The Steel Guitar Forum

Cool Beans Nathan! I'm thinking of putting one of these on my SX 6. Is there a specific model that fits these guitars? How was the installation? Thanks, JO. So, I ordered the "COMBO TRIO" which consists of rolling bridge RRB2 and rolling nut RRN2 and 2 benders. Turns out the RRN2 will not...

Nathan : this guitar is made for you, you don"t have those bad habits that you'll have to get rid of, you'll jump right on the sixth tuning ,the tuning is like a dobro with a 6th note in it, now the 9th tuning is a little different, but you'll find lots of free U-Tube lessons that will have yo...

Wish I had the extra cash. I'm coming from the dobro/lap steel world. But the more I hear 12 strings played, that's what I think I want.

well, I did it. I'm pleased with it. David Certano makes top notch stuff!

Cool. Thanks guys. I actually ordered the Certano bender kit that comes with rolling nut and bridge. Looks like it's going to fit.

Good morning, I just got the above lap steel. I've been told that one can change the bridge & nut to rolling to put palm levers on that particular guitar. Wondering if anyone has done this with the SX Lap Steel? I must say I was extremely pleasantly surprised with the quality of the instrument f...

I had Bob build me a six string Melbert with a Dusenberg bender. I had to sell it after hand surgery on my right hand. It was a very accurate, great build! https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/2672_DCP_4606_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/2672_DCP_4607_1.jpg Cool! I want to...

Do you know of anyone who has used palm benders on these?

Oh that is so tempting. Quite a beauty.

Do you still offer these? I would love to do this! That's exactly the style lap steel I want.

Thanks John, I'm now leaning towards getting a lap and a pedal steel. I want to get into the C6 and E9 world(which I'm leaning towards lap for C6 and pedal for E9 - since I can't afford a double-neck at the moment). I'm a huge Junior Brown fan and love his lap(and pedal) steel work. Also want to see...

LOL. I wish I had time. Plus you may want someone who has the ability to focus better than me. I'm a scatterbrain and a half. I appreciate the insight! Hi Nathan I'm also from NC. I play Pedal Steel Guitar...and want to learn the Dobro. One of the great things about this forum is the great folks her...

Thank you sir. I'm looking forward to it. To be honest the mechanics are only complex when you are changing a setup. If are worried buy PSG that has been setup already and you won’t need to tinker until you are ready. My first PSG was a 3 pedal one lever shobud. You certainly don’t need more than th...

I actually want the specific sounds of a pedal steel. Then there is your answer. If you want the sound of the pedal steel, no amount of palm levers, string pulls, or other tricks are going to be satisfying. And if the mechanics don't intimidate you, go for it. I think the mechanics do unnerve me a ...

I hear ya. I actually want the specific sounds of a pedal steel. I want to be able to make a chord minor or 7th with the pushing of a pedal or the knee lever. I also love jazz. I love that you can get a diminished chord just by the pressing of a certain combination of pedals and/or levers. I have al...

Jack Hanson wrote:I know there's lotsa guys who will disagree, but to me, putting bender(s) on a good lap steel would be akin to putting a trailer hitch on a Corvette.

Get a decent pedal steel; you won't regret it.

I like that analogy. Thank you sir.

@Johnie, is there a website for these?

Thank you all! Yeah, that's what I figured.

Grew up around bluegrass, but always been fascinated with the sound of pedal steel. As I mentioned above, I currently play dobro(have for several years), heavily influenced by Jerry Douglas and Mike Auldridge(who also played pedal steel). Always wanted to either get into the 8-string lap steel world...