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  Topic: How can you tell when pickup needs to be
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 6
Views: 2834

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:54 am   Subject: How can you tell when pickup needs to be
I think it would be a Supro string thru pup. You need a set of Rick Aiello NiBro magnets.

Did you adjust the height of the poles?

Pay no attention to the arrows as it's not my photo.

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  Topic: SUPRO 8 string Console Guitar * SOLD *
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 15
Views: 9513

PostForum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars   Posted: 13 Jan 2017 10:03 am   Subject: SUPRO 8 string Console Guitar * SOLD *
Do the 8-strings not have the stringthru pup?

http://www.folkwaymusic.com/images/instruments/20120920/Supro-0912-bridge.jpg
  Topic: Is it a Fender delux 8
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 53
Views: 16983

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 30 Jul 2012 5:12 am   Subject: Is it a Fender delux 8
He does not play just a collector
There should be a law against that.
  Topic: Lee Jeffreiss photo
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 26
Views: 8350

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 17 May 2012 11:26 am   Subject: Lee Jeffreiss photo
That pic's probably about 1993 as it is, so it's already close to 30 years old. Ouch!

errr...1993?...thats only 19 years...still old though
  Topic: C6 Tunings
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 37
Views: 16792

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 15 Nov 2011 5:08 am   Subject: C6 Tunings
I gotta have the 5 on top for any 6th tuning.
  Topic: Best tone circuit for Stringmaster (wah effect)
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 14
Views: 4562

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 25 Oct 2011 4:04 am   Subject: Best tone circuit for Stringmaster (wah effect)
Make sure to keep your volume knob wide open when going for the boo-wah effect.

The amp you're playing through will also make a difference. I find the effect is a bit weak with a Fender Blackface t ...
  Topic: ideal steel / lap steel amplifier
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 30
Views: 15854

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 25 Oct 2011 3:57 am   Subject: ideal steel / lap steel amplifier
...I mainly play my non-pedal steels through a Peavy Classic 30...It' much better than hauling a heavy amp like my Peavy Vegas 400, or a Deluxe Reverb. I did use a Fender Twin Reverb back in the 80's ...
  Topic: 1956 Stringmaster Triple at Gryphon
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 12
Views: 3818

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 31 Aug 2011 5:27 am   Subject: 1956 Stringmaster Triple at Gryphon
1956 Fender Guitar Stringmaster Triple-8 w/legs, Lap Steel, no case $2,200.

[url=http://www.gryphonstrings.com/inventory/instrument_page.php?Instrument=Guitar&Type=Lap%20Steel&Query=Lap%20S ...
  Topic: Edwards Light Beam Volume Pedal
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 9
Views: 3567

PostForum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories   Posted: 22 Aug 2011 7:02 am   Subject: Edwards Light Beam Volume Pedal
Did it sell?
  Topic: Source of legs for Supro lap steel
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 13
Views: 11139

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 4 Aug 2011 4:49 am   Subject: Source of legs for Supro lap steel
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/637_Lillians_11182010_004_1.jpg
Those legs are much heavier the stock Supros. Look more like Fender.
  Topic: Supro pickup question
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 14
Views: 12181

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 8 Jul 2011 4:48 am   Subject: Supro pickup question
The tone pot rotates in reverse from the volume pot and when rotated entirely to the no treble position (full clockwise rotation) there is no output to the amp..
What Supro do you have? This sounds ...
  Topic: Supro pickup question
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 14
Views: 12181

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 7 Jul 2011 12:32 pm   Subject: Supro pickup question
Does your pup have two magnets or one (and a wood dummy)?
  Topic: Steel Guitar Porn
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 10
Views: 6339

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 5 Jul 2011 9:17 am   Subject: Re: Steel Guitar Porn

...and a Supro Comet Console from yours truly...I love my Supros:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/8252_Fender_T8_and_Supro_S8_1.jpg


Not enough to know it's called a Jet Airliner.
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  Topic: P/U question for 1946 Gibson BR-1 Ultratone
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 25
Views: 9225

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 14 Jun 2011 12:01 pm   Subject: Re: I doubt UltraTone SG pickups are TRUE P-90's
Interestingly, the recently introduced re-issue Gibson "UltraTone" STANDARD guitar boast a pickup labeled as a "STEEL P-90".What re-issue ?
  Topic: Dead string
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 9
Views: 2326

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 27 Apr 2011 7:26 am   Subject: Dead string
Thanks for the alert. I just busted it. Guess I'll have to drill it out, now. Wow, those old screws are about as sturdy as dust.
I broke a screw on one of my Supro pickups. I very carefully disassemb ...
  Topic: Dead string
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 9
Views: 2326

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:44 pm   Subject: Dead string
Raise the pole/screw for that string.
  Topic: Did this guitar ever exist?
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 5
Views: 1945

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:44 am   Subject: Did this guitar ever exist?
Are you sure Denny's is a 6-stringer and not 8?

Does he still play with Two Tons?
  Topic: How many Supro lapsteels are out there?
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 10
Views: 6348

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 28 Feb 2011 4:51 am   Subject: How many Supro lapsteels are out there?
You have an 8-string Airline/Jet Airliner. The 8-strings are a little less common, but they made a lot of 6-strings. I've got four in various condidtion.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0903 ...
  Topic: Sinking feeling from lap leg
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 12
Views: 2882

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 23 Feb 2011 1:05 pm   Subject: Sinking feeling from lap leg
Swap the thumb screw from another leg and you'll know whether its the threaded hole or the screw.
  Topic: Red Supro Student, pickup magnets.
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 9
Views: 3484

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:54 am   Subject: Red Supro Student, pickup magnets.
Try contacting Jason Lollar, from what I understand he makes replacement magnets (though I can't find any info about it on his website).
Jason must have a source for these since they are used in his ...
  Topic: Red Supro Student, pickup magnets.
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 9
Views: 3484

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 18 Feb 2011 8:53 am   Subject: Red Supro Student, pickup magnets.
Sounds more like you need to raise the poles on 3 & 4. These pups are very sensitive to pole height.
  Topic: Sinking feeling from lap leg
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 12
Views: 2882

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 17 Feb 2011 6:24 am   Subject: Sinking feeling from lap leg
The legs on all (three) of mine work fine. Have you tried to find a suitable replacement thumbscrew?
  Topic: Sinking feeling from lap leg
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 12
Views: 2882

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:20 pm   Subject: Sinking feeling from lap leg
If we're talking about the legs for a Supro Airline, they don't have a clutch, they have a thumb screw.
  Topic: How I upgraded my FS-52 Lap Steel.
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 14
Views: 10594

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 26 Jan 2011 1:22 pm   Subject: How I upgraded my FS-52 Lap Steel.
Does anyone today make something like a Fender direct string pickup that was in the originals?

http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/repairs/1946FenderLap/1.jpg
  Topic: 2 chords... 4 strings... it's a start!
Charlie Vegas

Replies: 14
Views: 3954

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 5 Apr 2010 7:21 am   Subject: 2 chords... 4 strings... it's a start!
Blake, the "sudden surge in Ukulele interest" in Tampa/Clearwater is due to my buddy Steve Boisen who's been doing Ukulele clinics at Sam Ash. He's part of the Tampa Bay Ukulele Society and ...
 
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