The Gold Tone LS-8 evokes the Oahu Tonemaster, one of the most revered lap steels of the 1950s. Our version is so close to the original that owners of Oahu instruments buy LS-8 pickups and hardware from us for use in the restoration of their prized guitars. The LS-8 is set up for F6 tuning (DFACDFAC) but other tunings can be accommodated by installing strings that are gauged for those tunings. Available as left-handed model.
Features
- Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
- Electronics: Soapbar Pickup
- Fingerboard: Blackwood
- Style: 8-String Lap Steel Guitar
- Top: Mahogany
- Tuning: DFACDFAC
8-String Lap Steel
- Neck: Maple
- Top: Mahogany
- Back & Sides: Mahogany
- Finish: Two Tone Tobacco
- Fingerboard: Blackwood
- Tuners: Kluson-Style
- Inlay: Dot
- Binding: White Celluloid
- Buttons: White
- Hardware: Chrome Plated
- Pickups: Soapbar
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 2-3/8″Bone
- Scale Length: 25″
- Weight: 6.2 lbs.
- Tuning: DFACDFAC
- Strings: .070w, .052w, .042w, .035w, .030w, .024w, .016, .012
- Left-Handed Available: Yes – although may be a special order
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.
