Leap into Lap Steel with the LS-8 by Gold Tone
The Gold Tone LS-8 Lap Steel Guitar affords players an extended-range steel guitar that’s ready for gigs, travel, and exceptional performance along the way. A mahogany body gives the LS-8 full-bodied character with an assertive midrange that cuts through live or recorded mixes with ease, just like a lap steel should. Everything from sliding sultry country chords to articulate single-note leads can be tackled with ease, given the LS-8’s maple neck. This neck fuels smooth fret-hand comfort, while its maple construction ensures the LS-8 is more responsive to your dynamics. Sweetwater lap steel players relish the plucky attack of the LS-8 when striking notes with force and the subtle presence that maple naturally adds when playing with a softer touch. What’s more, the LS-8 comes outfitted with premium hardware and electronics, including sturdy vintage K-style tuners, a custom Zero Glide nut, and a powerful soapbar magnetic pickup for authentic old-school tone. Gold Tone isn’t just the company’s name, it’s exactly what you get with the LS-8 Lap Steel Guitar from Sweetwater!
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Faithful to a legend
Gold Tone builders developed the LS-8 Lap Steel Guitar by combing through history and choosing a point of reference: the Oahu Tonemaster, one of the most revered lap steel guitars ever produced. Excluding additional strings, the LS-8 is so faithful to this legend that owners of vintage Oahus often turn to Gold Tone’s LS-8 hardware and pickups for restoration parts. Each LS-8 receives a full Gold Tone setup and ships optimized for symmetrical DFACDFAC tuning. However, the LS-8 also accommodates an endless variety of tunings. Simply swap the included strings for the appropriate gauge, then tune to taste. The discrete onboard pickup is faithful to golden-age lap steel pickups with a single-coil soapbar design still favored today. Get ready to bask in the soapbar pickup’s responsive sound capable of mellow warble, prickly leads, and countless in-betweens.
Zero Glide: patented precision lets lap steels sing
Gold Tone’s Zero Glide nut is a tiny piece of hardware that enhances instrument performance drastically. The patented design pairs a sustain-boosting bone nut with a hard nickel-silver “zero fret” for enhanced reliability and sound. Zero Glide nuts grace the headstocks of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, banjos, and even ukuleles. The benefits are clearly universal! Zero Glide’s precision-cut string slots further reduce string contact by a staggering 93% at the nut — meaning fewer tuning breaks and better resonance, especially when playing gets aggressive. Zero Glide also narrows sonic differences between fretted- and open-string notes while solving common intonation issues for innovative accuracy without compromising character. When it comes to lap steel sound, players expect sparkling clarity without compromise, and the LS-8’s Zero Glide nut more than delivers.
Gold Tone LS-8 8-string Lap Steel Guitar Features:
- An extended-range 8-string lap steel at a phenomenal price
- Based on a legendary vintage model to faithfully re-create familiar sounds
- High-performance tonewoods and hardware deliver quality tone and durability fit for beginners and pros alike
- Solid mahogany body resonates with full-bodied tone and assertive midrange for sonic visibility in any setting
- Maple neck fuels exceptional player comfort and impressive dynamic response
- Smooth 25-inch scale rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets
- Durable chrome-plated K-style tuners provide fierce tuning stability and classic looks
- Vintage-style soapbar pickup delivers clear, articulate, amplified tone
- Custom bone Zero Glide nut ensures an exceptional string feel and bold musicality
- Receives a full setup at Gold Tone’s Florida facility for quality assurance
