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Topic: 7 String electric guitar to lap style conversion |
Joe Kaufman
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Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 11 Jul 2017 3:11 pm |
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I just ended up with a 7-string super strat type guitar and am planning to covert it for lap style playing. The guitar is a Washburn N2 7-string and has two splittable humbucker pickups and a volume knob as well as a Floyd Rose type bridge & nut. I'm thinking of removing the string clamps and filing a threaded rod so it fits in the metal chanel without wobbling. I also plan to block the bridge with a large wooden wedge.
My idea is this guitar would be tuned with the idea to use distortion or overdrive unlike a more typical lap steel. I'm thinking of either
E
B
G#
E
B
G#
E
Or
E
B
G#
E
B
E
B
I would love to hear any thoughts or suggestions! |
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Joe Kaufman
From:
Lewiston, Idaho
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Posted 11 Jul 2017 3:12 pm
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 11 Jul 2017 6:35 pm 3D Brass Bridge 1/2 tall X 3.25 long Carbon Fiber Nylon
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One of these would make it actually sound like a steel guitar more than a piece of all-thread.
You can cut spacing grooves easily too.
If you want a bridge and string receiver look at this.
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 10:36 am
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I prefer the second tuning that doesn't have the low major third.
I began favoring that kind of tuning because without the defined major or minor third, it allows me to jump right in on a song and not be concerned about the third.
It is also great for ZZ Top type material.
For six string lap I Iike (Low-high) 1-5-1-3-5-1.
It is also great for country & Hawaiian.
Some very nice forward and reverse slants to explore too.
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