supro double neck

Michael McCorry · From: Plattsburgh New York, USA

I just picked this guitar up as a first lap steel...have no idea if its good, bad or indifferent...If anyone has exp with, knows of , or can give me some insight as to this guitar, its capabilities etc..I would appericate it...I have no idea if the price was good, or I paid too much,etc...anything to help as well as a good place to start learning, a first "book" or whatever, and what tunings, string gauges etc....anything at all...I know there is alot of stuff on here and that is very confusing...just looking for some one on one advice..I play pedal steel so I a hoping I can pick this up sort of quickly, at least enough to get by...thanks,..here is the link to the guitar...serial # looks like X45155..no idea of the age, seller says 50's...Mike Auction on eBay.

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Larry Robbins · From: Fort Edward, New York

Michael,
Cant get the link to work. As a rule Supro's are pretty fair,IMHO.

Steinar Gregertsen · From: Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.

That's a very nice one, and for $395 you got a lot of guitar. Those Valco string-through pickups are very good, and if they've lost some of their output (check that the "walls" of the pickups are magnetic, some has had one of them replaced by a block of wood) then there is a remedy for that; Rick's replacement magnets.

Since you're coming from a pedal steel background, perhaps C6 and E6 (or 13) would be a good choice for tunings? Or you could have one neck for a 6th tuning and one for a straight major chord tuning (that's what I would have done on a doubleneck). If you click on "strings" on top of this page wou will find Jagwire strings for 6-string lap steel, put together for E major, C6/A6, and A major/E7.

Steinar

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Victor Denance · From: Rennes, France

That's a beautiful guitar, it looks CLEEEAN for such an oldie. I paid a bit less for mine (bought on ebay too, for something like 320 bucks - but mine doesn't have the Kluson tuners, and has a built in cord; people seems to give importance to these details)

yours is very probably a 1955.

Rick Alexander · From: Florida, USA, R.I.P.

Michael, you did good man! That's a clean twin and you got a good deal. Those are great little guitars.
Take Steinar's advice and get a couple of sets of NIBros from Rick Aiello. You'll be very glad you did. E and C6 are good tunings to start with. I have a D-6 like yours (except it's chocolate) and I have E (E B E G# B E)and G (G B D G B D) on it.

Your guitar was made in 1955.

RA

Alan Kirk · From: Scotia, CA, USA

I've got a Supro doubleneck that I have set up, Low to High, E7(EBDEG#B) and E6 (EBC#EG#B). I like the E7 for Blues and Country, and the E6 for Swing and anything that has minor chords in it. Using E tunings means I don't have do do any mental translations from guitar positions.

[This message was edited by Alan Kirk on 29 January 2006 at 09:40 AM.]

Ulf Edlund · From: Umeå, Sweden

I'm a proud and satitsfied owner of one that looks just like yours. (Exept yours look even cleener)
Mine sounds very good with stock pickups but i discovered that adjusting polepieces makes a huge difference. They're really sensitive, and a 90 degree twist can be like night and day.

Uffe

Michael McCorry · From: Plattsburgh New York, USA

Thanks for the replys so far...I have got alot more info than I had when I started.. I am actually quite anxious to get my hands on this guitar. The more I research it, the more possibilities and potential I seem to find. I have checked into the availability of new/replacement magnets for the pickups if needed...I guess the real test would be to find someone local who can play, have them fire it up and then make the call as to tone, and that "sound" that I can hear in my head, all I have to do is translate it into something resembling real music. That should be a lesson in humility for sure...keep the info flowing here, I am thirsty for what I don;t know....if the folks that have this instrument would care to pass along their expierence, I would be more than willing to listen...and learn...thanks again....

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John Bechtel · From: Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.

That appears to have been a very good buy! Due to the fact that it only has 6-strs. per neck is the only reason it would not have peaked my interest! I would prefer 8-strs. or at least 7 minimum. You got a good deal, IMHO!

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Michael Hillman · From: Boise, Idaho, USA

Michael, I'd add my reply that I believe you got a very good buy. I had a Supro much like this one, but just a single neck in 1956, used an open E tuning, which wasn't very useful without at least one more neck for a 6th or something else...but the guitar is well made, and, as others have commented, you may or may not want to replace the pickups. I switched to bass and regular guitar in 1959 since that was what we needed in our first band. But at least an introduction to "The Oahu Hawaiian Steel Guitar Method" gave me some basis for taking up Dobro many years later. I believe you'll have many hours of pleasure with that instrument. Michael Hillman, Boise, Idaho

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