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Topic: Lap Steel Bass! |
John Christian
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Texas, USA
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scott murray
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Asheville, NC
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 2:21 pm |
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love it!
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1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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John Christian
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Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 2:49 pm
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| Scott Murray Thanks! |
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John Sims
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 3:25 pm
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Awesome! Sounds great! 
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Best Regards,
John
1997 Carter U-12 Double Body-Natural Birdseye Maple-8p/5k, Peavey Nashville 1000 Amp, Goodrich L10K Vol. Pedal, Boss DD-3 Delay, Boss CE-5 Chorus, Behringer UMC-204HD Audio Interface, AKAI MPK Mini MK3 Professional Midi Keyboard/Controller, Gretsch Bobtail Resonator, Fender Banjo, Rondo SX Lap Steel (C6), DIY Lap Steel (Open D), and a few Mojo Hand Cigar Box Guitars (MojoHandGuitars.com). |
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John Christian
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 4:04 pm
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| John Sims Thank you! |
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Dennis Detweiler
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Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 5:44 pm
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Thanks for pulling the trigger on this idea. It crossed my mind over several years about a lap bass or a pedal bass. Even more, a double neck with a standard steel tuning on the top neck and a pedal bass on the bottom neck.
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1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Revelation preamp, Carbon Copy Delay and Hall Of Fame Reverb, Crown XLS 1002, 2- 15" Eminence Wheelhouse speakers, ShoBud Pedal, Effects Pedals. 1949 Epiphone D-8. |
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John Christian
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Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 5:53 pm
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| Dennis Detweiler, thanks for your comment! I got the idea when I started playing an old bass I got out of the closet with flat wound strings and started thinking it would be cool to have one without the frets, and without the radius. It turned out great, lot of fun to play! |
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scott murray
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Asheville, NC
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 7:41 pm
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Zane King's got one with pedals
https://youtu.be/5r5fCNrvFDg
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1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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John Christian
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Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2025 7:50 pm
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| Scott Murray, pretty cool. Fun to play for sure |
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Matt Perpick
From:
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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John Christian
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2025 5:45 am
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| Matt Perpick- Yes! Super Funky, playing with the Tower of Power band. fun stuff |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2025 6:43 pm
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Lap Bass has been around for years out of necessity. About 1965 or so. The blue Grass Band "The McCumbers Brothers", Bass player lost his left arm at his elbow, In a car wreck. His prothesis allows him to attach or hold a bar. For years he played an electric bass on his lap.
Last time I seen him. He was playing a Dobro style setup, With a Bass tuning he came up with. |
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John Christian
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Feb 2025 6:03 am
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| Bobby D. Jones- Years ago I was playing fiddle in country bands and was surprised to see how many of the steel guitar players were missing fingers. It's good that there is an option to keep playing music! |
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