsteel should be worth $50. Turns out it's a Supro single neck eight stringer! The thing is in almost mint condition without any big dings or scratches on it at all. All of the electronics work flawlessly with no noise.


What's nice too is between the volume and tone control there's a slide switch which bypasses the tone control. I think I'm going to put an E6th tuning of sorts on it as that'll be best for what I want to do with it on the gig. It'll be (high to low) E B G# E C# B G# E. I can retune the 5th string between C# and D as needed.

I was wondering if anyone had any info on these guitars and how old it might be and what it might be worth. The serial number is T85024. Here's some shots of it...........JH in Va.

[Les Green]

For $50 I'd latch onto that baby in a hurry. I started out on a Supro some 50+ years ago. Don't remember much about it tho'.

[Chris Battis]

Jerry--Nice find! You've got a 1962 "Console Eight" model. What's it worth?...quite a bit more than $50.

Chris

[Bill Creller]

I saw one like that around 5 years ago, and it had legs also.

[Michael Winslow]

SCORE!!! Great deal and lucky you!

[Jerry Hayes]

Bill, mine has the three screw in places on the bottom for legs but.......no legs!.....JH in Va.

[Joseph Barcus]

whenever they play the next David Church show on RFD Midwest Country. I will be playing one just like it it will be on one of the shows in November oh the tone of the supro are second to none.