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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 8:24 am |
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Here is further evidence of my recent GAS attack.
It is a Gibson BR-6 lap steel.
This guitar is the same model that I played in my youth. I started on an acoustic guitar and then after I'd progressed enough, I got the BR-6. I traded my original guitar for a Gibson 7 string model EH-150 several years ago and always regretted it. So now the chicken has come home to roost once again.
Last edited by Erv Niehaus on 9 Aug 2007 6:30 am; edited 1 time in total |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 9:17 am
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Bro Erv, it's one like that that got me slippin' & a slidin'
i kept it for a long time & then went on to an EH150 & EH 100 |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 9:56 am
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CrowBear,
I played this guitar for several years and then when I got into the different tunings, I got a T-8 Stringmaster. I got that guitar back a few years ago.
Take care, Bro'  |
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Don Fox
From:
Idaho, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 2:27 pm
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| I have a pretty little BR6 like that one. It is one of my favorites in a collection that includes Rickenbachers, Fenders Nationals,and Supros. Sings like a bird through a clean channel and growls when you play through an overdriven amp. The most versatile steel that I own - just wish it had a longer scale. Nice purchase! |
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Kevin Ruddell
From:
Toledo Ohio USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 2:45 pm
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| Nice guitar ! Do the Gibson lap guitars have humbucking pickups ? |
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John Dahms
From:
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 3:45 pm
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Kevin asked about humbucking pickups on Gibson steels. Yes some top line models had them after '57, but most had single coil variations of soapbar P90 pickups. Of course the early models had Charlie Christian style pickups with bars or slugs as poles, then when the P90 pickup first came out it did not have adjustable poles either. Nice tone and a real honker when pushed.
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 4:51 pm
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| Perty too. Erv, yours looks to be in really good shape. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Aug 2007 7:59 pm
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| That Gibson is really a looker! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2007 6:29 am
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I'm sure this guitar has the P-90 style pickup. I have an earlier Gibson, an EH-150, 7 stringer, that has the Charlie Christian pickup on it.
The guitar I bought needs new tuner buttons and there is supposed to be a set included with the instrument.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2007 6:42 pm
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I had a 6-str. Gibson like that, back in the early to mid 70's, except the plastic plate with the controls was Gold color. I never knew what model to call that one. What would that model have been?
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 5:52 am
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John,
This guitar has a gold colored plastic cover on the pickup. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 7:57 am
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On the one I had, the whole large plate was Gold color, which was the same size as that one, but; as I said; the whole plate was Gold.
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My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 9:53 am Humbuckers
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John is right. The Ultratone models was available with humbucking pickups,PAF's. If you ever find one with a humbucker, the pickup itself is worth more than some of the most collectable lap steels.
The Century model from the late 60s had a mini-humbucker.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 10:31 am
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Richard; That is not the one I had! The one I had was identical to the BR–6 pictured above. The only difference I see is that my entie plastic plate was Gold. I bougt tis guitar in the early 70's for $50 and like the dummy that I was, I sold it to a lead-guitar player in about ’76 for the same $50! In my opinion, he ruined it by removing all the gold paint and then unnecessarily refinishing the body, which was flawless! However, he told me he sold it for $300! One or both of us was CRAZY at the time! There wasn't one thing wrong with it when I sold it to him and I wish I'd have kept it! The guitar and case were in perfect condition! Dumb, dumb, dumb!
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<marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 10:47 am
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John Bechtel,
Sorry for the confusion. I was responding to John Dahms' post regarding humbucking pickups. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 10:58 am
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John,
Here's another picture of the guitar.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 11:13 am
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Erv; OK, thanks! That's the one I had! I guess the reason I sold it was because I was no longer interested in only 6-strings. I had graduated to 8-string long before that! However, after more consideration; it would have been nice to have it now! More isn't always better!
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<marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2007 11:20 am
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John,
I graduated from the Gibson to a T-8 Stringmaster. After I'd been playing the Stringmaster for a while, it was hard for me to go back to the Gibson. There is quite a bit of difference in the string spacing from the Gibson to the Fender. The Stringmaster's strings are closer together. |
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