The Electro Hawaiian® Lap Steel
This
is a masterfully built instrument crafted from exotic tone woods with vintage
and modern details. It was originally designed by Bill
Asher for Ben Harper in 1998 and inspired by the Weissenborn Hawaiian
acoustic lap steel from the 1930's. This lap steel has great low end and
high end response, clean or with overdrive - the sustain and acoustic overtone
are unbeatable. (guitar specs)
| LAP STEEL AUDIO SAMPLES: | ||||
| Electro Hawaiian® Lap Steel with overdrive Performed by Steinar Gregertsen Title: Poet On The Radio (special edit of original song) |
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Electro Hawaiian® Lap Steel, clean Performed by Steinar Gregertsen Title: God Only Knows (special edit of song by Brian Wilson) |
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SPECIFICATIONS:
- style: lap steel

- scale length: 25 inches
- neck & body: neck through solid Honduras mahogany with cylindrical body chambers
- top options: "A Superior" top has flamed figured koa with herringbone binding; "A Standard" top has striped koa with Ivoroid binding.
- pickups: two Asher custom lap steel pickups
- pickup switching: three-way toggle
- controls: master volume and master tone with pull pot to split pickup coils
- fret board: figured koa
- bridge: curly maple
- saddle: aluminum
- nut: ebony
- color: natural or tobacco burst
- finish: satin or gloss lacquer
- string spacing: nut: 1 7/8 inches, bridge: 2 3/8 inches
- case: custom hard shell
- number of frets: 22
- machine heads: Kluson by Tone Pros
- strings: Asher Electro Hawaiian® Lap Steel Strings
- price in US dollars:
$2400 - "A Standard" top striped koa, Ivoroid binding, satin oil finish
$2950 - "A Superior" top flame koa, Ivoroid & herringbone binding, gloss lacquer finish
**price includes custom hard shell case valued at $280
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