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That sound...eerie...a
pedal steel...you hear it drifting high an d lonesome across the parking
lot a s you enter the club. It has to be
a pedal steel, right?
You push closer to the
stage. B ut he's playing a lap
slide. Yet it looks like a beautiful guitar, not a
lap slide.
It sounds sweet,
but then in an instant hammers you with a flurry of
twisted, screaming, sweaty, raunch. You'd better get a
drink.
It can't
be...nobody...who...how...The Astral
Slide.
Body
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Non cutaway design lap slide guitar
with 24 frets.
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Chambered mahogany. Distinctively
handcarved,  bookmatched top with single
bound edges. Tap tuning the plates ensures
the Astral Slide's sweet singing
voice.
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Choice
of tops: quilted, birdseye, or tiger
striped bookmatched
maple.
Neck
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25"
scale.
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Neck/body joint at 16th
fret.
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 Hand carved, quartersawn
mahogany with scarf-jointed headstock and
maple or ebony headstock veneer.
Dual-action truss rod, with convenient
adjustment inside guitar body. -
Bound
ebony fingerboard, 12" radius,
laquered.
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24 inlayed contrasting
maple fret position markers.
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Pearl
dot position markers.
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Exclusive headstock design with straight
line string path.
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Bone raised nut.
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Neck
carve is square/tapered for lap
playing.
Hardware
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Bigsby
Palm Pedal tailpiece. B and G string pitch
bending to preset intervals.
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Fully
intonatable roller bridge.
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Steinberger gearless tuning machines. The
cutting edge of guitar tuner design, the
ultimate in precision tuning. Steinbergers
feature a unique "straight-through" design, no
gears, 40:1 ratio for unparalleled tuning
accuracy, straight string pull that eliminates
winding, and a locking knob that secures the
string to prevent
slippage.
Electronics &
Controls
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Two custom voiced Lindy
Fralin soapbar P-90 pickups.
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Individual volume and tone for each
pickup.
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 3 position toggle
switch. -
 Master volume. -
Knurled
metal knobs.
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Combination output jack/strap
button.
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All pots
and switches made in
U.S.A.
Finishes / Color
Schemes
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