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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california 
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Posted on Nov 15 2006 10:50 AM
Any lap steel/ pedal steel guitar players out there? Any reccomendations for a decent, "beginer's" model lap steel? inquiring minds would like to know, |
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Posted on Nov 15 2006 04:48 PM
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Nov 15 2006 05:25 PM
surfdad: i hear what you're saying re: fretless...i play fretless bass...so hopefully, my "ear" will transfer over to the lap steel...and perhaps I'll find a lap steel with position markers... -dp |
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Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 76 USA |
Posted on Nov 15 2006 07:24 PM
I've got a 1947 Gibson lap steel (6 string). It's the only true vintage guitar I own. I got it at a flea market for $75.00 in working condition. The hardest thing for me was to figure out what tuning method to use. I finally settled on a Hawaiian tuning that I can't remember off hand. I've noticed the 6 strings limits some of the things I'd like to do. So, I'd like to get an 8 string at some point, so you may want to consider getting the most strings for your buck. For the steel (slide) I like a Shubb Pearse. I like it because I kept dropping the regular type. I don't have any particular advice for an entry level lap steel. There's not much to them. The tuning machines seem to be pretty crappy on all of them to me, so if you changed them out I'd imagine just about any of them would work. |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2364 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Nov 15 2006 08:14 PM
I've got an old Magnatone, probably from the 50's. got it for Bob —Bob |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle 
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Posted on Nov 16 2006 02:54 AM
I play one and here it is: It is an Oahu Tonemaster. It has a wild Rowe bridge on it that changes tuning with a lever and cams. I can get E, A, or C#. — |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco
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Posted on Nov 16 2006 04:16 PM
I don't play one yet, but have been very much into wanting to pick it up. I've always been a huge fan of the sound of lap steel. Anyone wanna chime in on the difference between like 6 and 8 strings? Anyone go with a pedal steel? ~B~ |
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Joined: Nov 10, 2000 Posts: -180 |
Posted on Nov 16 2006 07:31 PM
hey dp==you got it, ibe playing with winebottle endoff and on for years. your ear will pick it up!! |
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have messedaroundwith them but haven't committed to one yet. chandler has one for around 350-400. doesn't sound bad but the pots suck. buddy of mine took an epiphone lp jr mini and uses it. cheap way out i guess. will be watching this, want to see what you come up with!! it is a cool sound just need a good ear cause you got no frets to get the proper pitch but that is what makes em cool 
So far, I mainly use it for blues and 