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Topic: Wow....lap steel/dobro queen Megan, a whole show |
Steve Lipsey
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Jul 2024 8:06 am |
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| She is fantastic! |
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John Sluszny
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Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 24 Jul 2024 10:21 am
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Yes, I agree !  |
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Miles Lang
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Venturaloha
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Posted 24 Jul 2024 9:40 pm
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My #slidequeen
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Jul 2024 3:49 am
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The sisters are uniformly amazing together - there's nothing like sibling musical harmony - and Megan is exceptionally good. There's such a feeling of joy when she plays that's really rare. I also appreciate their reverence for older music.
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Joseph Lazo
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2024 7:07 am
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I wonder how many girls are inspired by Megan to take up lap steel. Can only hope there are at least a few, but the audience in that video looked to be about 98% middle aged guys.
I always feel a bit of hometown pride when I see Megan playing her Beard. It was made about a mile and a half from where I grew up and my sister went to school with Paul. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Jul 2024 8:53 am
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| Megan is great on lap steel and great on stage entertaining......she gives "lap dance" a whole(some) new meaning...... |
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Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2024 11:31 am
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I just put an iTunes playlist for Larkin Poe today and saw this!
Megan now has a light(er) 6 string lap steel 22.5" scale that was custom made for her. She used to use her Rickenbacker lap steel 22.5" scale with a custom adapter but it weighed close to 10 lbs.  Her lap steel is tuned to OPEN G Dobro (L2H)GBDGBD.
https://www.vintageguitar.com/50434/megan-lovells-new-lap-steel/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNgHZZSqOq0
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Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Joseph Lazo
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Wisconsin, USA
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Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2024 3:52 am
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Joseph, that is the good news.
The bad news is that it sells for $3,200.
The real bad news is that it is sold out. Not sure if/when Beard will make more.
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Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Joseph Lazo
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2024 7:15 am
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| Tony, yep, it's pricey. Not something I'd buy, as I have no interest in jumping around with a lap steel. I'm more interested in the Road-o-Phonic as it was originally built, with a hollow neck. From what I've been able to find out, they no longer make them this way. |
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Steve Lipsey
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2024 8:13 pm
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Joseph
You are right, they made solid ones, I had one, weighed a ton...now made of poplar, I believe, and lighter...
I used it as a design springboard and had Ben Bonham make me a parlor size arch top thin line hollow body one with a Lollar string-through pickup along with the Fishman, and the road-o-phonic electronics and spider/cone...it is a true lap steel and a true dobro all in one...I couldn't be happier...stereo output, Fishman through an Aura, Lollar straight into the pedalboard...redwood top, maple body, ebony fretboard.
I had Ben also make a parlor acoustic one - deeper, with a Weissenborn neck. these twins totally cover the whole landscape of tone...Ben is a magician with wood..
https://www.bonhamdesign.com
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2024 3:50 am
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Steve, I've seen one of those on this forum before (quite possible yours!). They're stunning!
And I think I may have misspoke. The original Road-o-Phonic had a hollow body, whereas the later ones were solid body. I don't think the neck on the original was hollow, though, as I previously stated. |
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