Glad to see a thread about this. Here’s my two recent home brewed lap steels that I just finished up. Each with some different alternative finishes . The blue one was inspired from my old Magnatone body..(except for the gumby headstock) The body is covered in blue naugahyde on the top and bottom.. the sides and headstock are covered in black Tolex the same stuff for amp cabs.. The parts are all various guitar parts that I’ve had lying around for years…
Fretboard is maple from stew-mac stained in blue.
Pickup old Harmony bucker.
Strat knobs vol/tone
Schaller tuners.
Bridge from fender.
Homemade aluminium nut.
Homemade Pickguard from cutup strat.
The grayish one started out as a flying V wedge shape but ended up with this. Finish started out primer then bright red as base coat then finished in Rust-Oleum Stone.. kinda -like a powder coat but alittle rougher.. then cleared top coat. Fretboard is homemade from a solid piece of cedar. Again various guitar parts…
Pickups 60’s Danelectro lipstick tube and 80’s Dimarzio super distortion bucker
3way toggle switch
Tele knobs vol/tone
Stop tailpiece
Steel nut
Aftermarket tuners
Results .Sound wise.. they both play great and stay in tune very well. I can get just about any sound I want.. Sweet and Clean or Greezzy and Nasty!… .. I wanted the two to look very different from each other which I think I’ve accomplished. Building is a great way to use up some extra parts ya have laying around.. plus you learn in the process. aznrambo481 Keep up the good work!!
