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Topic: Unusual lap steel on reverb $299. |
Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2016 9:36 am |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2016 10:11 am
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Interesting. Was "Arioso" once a household name behind the Iron Curtain?
Looks like a mirror image of the 1947-1951 Gibson Century body profile with a Valco-esque fretboard. Wonder if the twin output jacks are wired in stereo? |
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Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2016 11:14 am
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| If I didn't have to many lap steels already I would buy it for the cool factor. It looks like a frankenstine of ideas put together but that pickup is calling me to see what it sounds like and stereo would be cool. I play better when the tone is inspiring. I have two 6 string acoustic guitars that cost me $8.00 and $11.98 that have great tone and inspire me every time I pick one up. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 4 Jan 2016 6:18 am
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| That's really cool looking. I doubt that those are stereo outputs. I wonder if one is hot and the other is a ground. |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2016 7:35 am
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| That's really cool looking. I doubt that those are stereo outputs. I wonder if one is hot and the other is a ground. |
Good point. They look smaller than 1/4". More like jacks for banana plugs. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 4 Jan 2016 7:38 am
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I've only seen those types of connectors on European steels. I have no idea if you can get an adaptor to change to a standard guitar input.
That's one thing (among many) that keeps the prices of these guitars lower.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 4 Jan 2016 7:46 am
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| If they're just banana plugs it would be simple to make a cord with a 1/4" plug on the other end. |
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Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2016 9:47 am
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I went back and read the ad and they are banana plugs, and you need a screwdriver to take the clear cover off.
Not sure if that would be stereo or? |
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