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Topic: Bill Asher demos his Ben Harper II model lap steel |
Andy Volk
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 28 May 2007 7:11 am |
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Really nice guitar! Great sound, great look, two pickups - cool!
Why the adjustable bridge, though? That's the only part of it that I don't understand.
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 28 May 2007 7:33 am
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| Beautiful tone. The camera operator should have spent more lens time on the guitar, instead of the player's face. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 28 May 2007 7:49 am
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Why the adjustable bridge, though? |
Probably just to stay as close to the classic Les Paul design as possible, it wouldn't have been the same with a more standard lap steel bridge.
Steinar
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 28 May 2007 8:06 am
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Beautiful guitar!!
The only thing I do not like about this demo is the dramatic change in guitar sound while he is playing. The sound of the guitar with the open mic while he is talking is totally different than when he is playing. Makes it hard to tell exactly what the guitar sounds like.
$1400 gets you one. CORRECTION!!! $2800 gets you one. $1400 is the deposit you can put down on it.
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 28 May 2007 10:02 am
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I thought the Ben Harpers went for double that. Is this one of the imports like the Jr he is bringing in?
In any event, nice guitar for sure.
It seems the construction approach is to build a "normal" guitar that you play on your lap.
An approach like this will appeal to many "normal" guitar players wanting to move to a slider.
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 May 2007 10:11 am
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| Tom Pettingill wrote: |
| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| ... $1400 gets you one. |
I thought the Ben Harpers went for double that. |
Yep, the "Les Paul" model is listed at $2800..
Steinar
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 28 May 2007 10:15 am
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WHOA!!!!
Sorry about that price. $1400 was the deposit!!!!!!
$2800......that is a bit pricey. |
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Lynn Oliver
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Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 28 May 2007 10:29 am
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| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| $1400 gets you one. |
$1400 is the deposit. |
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