The Steel Guitar Forum

This really is beautiful! How long does it take you to build an instrument like this?

Thanks Brad. I appreciate it. I was looking on eBay recently and noticed some sellers mentioned that their used lap steels stay in tune ( as if this were some feat). Do used lap instruments have tuning problems fairly often?

Brad, I'm on the hunt for my first lap steel. I realize that new equipment is the way to go to avoid most problems, but I do not want to miss out on all the potentially great used stuff out there. So, I was wondering if you could give me some pointers on what to avoid. For instance, when buying used...

Thanks Again. I'll keep that in mind about buying an 8-string. I hadn't even considered an 8-string.

MS

Hey Guys, Thanks for the input. I've already been looking around for a lap. I appreciate the advice.

MS

Hey Tony,

Just read over my reply and realized I told you the wrong tuning! The first one is EBEEBE. The second tuning is correct.

Sorry,

mike saye

Tony, I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. I'm just getting started with the lap instruments, but I've playing bottleneck for a couple of years. Ben Harper is the guy who has inspired me to play lap and I would highly suggest you give him a listen (his CD "The Will to Live" is probably...

I'm interested in trying my hand at lap steel. I've been playing bottleneck for awhile and was wondering if playing electric guitar in my lap is anywhere near the REAL thing. In other words, should I buy a lap steel?