The Steel Guitar Forum

I have two of Johnie's lap steels. Love them. This one's a bargain at that price. Does he make them any more?

Here's one to consider. I have no affiliation with this seller, but I own two of James Adams' instruments and am quite happy with them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204428101494?hash=item2f98dd4776:g:GR0AAOSwV9VkxXyr&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPMLlkbdzFIPKejG%2B%2BXNGBUV%2BKkeRRojSDYtLrAtM0Cz%2Flaxfr45H3...

My favorite tuning for Blues/Rock is one recommended by the late Bobby Lee. Low to high G B D F# A D. He called it D/G. Strings 1-4 are open D and strings 4-6 are open G. Strings 1-5 are D6. You can play leads on 1-4 without tripping over that 6th note (the Hawaiian bomb), but you still have the rel...

No, I didn't buy it. For now, I've decided my square neck flattop and my spider bridge dobro are enough.

Is anyone familiar with this model? Wondering how they sound.
https://reverb.com/item/70381560-1950-s ... es-machine

I have one of the "Tin Cup Agate" bars that I purchased some time ago. I really liked it at first, but it wasn't long before it wore heavily around the business end, and took on the grainy, gritty feel that has been discussed. I wrote to them about it. They said it should become "braz...

Thanks for the responses! This is good information.

I hope that it's OK to post this here. I tried the Electronics section first, but didn't get much response. First let me make it clear that I'm mostly an acoustic musician, so my knowledge of pickups is pretty limited. I do have a couple of electric lap steels, an 8-string and a 6-string, both made ...

First let me make it clear that I'm mostly an acoustic musician, so my knowledge of pickups is pretty limited. I do have a couple of electric lap steels, an 8-string and a 6-string, both made by Johnny King. The 8-string came with a single coil pickup which sounded great except for the hummmmmm, whi...

What is the scale length?

What are the weights of the bars with grooved sides?

I tried one of the Rocky Mountain stone bars. Mine is the Tin Cup Agate model. I really liked it at first, but within a few weeks it started developing small ruts that affected the tone and feel. I wrote to them about it. They said it should become burnished with time (it didn't) and also suggested ...

I have seriously arthritic fingers myself. I used shaped bars for years because I had difficulty holding onto bullet bars, particularly heavier ones like yours. My favorite was the Shubb SP2, which has a rounded nose and a Shubb GS, whose nose I rounded with a Dremel tool. I tried a couple of cerami...

You're welcome. I one dropped a very fine Larrivee I used to own. I was recording and when I reached up to adjust my headphones, the strap let go. Since then, I secure my straps.

There are plenty of Weissenborns being made, but the sort of guitar bodied flattop squarenecks that Oahu used to make have become rare. I have one made by James Adams that I'm very happy with. I'm sure there are many small shop luthiers that would be happy to make one on a custom order. Gold Tone us...

The best way to securely attach a strap to an endpin jack I've found is the D'addario Cinchfit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSUpht ... darioandCo.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/13897_Blue_Chip_Thumbpick_1.jpg I found this in the accessory pocket of an instrument I purchased years ago. It's basically in new condition. No signs of much if any use by the previous owner. I tried it briefly, but quickly decided I like my Fred Kelly S...

I don't think any of the above examples are using C6 tuning. The vast majority of solo accompaniment you hear is done in "open" major tunings or slight variants. I do a lot of this myself, mostly in D tuning. You need two roots on the lower strings to get that alternating bass thumb roll g...

Nice!

For those of us who lack the skills/tools/patience to make our own, are there any builders out there offering bass laps at a reasonable cost? Alternately, has anyone tried modifying a standard bass guitar?

Sold and shipped. Donation sent.

Here is a sound sample. It was recorded using a Focusrite 2i2 interface with an Audiotechnica AT 2020 microphone and again with the onboard Schatten HFN Artist pickup. https://soundcloud.com/chasebrady/wechter-sound-sample/s-uzNiE9DpgOe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=socia...

That review by Stevie Coyle is for the mahogany 8418 version. This is the rosewood version. The store I bought it from also had an 8418. I AB'd them and decided the rosewood version was well worth the extra $$. They're both great guitars. Thanks for the post.

Designed by luthier to the stars Abe Wechter and built in China under his supervision. Inspired by the Martin 12-fret 000 models of the thirties. No longer made and hard to find. Great for fingerstyle or flatpicking. Solid spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides. 1 7/8" nut width. Schatten...

Does anyone know of any small shop luthiers competent to make reasonably priced acoustic or electric lap steels in Mexico?