wow oh wow...... That Gretsch has such a Beatles vibe to it!!!! Beautiful!!!! Way to go, farseer!!!!!
Well, I have noticed that all guitars so far posted have round necks
Thought I'd post a Square neck......
I found this in, of all places, Kamuning about three Christmases ago, in one of the antique shops there.....
a Star Lapsteel..... Unfortunately, absolutely NO info about it on the net, not even on the brand......
Here's a shot of the controls..... one volume, one tone..... I don't know what the metal piece above the pickup is for.....
Here's a shot of the back.... as you can see, very square.....
The plastic cover was fabricated by the good doctor Arie; the original was a piece of vinyl with cloth stuck on to it......
a funny thing about this.... when i first held it, the guy at the shop said it was virtually UNPLAYABLE, because there was no way the strings could reach the fingerboard.....
(well, the strings are about half an inch high, so there....) I had to pinch myself to keep from laughing out loud.....
Here's a shot of the headstock.... as you can see, very cheap tuners, and a decal for the brand name..... The plastic tips of the tuners have aged very nicely....
Here's a closer look at the pickup.... this thing just GROWLS...... very very bluesy...... close to a P90 sound...... well, sort of.....
This actually has a model number..... HG 4 C, or so.......
Here's a view of the "fingerboard".... well, not really, but it does have frets!!!!
..... Its plastic...... not sure what kind though.... bakelite? hmmmmm....
Thanks for looking!!!!
Chum