The Steel Guitar Forum

My band always played Folsom Prison and Cocaine Blues for sure, along with some Steve Earle. Also did a harder version of He Stopped Loving Her Today.

I always tried to be there an hour early, I had just a real simple setup for amplification and my guitar.

I'm new at lap steel for what it's worth, but I'm having fun stealing licks from Elmore James and Duane Allman in open E tuning.

I'm finding as I go through all this that I actually am having a lot of success staying in the open E tuning. I've started coping all these Elmore James and Duane Allman licks and having a lot of fun with it. It amazes me how easy it easy to make a lap steel sound like a Les Paul through an overdriv...

Hey everyone, thanks for all the replies, it has helped a lot. I was kind of lost as to what direction to take on the lap steel, and I'm not finding a lot of information on the internet as far as playing blues/rock in open E. I really want to be able to sit down and play Rolling Stones/Chicago blues...

Greetings and thanks for adding me to the this forum! I recently acquired a six string lap steel and am in the process of learning how to play it. I have an extensive guitar backround and a working knowledge of music theory. My steel is tuned to open E (E B E G# B E) and I am interested in playing b...