![]() ![]() I think the mix of machined metal and elegant hand-carved wood looks beautiful. Because the guitar is supported by three stainless steel legs, the player doesn’t have to worry about the extra weight while playing it. The aluminum block works as a combination bridge and tailpiece while greatly increasing sustain. These pickups are prized by players who like the fact that they are humbuckers but still have the clear, twangy sound of a single coil. The pickup was inspired by those used by Supro, Oahu and Valco lap steels in the 1950s. Why, a custom Jason Lollar pickup attached to a half-inch thick piece of aluminum, of course. And what kind of pickup do you need to fill that massive hole? (For some reason Scott didn’t like my suggestion of Kelpcaster.)Īs you can see in the pickup cavity, the body of Walker’s lap steel is made from maple. This is Walker’s first lap steel and, as of this writing, it still doesn’t have a model name. Although Walker builds six-string guitars he is actually a fine pedal steel guitarist so when guitarist Steve Kimock wanted a lap steel, Walker was excited to try his hand at building one. ![]() We made him the subject of a lengthy feature in the Fretboard Journal #27 ( subscribe here and we’ll make sure you get it). Walker’s designs have flowing, organic curves that are inspired by the waves of the nearby Pacific Ocean. Walker got his start working at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company, where he was able to experiment with his solidbody ideas after the workshop closed for the day. Scott Walker is a luthier based in Santa Cruz, California, who has decided to eschew the more common Gibson/Fender take on the electric guitar in favor of a sonic and visual esthetic that owes quite a bit to the work of Alembic, Doug Irwin and Steve Cripe. ![]()
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