Brand new 6- string lap steel

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 9 Feb 2010 6:38 pm

This is my first lap steel that I am selling

This has a Ryan Rukavina bridge,Grover Mini-tuners,Lace Alumitone humbucker with a active tone pot.Its a six string set up for Open E tuning.I am asking $550.00 Shipping included for USA could ship to Canada but would need to check and see if shipping is considerable more. You can email me if there are any questions. Thank you Gary Oh yes I do not have Pay Pal set up so,I will accept Money Order checks, I will take $500.00 shipping included.I would like to sell this to a Forum member,This is not my first build just the first one I have offered for sale. Hope to drum up some interest

John D. Carter · Post by **John D. Carter** » 10 Feb 2010 4:23 pm

What type of pick-up is this? Can you post a sound clip? Thanks.

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 10 Feb 2010 5:09 pm

As I mentioned its a Lace Alumitone humbucker style P/u. I don't have the set up to post sound clips.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 10 Feb 2010 9:47 pm

You have some good parts on that Gary, I'll bet it sounds great! Those Rukavina bridges are very good and those Alumitones sound great in a steel.
Here is a YouTube of forum member James Kerr's with an Alumitone in his National reproduction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiu6Jpe3ILo

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 11 Feb 2010 7:15 pm

Yes Tom those Alumitones do sound great.My main lap steel that I use has one also.I all most hate to part with one of those pickups,but if you don't put good parts on your builds, you are not going to get a rep for building quality steels.Ryan's bridges are great.The active tone pot also helps produce great tone.This has good tone and would make someone happy!

So I am hoping I can sell this one and get started building to sell as I am retiring this year.35 long years in the building trades.

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 12 Feb 2010 6:36 pm

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 14 Feb 2010 7:11 pm

bumb up

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 19 Feb 2010 8:11 pm

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 5 Jan 2011 7:42 pm

I am showing the lap steel again in hopes of generating some interest.

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 6 Jan 2011 8:25 pm

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 7 Jan 2011 4:59 pm

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 8 Jan 2011 5:40 pm

bump Is there a reason I am not getting any interest?

J. Wilson · Post by **J. Wilson** » 12 Jan 2011 1:58 pm

Gary Stevenson wrote:bump Is there a reason I am not getting any interest?

It's a cool looking build. I like it, except for maybe the thorny parts -- but that is purely subjective. I think it looks really nice. The reason it is not moving is cuz it's custom and most of us are after collectables or top of the line boutique builds.

You might get more interest if you supply a sound sample with both the clean sound and the slightly distorted sound to show any versatility it might have. This doesn't have to be fancy. Borrow a good quality digital camera and record yourself playing it for a while. Post the best parts on YouTube and give us the link. Add some updated pics and comment again on the materials and re-issue the post. You'll probably get some bites.

Offering to pay shipping costs never hurts but that's all up to you.