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Thank you, Brad!

Rick, I just ran across this old post. Do you still have these tone bars available?

I just bought a repro "1939 Century" Epiphone Electar lap steel. It was advertised as having an "Epiphone 500B Blade Humbucker Pickup." What it clearly is, is a Fender Jazz Bass st ...

Its circuit is also very similar to early Marshall amps that were derivative of the Bassman. I've got one around here somewhere. It's a great sounding amp. Mighty loud if you crank it, even with the 1 ...

I just downloaded them, Brad. Thanks! It'll be a while before I can give you any useful feedback.

Got tab for "Just a Closer Walk?" Thanks!
John Culp SlidePicker@gmail.com

If you do try powering up with the original electrolytic filter caps, check that they're not getting too hot by frequently touching the can at first. Sometimes they short, get hot and burst! What a me ...

Hey, you put a lipstick on yours, too!

Thanks!

I swiped this picture from an old post by Bob Allen. She's an early 6 string Allen Melbert, unusually decorated. I bought her years ago, like new (which she still is) from her original purchaser. Way ...

I use this.
It's a welder's tip file set.
I've used them on plastic, bone, aluminum and even a steel nut.
They have at least a dozen files and I can always find a match for any string gauge.
For $ ...

I'd play "The Star Spangled Banner," a.k.a. "To Anacreon In Heaven." I don't know of any other hit tunes from The Anacreontic Society. Might catch some criticism for not standing u ...

In the bottleneck blues playing community, the National style resonators are very popular, metal bodied "biscuit" types, wood bodied "biscuits," and metal bodied tricones. There's ...

I need to correct what I said about the $7 sculpted bar. That copper color where I thought the chrome had already worn through was some sort of stain. It polished off, and the chrome is fine. It has s ...

I should say that I've "filed" my nuts with strings only using plastic or bone nuts. If you have a metal nut, you'll have to spring for the nut files.

You're welcome. Very Happy

WHOA! After I found and posted that, Facebook targeted me with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/162552599201 That is the original chrome bridge cover/handrest on my early SX lap steel, that's sittin ...

Shubb has several different contoured bars. I have the Shubb-Pearse SP-1, which has a similar contour of the round bottom and nose to my large Dunlop bullet bar. It, like the Dunlop, is a rather long ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pickup-Cover-Protector-for-4-string-Jazz-Bass-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Part-E4D8-/352165493916?hash=item51feb2fc9c:g:EQgAAOSwzPdZuewL

Lovely instrument!

Pretty!

I expect that my big old Dunlop bullet bar is made out of one of the 18/8 300 series austenitic stainless alloys. It's nonmagnetic. 440 stainless is martensitic and magnetic. Hard as it can be, it oug ...

I got 4 National "shell" thumb picks to go with my tube of finger picks. I'm good to go now. 😃

Since I tend to like heavy strings, I have fixed too tight nuts by "sawing" the strings I want to use back and forth in the nut slots by hand till they fit. Regular round wound strings make ...

Nuts should be filed to fit the sort of string gauges you use. Too loose isn't good, and too tight makes the strings sit too high. It can also bind the strings when tuning.

