Comment

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 3, 2014 at 11:08pm

I think you can still get a horseshoe pickup new from Lawler, but i don't know what they cost. I see i've left out a zero in my comment on value. That's $1000, not a hundred..... :&).....

Comment by Richey Kay on June 3, 2014 at 6:25pm

I remember reading about those horseshoe pickups but I've never seen a pic of one. How cool!

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 3, 2014 at 11:50am

Marcus, it's not that rare. There are usually 3 or 4 such Ricks on ebay under vintage lap steel guitar each week. They run high up to $100 or more. I didn't pay that much, but this one has some dings and the nut is homefixed. I always look for the less than mint editions.... but it's at the top of my budget and made me flat broke for a while. Lucky, the guitars i'm selling added up to it.

Comment by Marcus Darwell on June 3, 2014 at 6:52am

O...M...G....How on earth did you manage to find that one Dave?

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 3, 2014 at 6:06am

Muddy, that's what i'm tempted to try some time, but this is a 1940 all metal Rickenbacher lap steel. It's vintage stuff with one of the first electric guitar single coil mag pickups. One hot pup!

Comment by Muddy Creek Guitars on June 3, 2014 at 5:37am

Did you build a git out of a case??!?
Awesome!!!