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Topic: Guya Tone Lapsteel |
Dennis Rehrig
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 10:29 am |
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Anybody ever see one of these and what kind of money
its worth? guitar sounds great.Don't know the kind
of pickups are on it.Has 3 legs
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 11:30 am
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| Looks like an HG-96C, mid-late '60s. |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 12:12 pm
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Not uncommon. Very cool Japanese made lap steels. Typical prices these days $500 to $800, depending on condition and the local market demand. Reverb prices tend to be on the high end local on the low end.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 1:17 pm
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I sold one two years ago for $190.00. It had what looked like home-made leg sockets though. I had to correct a problem with the bridge plate to get a good sound out of it.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=342144&highlight=guyatone
Mark Helm sold one earlier this year for $399 (I think), which sounds about right for a nice one. |
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Carl Gallagher
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 4:52 pm
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Mark Helm sold one earlier this year for $399 (I think), which sounds about right for a nice one.[/quote]
I bought that one from Mark.Its an older model.It plays well as best as I can tell,its my first lap steel.The pickups were kind of weak which is to be expected with any Jap guitar of that vintage,magnets get weak.It was a very fair price,a big plus was having the legs.The one you show has the legs and is newer, I would think $500 or more would be fair. |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 5:35 pm
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Carl,
Have a look at my post at the bottom of the last page (11) of the thread that Doug linked above. I'd be very curious if your guitar has the same easily remedied design flaw that mine had. Correcting it made a huge difference in the tone and sustain of the guitar I sold. |
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Carl Gallagher
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 6:22 pm
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| Bill. mine doesnt have the gap between the plates but the 1st string is weaker sounding than the rest.I replaced the pickups with a pair of single coils from a Gibson ES320 that I had rewound and did away with the switches,I have them wired as parallel humbuckers and the 1st string is still thinner, weaker sounding than the rest.Not a real concern,I'm so new at playing that I rarely play it plugged in yet, no need to amplify the sound of a cat in heat,lol. |
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 20 Mar 2021 2:54 pm
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| Great job on a great melody, James! That Guya Tone is perfect for that song. |
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Jeffery Mercer
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Born in Portsmouth Oh. Dec. 10th 1954 Reside in City of Mentor, in Northeast Oh.
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Posted 5 Apr 2021 9:05 pm Not much...
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$400-$500 range
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