The supro jet airliner lap steel represents the rebirth of the supro brand as a stringed instrument manufacturer.
Airline lap steel pro.
Eastwood guitars airline lap steel black eastwood s tribute to the national lap steels.
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 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.
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.
The airline lap steel pro is the upgraded no compromise version of our ever popular airline lap steel model what makes it pro.
This new model is a more formidable version featuring great tone and balance.
We ve retained classic elements of the original including the ceramic.
We couldn t get away with ignoring one of valco s first instruments the national branded lap steel.
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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.
The 1466bw jet airliner lap steel is an updated reissue of the supro electric lap steel guitar that was manufactured in the early 1960s.