Up for sale, a 1961 Gibson EH-500 Skylark lap steel in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. One of only 373 EH-500s produced in ?61, this Skylark lap steel may be most notable for being crafted out of the same African Korina used for Gibson??s original ??Modernistic?? guitars (the Flying V, Explorer, and Moderne)
The Melody Maker-style pickup, used on these steels from 1960 onwards, has a sparkling sound with a certain midrange ...
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