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Topic: Lap Steel Hymns in C6
John Culp Replies: 12 Views: 8112	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 21 Mar 2022 6:21 am Subject: Lap Steel Hymns in C6
John Culp Replies: 12 Views: 8112	Thank you, Brad!
Topic: Elton style slides for sale
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 2706	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 8 Feb 2022 5:22 pm Subject: Elton style slides for sale
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 2706	Rick, I just ran across this old post. Do you still have these tone bars available?
Topic: Stacked humbucker
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 5819	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Oct 2020 10:17 am Subject: Stacked humbucker
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 5819	I just bought a repro "1939 Century" Epiphone Electar lap steel. It was advertised as having an "Epiphone 500B Blade Humbucker Pickup." What it clearly is, is a Fender Jazz Bass st ...
Topic: Rare Pignose G40V Tube Amp
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 3760	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 14 Oct 2020 10:03 am Subject: Rare Pignose G40V Tube Amp
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 3760	Its circuit is also very similar to early Marshall amps that were derivative of the Bassman. I've got one around here somewhere. It's a great sounding amp. Mighty loud if you crank it, even with the 1 ...
Topic: Lap Steel Tabs
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 5561	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 12 Oct 2020 5:32 am Subject: Lap Steel Tabs
John Culp Replies: 6 Views: 5561	I just downloaded them, Brad. Thanks! It'll be a while before I can give you any useful feedback.
Topic: Psalms 33:2
John Culp Replies: 1110 Views: 618159	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 22 Jun 2018 7:53 am Subject: Just a Closer Walk?
John Culp Replies: 1110 Views: 618159	Got tab for "Just a Closer Walk?" Thanks! John Culp SlidePicker@gmail.com
Topic: That Dickerson Amp (Now with Pictures!)
John Culp Replies: 16 Views: 6967	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Nov 2017 8:39 am Subject: That Dickerson Amp (Now with Pictures!)
John Culp Replies: 16 Views: 6967	If you do try powering up with the original electrolytic filter caps, check that they're not getting too hot by frequently touching the can at first. Sometimes they short, get hot and burst! What a me ...
Topic: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Nov 2017 12:15 pm Subject: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	Hey, you put a lipstick on yours, too!
Topic: Yellow Melbert Lap Steel
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 1712	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Oct 2017 10:47 am Subject: Yellow Melbert Lap Steel
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 1712	Thanks!
Topic: Yellow Melbert Lap Steel
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 1712	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2017 1:57 pm Subject: Yellow Melbert Lap Steel
John Culp Replies: 2 Views: 1712	I swiped this picture from an old post by Bob Allen. She's an early 6 string Allen Melbert, unusually decorated. I bought her years ago, like new (which she still is) from her original purchaser. Way ...
Topic: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Oct 2017 2:49 pm Subject: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	I use this. It's a welder's tip file set. I've used them on plastic, bone, aluminum and even a steel nut. They have at least a dozen files and I can always find a match for any string gauge. For $ ...
Topic: Sleepwalk, 1 hit wonder?
John Culp Replies: 5 Views: 2546	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Oct 2017 2:44 pm Subject: Sleepwalk, 1 hit wonder?
John Culp Replies: 5 Views: 2546	I'd play "The Star Spangled Banner," a.k.a. "To Anacreon In Heaven." I don't know of any other hit tunes from The Anacreontic Society. Might catch some criticism for not standing u ...
Topic: Resonator - two questions
John Culp Replies: 24 Views: 8719	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Oct 2017 2:37 pm Subject: Resonator - two questions
John Culp Replies: 24 Views: 8719	In the bottleneck blues playing community, the National style resonators are very popular, metal bodied "biscuit" types, wood bodied "biscuits," and metal bodied tricones. There's ...
Topic: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Oct 2017 9:39 am Subject: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	I need to correct what I said about the $7 sculpted bar. That copper color where I thought the chrome had already worn through was some sort of stain. It polished off, and the chrome is fine. It has s ...
Topic: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2017 7:51 pm Subject: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	I should say that I've "filed" my nuts with strings only using plastic or bone nuts. If you have a metal nut, you'll have to spring for the nut files.
Topic: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2017 7:45 pm Subject: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	You're welcome.
Topic: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2017 6:45 pm Subject: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	WHOA! After I found and posted that, Facebook targeted me with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/162552599201 That is the original chrome bridge cover/handrest on my early SX lap steel, that's sittin ...
Topic: Shubb tone bar
John Culp Replies: 10 Views: 5275	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2017 6:15 pm Subject: Shubb tone bar
John Culp Replies: 10 Views: 5275	Shubb has several different contoured bars. I have the Shubb-Pearse SP-1, which has a similar contour of the round bottom and nose to my large Dunlop bullet bar. It, like the Dunlop, is a rather long ...
Topic: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2017 6:07 pm Subject: Anybody made a hand rest for the SX lap steel?????
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 5065	https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pickup-Cover-Protector-for-4-string-Jazz-Bass-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Part-E4D8-/352165493916?hash=item51feb2fc9c:g:EQgAAOSwzPdZuewL
Topic: Pettingill 8 string lap steel
John Culp Replies: 7 Views: 6079	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 21 Oct 2017 6:45 pm Subject: Pettingill 8 string lap steel
John Culp Replies: 7 Views: 6079	Lovely instrument!
Topic: Hudson 10 string console non pedal steel guitar C6th
John Culp Replies: 15 Views: 7586	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 21 Oct 2017 6:39 pm Subject: Hudson 10 string console non pedal steel guitar C6th
John Culp Replies: 15 Views: 7586	Pretty!
Topic: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:34 am Subject: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	I expect that my big old Dunlop bullet bar is made out of one of the 18/8 300 series austenitic stainless alloys. It's nonmagnetic. 440 stainless is martensitic and magnetic. Hard as it can be, it oug ...
Topic: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:30 am Subject: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
John Culp Replies: 26 Views: 9706	I got 4 National "shell" thumb picks to go with my tube of finger picks. I'm good to go now. 😃
Topic: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:23 am Subject: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Since I tend to like heavy strings, I have fixed too tight nuts by "sawing" the strings I want to use back and forth in the nut slots by hand till they fit. Regular round wound strings make ...
Topic: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Oct 2017 11:21 am Subject: Nut and Bridge Adjustments on a GeorgeBoard Double Neck
John Culp Replies: 11 Views: 3155	Nuts should be filed to fit the sort of string gauges you use. Too loose isn't good, and too tight makes the strings sit too high. It can also bind the strings when tuning.