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Topic: G.A.S. planning on buying a lap steel soon |
Mark Hershey
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New York, USA
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Posted 13 May 2015 4:17 pm |
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I am selling off a bunch of gear (Vox Tear Drop and a Harmony hollowbody) in order to pick up a lap steel.
Looking for suggestions. I want a console, I love the playing on Hank Williams records, and am considering a George Board console.
Been looking at Remingtons and a few other brands. My budget is around $800.00 for a steel. |
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Bobby Branton
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 May 2015 5:09 pm
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| I just got two Johnny King Lap Steels in today. What a great bargain. Very well made. I think he has a couple in the classified section. I guess he makes consoles too. It would not hurt to ask. |
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 May 2015 12:59 am
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Do yourself a Favor and check out RAM Guitars. I believe that's the brand. They make a beautiful Console steel modeled after early Gibsons. I think the one model is called the Ram Neo? a quick forum search will turn them up.
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Mark Hershey
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 14 May 2015 4:14 am
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| Jeff Metz Jr. wrote: |
| Do yourself a Favor and check out RAM Guitars. I believe that's the brand. They make a beautiful Console steel modeled after early Gibsons. I think the one model is called the Ram Neo? a quick forum search will turn them up. |
Wow, that's a solid suggestion. Probably would pursue if I didn't already own the real thing. I have a 3 neck Gibson which I mainly use for E6 tuning. It has that Don Helms sound.
For this instrument I want to get more of a Jerry Byrd/ Hawaiian sound. It doesn't have to nail the Jerry Byrd sound, I just want a console that can get that island sound. I have to say the top 3 I've considered are the Remmington, the George Board and I've looked at the frying pan copy. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 14 May 2015 9:20 am
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Mark, check your email.
Lee |
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