Airline Lap Steel Pro

The humbucker sized version of the supro silver foil pickup used in the jet airliner is slightly overwound and located right at the harmonic sweet spot as seen on the original version of this top of the line supro lap steel.

Airline lap steel pro.

We hear you ask apart from upgraded components throughout and the use of a rosewood board over the plastic board found on the standard model the pièce de résistance of the pro is the inclusion of the valco lap steel string thru pickup a. Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a wide spanning community to buy sell and discuss all things music gear. As a companion to our top selling airline lap steel we are kicking it up a notch with this new rickey lap steel and rickey lap steel pro. The jet airliner s vintage correct body shape and art deco aesthetics are enhanced with an intonation friendly string through body hardtail bridge and a silver foil version of the original supro clear tone pickup.

Our airline lap steel homage provides players with an affordable and reliable alternative to picking through vintage stores for something that is going to break the bank and be an iffy partner onstage or in the studio. Eastwood guitars airline lap steel black eastwood s tribute to the national lap steels. We couldn t get away with ignoring one of valco s first instruments the national branded lap steel. This new model is a more formidable version featuring great tone and balance.

Here is a photo of the prototype featuring the beautiful cherryburst finish with gold pickguard and bound rosewood fingerboard. National supro and airline guitars were made in the usa from 1958 68 by valco and sold through montgomery ward. The cad drawings reflect the changes we are making to the final production. The supro jet airliner lap steel represents the rebirth of the supro brand as a stringed instrument manufacturer.