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Topic starter
10/03/2007 8:55 pm
Got my new Lap King Rodeo some days ago, here's a pic and a couple of soundfiles I recorded this weekend. There's really not much to say about these wonderful lap steels that hasn't been said before - I haven't been able to shoot a pic of it that does justice to its beauty, and the sound is fat and creamy.
Only problem is that now I have to get a Les Paul to match it..... :lol:
A dreamy sort of tune - Blue Rodeo - "rhythm" steel is tuned GBEGBD (L to H) while the melody is played in straight highbass-G. Used my trusty old POD on this.
Yes I admit it, I'm a big ZZ Top fan - ZZ Rodeo - tuned to highbass-G, using a Jekyll & Hyde overdrive in front of the POD.
And here she is in all her glory:
8)
Steinar
10/03/2007 11:42 pm
Sweet!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
11/03/2007 1:57 am
Looks & sounds great! 8) Congrats! :D
Dan
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
11/03/2007 5:11 am
Wow.... just......wow!
:shock:
Do you do lessons by chance?
11/03/2007 11:32 am
great sliding Billy!
what is the pickup?
what is the string spacing?
and what is a good time of day to come over to play that beauty?
11/03/2007 12:18 pm
Sounds really good.
Topic starter
11/03/2007 12:41 pm
Do you do lessons by chance?
20 students a week, but you'll have a heck of a long way to travel.... :wink:
what is the pickup?
what is the string spacing?
The pickup is a Duncan PhatCat (a P90 in a humbucker size), and string spacing is 55mm at the bridge - a hair tighter than my Tele, and quite a bit narrower than what I'm used to from the Asher, but it's easy to adjust to that.
and what is a good time of day to come over to play that beauty?
Oh, any time will do..... :wink:
Steinar
11/03/2007 4:28 pm
right, the phatcat. Seymour Duncan makes fine pickups.
I am dying to use a P90 or humbucker in one of my lap steels.
the string spacing is important (that is why I asked).
as we know, lap steels typically have a wider string spacing than our regular guitars; like a tele.
3/8" is normal.
finding a humbucker or P90 with wide pole widths takes a lot of searching.
it is good to know that one can adapt to tighter spacing. I imagine the gorgeous tone
inspires one to deal with it quite well.
one more question. where does the maker live/work?
Topic starter
11/03/2007 4:30 pm
11/03/2007 8:32 pm
Finally got a chance to listen as well as look.
Awesome!
Are those software drums?
Topic starter
11/03/2007 9:41 pm
On "Blue Rodeo" I use a couple of loops from the "Liquid Grooves" collection, and on "ZZ Rodeo" I programmed the drums using the great DFH-Superior VST plugin and sample library.
Steinar