Anyone building a lap steel with 3 single coil pickups (like a Stratocaster)?

[David DeLoach]

Curious is anyone is building lap steels with 3 single coil pickups.

Seems like bridge + middle pickup would make a great tone. Also, the neck pickup on its own, could create some great tones.

Just wondering if this has been done.

[Jack Hanson]

Most likely.

Somebody definitely has rebuilt a lap steel with 2 single coil pickups (like a Stringmaster), however:

[D Schubert]

If you can find one of Loni Specter's "Redneck" conversion square necks, that will bolt directly onto a Stratocaster body....

[Fred]

I’ve never seen one. One issue is that most lap steel fret boards go well beyond where the neck pickup would be. Melobar used to make a lap steel with telecaster dimensions and pickups and I’ve seen square bolt on replacement necks. You could put one of those on a strat body or even just use a nut riser on a strat.

[Jeff Highland]

Kinda
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But I don't actually use the magnetic pickups. They have to stay there because the electronics expect them but I have them covered and lowered out of the way.
I just use the modeling from the piezos in the bridge saddles.
It gives a pretty realistic strat sound without any of the hum (as well as a multitude of other options)

[David DeLoach]

Kinda
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But I don't actually use the magnetic pickups. They have to stay there because the electronics expect them but I have them covered and lowered out of the way.
I just use the modeling from the piezos in the bridge saddles.
It gives a pretty realistic strat sound without any of the hum (as well as a multitude of other options)

Wow! Would be interested to hear that. Hope you can post some samples.

[Glenn Wilde]

There's a billion used Strats out there, be easy enough to get one and give it a try, shoot, I have two or three around here, I might do it!
Some of the cheapo Squiers are real nice too, I've got them for as low as 50 buk, they are called SE models from China.

[D Schubert]

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