The Steel Guitar Forum

It is a biscuit resonator. Thanks for the National pics and info. It does the Blues really well. Love the sound.

Erv, maybe these pics will help to see what is going on in there.

Thanks, Jim. I thought the same thing when I saw it hanging on the wall in the shop.

Every dog has its day. I guess. 😊

Thanks, Don. It sounds real nice. I am a lucky man. Have a good day!

My wife, daughter and I were out shopping yesterday in Door County, WI, and my wife noticed I really liked this handmade resonator lap steel guitar that was hanging on the wall in the music store we visited. I went down a couple of stores with our daughter and my wife went back in the music store an...

I'm thinking this amp is worth a try. I listened to the video and it sounds good. I have not tried it personally but the amp gets good reviews.

I only had to replace the tuners on mine. The electronics are fine for now at least. I may change the pickup at some point.

Very cool, Tom. Have fun!

I have the same issue wit( that low B, Kris. I’ve tried the double-low-G tuning on squareneck reso, but I’m trying to learn Dobro G tuning, B and all. For lap steel, though, I ended up with GDGBDC. The C on top stays out of the way but I can easily hit it to suspend bar chords. Peter, I have si...

Allan,

I see how that works for Blues jamming. It's Open D with the low A raised up to a C. Skip that string and everything is the same as playing Open D. Cool!

I use this site for Dobro/Lapsteel instruction info: www.lwtstreaming.com

It isn't free but is worth the money IMO.

A new set of strings made all of the difference. The Powerslide plays like a dream and the tonal options available are vast.

Thanks for sharing, Bill. I would like to build a lap steel at some point. Nice work!

Hi David, Thanks for the information. The strings that are on the Powerslide currently have to go. I have a set of Stringjoy strings that's close to the gauges you are using. I'll give them a spin. I wasn't sure how heavy to go since the Powerslide's scale length is longer than your typical lap stee...

I just picked up a used Powerslide. Powerslide users, what gauge strings do you all use on your Powerslide for the various open tunings?

Thanks!

This is newer but super cool.

Pink Floyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFDExXbxMf8

Very nice playing!

I like high G tuning like this:GGDGBD

The low B string always seems to get in the way for me. It could be that I'm new to the instrument.

Works great for power chords for Blues/Rock music.

[quote="Kris, thanks for the comment. Glad you decided to play lap steel. The little steel you selected will give you a learning start, and you can always update to a different steel later, if you wish.[/quote] C.E. Than you for the reply. I am really enjoying learning to play the lap steel. I'...

I don't post here too often, but I read threads now and then. This one caught my interest. The title of the thread said 'most valuable' and not just 'valuable' so I thought mine qualified. It's a ~1960 Rickenbacker Electro Model J6. I know it's a student model, but I like it. Kind of rare, from wha...

I bought this one not too long ago. Had to replace the tuners since one broke. Works for me, but I don't know any better

This is all I have in the lap steel department. I'm new to the instrument. I've been playing guitar for many years, and Larkin Poe pushed my interest in lap steel over the edge, since I could not quite get the slide sound I wanted with bottle neck slide. When I heard Larkin Poe I thought how do they...