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guitar dimensions: 32” L x 7” W x 2” deep. Bridge/tailpiece: original w/ original cream cover & cap-screws.Controls: Vol & Tone, w/ original cream knobs.

Pickup: original multi-magnet single-coil (w/ top & side magnets).

Headstock: integral to body, with brass Supro badge.

Tuners: original nickel Kluson “no-lines”, w/ white buttons (buttons have shrunk a touch, but are all still rock-solid).

Fretboard: original clear lucite over screened deco-style geometric markers.

Body & neck: one-piece pearlite over wood, with flocked tan “suede” backing.

Original retail price in year made: $55.$65 shipping (very far & int’l locations may require add’l charge). See more of the lap-steel’s great specs below. The 1953 1400B lap-steel comes with its original tweed flannel-lined hard case (a whopping extra $10 back in those days!), plus an original early 1950’s Supro catalog page, in clear protective sleeve, featuring the Supreme. It’s indeed like a humbucker, with magnets both above and to the sides of the strings - giving you a strong, dynamic response, across all the strings. Underneath is the famous big metal-wrapped Valco pickup. The secret? Take off the cream pickup & tailpiece cover (itself a rarity, most covers are long gone). You’re rewarded with that warm & clear Chicago sound that makes vintage Valco gear so sought-after today. Jack the 1400B into your favorite amp (with the included original cable) and adjust the cream Vol & Tone knobs.

Overall it’s the cleanest 1400B lap-steel I’ve ever seen.īut even better is its sound. I found only one or two little scratches and blems on the entire guitar, near impossible to see, that’s it. The way-cool geometric fretboard markers are crisp & sharp and all there. Made by Valco, the guitar’s bronze-tan pearl gleams like it left the Chicago factory last month instead of 67 years ago. The Supreme 1400B you see here is in truly stunning condition. Or adjust the tone and you can out-twang a Tele. They sound terrific, with that Valco humbucker-like bell-clear punch & bite, each note like it’s wrapped in tubular glass. Made by Valco for just a few short years, the Model 1400B Supreme soon became the go-to lap-steel for musicians worldwide. On sale for one week only.īlues, country, Hawaiian, or just kicking back on the porch and serenading your fam. Now save $250 on a sparkling near-mint gem.

Information on supro lap steel serial numbers