Lap Steel Guitar Kits

[Jimmie Hudson]

Hudson Steel Guitars is now offering Lap Steel Guitar Kits.
I have a Champ Style Kit in Right handed or Left Handed
And a String Master style single neck only Kit.

See my webpage for more info and to order one today.
hudsonsteelguitars.com

[Doug Danielson]

Jimmie very nice kits heading to your site.
New member here and new to Lap Steel.

Thanks D

[Steven Pearce]

Just received my Champ kit. Great work on the body and the
parts are quality. I’m also posting a picture of the case
that it was sent in. Thank you Mr. Hudson for taking such
good care to make sure it made it without damage!


Thanks again for making my ‘Stay at home’ more enjoyable...
Steve Pearce
Port Orchard.

[Ian Rae]

I have no interest in these things at all, but they look like an ideal project right now!

Strikes me if you're the kind who likes putting finishes on things, you can spend as much time as you like creating a custom look.

[Jimmie Hudson]

Just received my Champ kit. Great work on the body and the
parts are quality. I’m also posting a picture of the case
that it was sent in. Thank you Mr. Hudson for taking such
good care to make sure it made it without damage!


Thanks again for making my ‘Stay at home’ more enjoyable...
Steve Pearce
Port Orchard.

Glad you are happy. Enjoy the time you take to build it and finish the body the way you want it. Stay Home and Stay Safe.

[Jim Fogle]

Hey Steven,

Thanks for posting a photo of the shipping container.

If you don't mind it would be great if you could take some more photos of the open container, parts laid out, while finishing the body, during assembly and the final product.

It looks like a fun project. It would be nice to share the fun and excitement with us!

Here is a link to the kits for those who might have missed the link above: https://hudsonsteelguitars.com/t/in-sto ... ship-items

[Jimmie Hudson]

More in stock now. Had time to do some cnc work and have 14 in stock.

[Charlie McDonald]

I look forward to the day when you'll be putting out a Hudson-quality pedal steel kit.
Just kidding Jimmie. Looks very nice.

[Steven Pearce]

Hey Jim,
Just getting past a wrist injury...put me back
awhile on the assembly, but I will take photos
of the build as I go.
Steve

[Morgan Scoggins]

I just received my Singmaster kit today. I placed the order on Sunday, It shipped on Monday and arrived on Wednesday. You can't expect better service than that.
I have neighbor who lives across the street from me. His
name is Tommy Thompson and he plays and sings and also does guitar repairs and is quite good at it. He will be doing the assembly for me.
I am looking forward to getting a nice 8 string in just a few short days, I will post some pictures when it is done.

[Godfrey Arthur]

I like that it's Fender shaped and made of poplar. The pickups are home made. Usually the original versions of this guitar have the pickups missing gone to Broadcaster wannabes.

[Morgan Scoggins]

I just got my new lap steel delivered by Tommy Thompson. He does guitar repair and plays too.
It looks and plays great! he converted the wooden case it was shipped in, to a nice case for the guitar .

[Morgan Scoggins]

I have now had this instrument for about a week and I can say that it's the best thing I could have done to help me get better at my playing. I simply can't put it down!
It plays great and sounds wonderful.
Mr Hudson did a nice job getting the parts I needed and Tommy Thompson did a great job of putting it all together. He said he applied about twelve coats of tung oil to the body. It took a little while longer than I expected but it was well worth the wait.

[Jim Fogle]

Morgan Scoggins,

What a wonderful looking lap steel and that case is totally awesome.

I'm glad you say it plays as good as it looks and that, while it took longer than you expected, it was worth the wait.

Thanks for sharing the photos and your thoughts!

[Morgan Scoggins]

The wait wasn't all that much. Tommy first told me two weeks and it ended up being three weeks mostly due to a health issue with Tommy's Mother. Not bad!

[Don Barnhill]

This kit looks like an awesome way to build your own. I may have to use some stimulus money to order one.

[Robert Rogers]

Jimmie will you be offering these in a 10 string at some point?

[Jimmie Hudson]

Jimmie will you be offering these in a 10 string at some point?

I may offer a 10 string kit later but it will be a different body than the string master or Champ style body.

[Robert Rogers]

That would be great Jimmie.I would love to have one and tune it c6th

[john widgren]

I modified the bridge and nut for higher action and better string break. Vintage Fender nitro lacquer

[Jim Fogle]

John,

Looks real nice. Great job on the finish.

[Joe Cook]

Here's mine. This will be my camping rig. Note the Forest Service green. It was easy and fun. Got it really fast from Jimmie. Thanks!

[Bob Sigafoos]

Johnny, in your pictures a pick up is shown for the Champ style guitar but not on the Stringmaster guitar. Are two pick ups included? If not, any suggestions for acquiring them?

[Jimmie Hudson]

Johnny, in your pictures a pick up is shown for the Champ style guitar but not on the Stringmaster guitar. Are two pick ups included? If not, any suggestions for acquiring them?

No pickups are in the String master style kits, You can get them from Jerry Sentell pickups.

[Jack Hanson]

No pickups are in the String master style kits, You can get them from Jerry Sentell pickups.

I had Jerry build me two custom 7-string pickups for my "Ultramaster" rescue/conversion. They sound excellent.