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Author: | Daniel85 [ Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Lap Steel pick up query |
Hello Richard and fans alike, Firstly, apologies for a self-serving thread, I'm not exactly the most frequent forum user (This is my first post! it won't be the last though). Last year I purchased a cheap Jagard lap steel which, I must say, I've gotten along with very well. It looks a bit like this, except it's not red - http://www.email-advantage.co.uk/assets ... _Stand.jpg Anyway, I'm going to get it serviced (there's an annoying buzz on the 1st string), and I'm also going to put a new pickup in it, to simply make it sound better. This is where I need your help. It sounds an obvious thing to say, but I want a mixture of clarity and bite with warmth and richness. I love Mr Hawley's lapsteel sound, and I also love the steel guitar on Paper Wings by Gillian Welch. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSuD4tSsnow) I know, my lap steel isn't the best design in the world, but I'd like to work with what I've got in order to get the best tone I can. At the moment it has what looks like a strat-shaped pickup, so I could put a Strat pickup in, like a Fender Lace Sensor Gold. But perhaps that would be brighter than what I'd want. But I'm curious to know how difficult it would be to fit a pickup in that's a different shape to the current one? how much work would be needed? I've also heard good things about soapbar P90s. And I've heard great things about Jason Lollar Chicago Steel for lap steel pick ups. Apparently their designs are based on 1940s supro lap steels (I believe Mr Hawley is a supro fan?). Trouble is, they're a little expensive. And also, they seem to be a bit of a mission to get hold of. Anyway, any pick up recommendations for my lap steel would make me massively grateful! |
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