Lap Steel Bass??
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Billy Gilbert
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Lap Steel Bass??
Has anyone built a lap steel bass? If so, what kind of pickups did you use? I used electric bass pickups and can't get it to sound right.
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Ian Worley
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Bill Hatcher built a lap steel bass, he says he used jazz bass style pickups. Whether it sounds "right" is in the ear of the beholder, Bill's bass sounds great to me. Here is a video of him doing a great Rocco Prestia impersonation on Squib Cakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s330c5gBx8s
All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest - Paul Simon
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Brian Smith
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John Paul Jones (Led ex-Zeppelin) plays a bass lap steel made by Hugh Manson. He puts it to very good use. Maybe this will give you some ideas.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=2491302
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=2491302
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