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Ferdinand van den Berg
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The Netherlands
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Posted 13 Dec 2009 3:25 pm |
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Hi!
Anybody ever thought about a bass lapsteel?
Just wondering!
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2009 4:40 pm
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Leo Fender did. The outermost neck on the quad neck
stringmasters came with strings tuned one octave below the standard sets used on the inner three necks. I'd venture a guess that no one ever played it on their lap though. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Dec 2009 4:51 pm
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I forget who, but someone posted a bass console they built a while back. It was a real nice one built out of aluminum.
I've been toying for a while with couple ideas for a baritone scale steel. Just need to find the time to work it into the schedule.
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Some misc pics of my hand crafted steels
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 12:00 pm
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| Saw one on eBay last summer. It was a homebuilt job dating from the late 50's. Looked great. 30" scale, with 4 strings, standard (lo-hi E-A-D-G) bass tuning, and the wider string spacing you'd want. Thinking about what might be done with a volume pedal...I was tempted. The seller wanted $300 as I recall, which seemed about right for the limited amount of use it would get. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 1:55 pm
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My first bass neck was a 5-string on Guitarzilla, that I made around 1990.
This is at a recording session. The vertical rods are woven in the strings of the front necks and a 12 string guitar is bolted on the back apron. This version weighs 110# in the case
This is Junior Blue, a 6-string bass guitar. it's machined from a billet of 7075 T-8 aero-space aluminum.
This is Guitarzilla 2, it's a titanium frame with a 12 string neck and an 8-string bass neck. It weighs 28#.
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Ferdinand van den Berg
From:
The Netherlands
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 2:17 pm
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People!
Thanks for all the great reply!
Great pictures, Chas!
I will probably make at least one simple bass lap for my shop, just to see the reactions. It is nice to have some background. Brad, I will check out John Paul Jones CD, thanks.
When it is done anyway, I will let you now at the forum (but it will take a while).
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 2:18 pm
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Here's a link to a Youtube Fred Kinborn video:
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 2:20 pm
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Sorry - I'll try again
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John Ed Kelly
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 2:21 pm
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| I can't paste the URL so just search Youtube for Kinbom Bass Lap. |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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