8 String Pickup

Dan Sliter · Post by **Dan Sliter** » 2 Mar 2006 5:15 pm

Where can i find a 8 string pickup?
I have made my first lap steel.And i have already making plans for my next one.
I am thinking a 10 string lap steel.
22/12" scale.I think i have a bug

Mark Vinbury · Post by **Mark Vinbury** » 2 Mar 2006 5:31 pm

The Jerry Wallace TrueTone TT-8 Is a great eight string pickup with 3/8" pole spacing.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 2 Mar 2006 5:40 pm

+1 on the TT.

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 2 Mar 2006 6:06 pm

Make your own. You can get all the stuff to make them online. You may have to make the bobbins.

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Gary Shepherd

Carter D-10

www.16tracks.com

Lee Gillespie · Post by **Lee Gillespie** » 2 Mar 2006 6:14 pm

Stewart-MacDonalds latest catalog has all the goodies to make your own. LEE

Brett Habben · Post by **Brett Habben** » 2 Mar 2006 6:20 pm

A couple of people make stringmaster pickups, if you want that sound. Jason Lollar makes both 8 and 10 string versions. Seymour Duncan also makes a set; 11034-41 & -42 front side and rear-side pickup for stringmaster.

Billy Gilbert · Post by **Billy Gilbert** » 2 Mar 2006 7:50 pm

Amen on the Jerry Wallace TrueTone. I have one that I really like.

Billy

Dan Sliter · Post by **Dan Sliter** » 3 Mar 2006 3:39 am

Thank's Guys i went with the Wallace True Tone last night.
Dan

Matthew Prouty · Post by **Matthew Prouty** » 3 Mar 2006 8:07 am

Dan,

I am wanting to build one myself and was wondering what you did for the bridge and tuning head. I want to make an 8 string.

What did you use for a plan? Any pictures for ideas that you can send.

Matt

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 13 Mar 2006 8:02 am

Matt, you can get as many pictures of lap steels as you want on eBay. I've been collecting them there for a couple of years now.

Lots of variations of lap steel. Everything from frypans to 4-neck consoles.

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Gary Shepherd

Carter D-10

www.16tracks.com