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Topic: stand to play standing up? |
Bruce Johnson
From:
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 May 2021 12:45 pm |
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I know this thread is out there, but I haven't had any luck finding it. Where can I find a stand that puts the lap steel so I don't have to sit on stage?
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 28 May 2021 12:53 pm
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| There are a few options. A lot of folks recommend Deluxe 34 stands. I've always preferred a keyboard stand. |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 28 May 2021 1:28 pm
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I have a couple of Deluxe 34 stands, and they're great. Use them for lap steels and for acoustic steels.
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Bruce Johnson
From:
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 May 2021 3:25 pm
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Thanks, guys. I didn't know these existed. I'll see if anyone here has a Deluxe 34 they'd part with. Thanks again!
Bruce |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 28 May 2021 3:35 pm
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I'm all in on double Deluxe34 stands:
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Bruce Johnson
From:
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 May 2021 4:51 pm
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| oh, i like that! what are the tunings? |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 28 May 2021 8:20 pm
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For my Ric B6, I use a rig I made from a crash cymbal stand. For my 8 string, I use a $20 scissor type, keyboard stand. Works just fine.
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Joe A. Roberts
From:
Seoul, South Korea
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Posted 28 May 2021 8:58 pm
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| I'm all in on double Deluxe34 stands |
Beautiful Gibsons! I imagine you swap them around for all sorts of tuning combinations, not to mention the different character each particular instrument... That is super cool.
What is your amp setup like when you're running two steels like that? |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Bob Womack
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 29 May 2021 6:54 am
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My lovely wife got me a Morrell Lap Steel Stand for Christmas.
Note the clamp on the right and support on the left.
My review is HERE
Warning: The shipping box has a picture of the stand on it. If you send it as a gift the recipient will know what it is at the front door. Happened to me.
Bob
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Bruce Johnson
From:
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA
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Posted 29 May 2021 4:40 pm
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| Thanks so much for showing me your stands, guys. I ended up buying a deluxe 34 from a person on the forum. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2021 9:51 am
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| Bruce Johnson wrote: |
| oh, i like that! what are the tunings? |
Thanks, Bruce. I like the double stands alot.
As for tunings, on my 6-string instruments, my base tunings are sixth-based tunings -- both the common C6 (E-C-A-G-E-C) and a lower-pitched G6 (B-G-E-D-B-G), using the same intervals. From there I can tweak a string or two -- either up or down -- to achieve B11 & F#11, A6 & E6, D9 & A9, and C6/A7 & G6/E7, repectively.
| Joe A. Roberts wrote: |
Beautiful Gibsons! I imagine you swap them around for all sorts of tuning combinations, not to mention the different character each particular instrument... That is super cool.
What is your amp setup like when you're running two steels like that? |
Thank you, Joe. The black Century and white Ultratone are both stock, with the exception of the jacks and jackplates, and the tuner buttons on the Century. The blue Century Deluxe and blonde Ultratone are both rescues, with brand-new tuners and electronics.
I generally run the two separate instruments into a relatively inexpensive Morley A/B/Y box:
Then into a small Fender tube amp. My favorite amps for lap steel are three Fender silverfaces from the '70s: Champ, Musicmaster Bass, and Princeton Reverb. I'm also a big fan of the modern Fender Pro Juniors. |
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Brian Evans
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jun 2021 11:38 am
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| My National Dynamic has three legs. Does anyone use those to play standing up? I never play standing, so I never thought of trying. I just recently took the legs off to try it as an actual lap lap-steel, and so far I prefer it to sitting using the legs. |
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Brad Richard
From:
Chisago City, Minnesota
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Posted 9 Jun 2021 2:51 pm
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Dom - I like that rig! I'll have to look into making one.
Is that a cube street ex you're using?
Brad |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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