The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks for the recommendation, Steinar!

I've been looking at the Asher lap steels for close to a year now. They are pretty pricey. That's what Ben Harper is probably playing as Bill Asher has produced a Ben Harper signature Electro Hawaiian model. They now have two models of acoustic lap steels. I was looking at the Teardrop last year, bu...

http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif You might want to check these new slides out at http://www.musserring.com. The manufacturer is a friend of mine (and my guitar instructor). He introduced this new line of slides at the NAMM show in January. I don't think he had considered the application for lap...

Here's a link to the Melobar website where you can read what they're doing: http://www.melobar.com/home.htm They are being sold exclusively by Black Canyon Guitar in Boise, Idaho. http://www.blackcanyonguitar.com/gmelo.html You can occasionally find a Rattler listed by Black Canyon Guitars on ebay f...

I'm just a beginner at playin' steel. I have an early 60's Rickenbacker Electro 6-string console and it's tuned to C6 and a Melobar Rattler 6-string tuned to Open E. I've also played around with Open D on my Dobro. You might want to search the forum for threads about tuning in the No Peddlers sectio...

I've loved the sound ever since the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Gilded Palace of Sin" was released in the late 60's. (Yup, I first heard that LP when I was just a toddler...and if ya believe that I've got a bridge ta sell ya! http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif ) I play prog rock and metal ...

Here's some resources that I had bookmarked from my own searches for lap steel tablature. This first one has Amazing Grace in the specific tuning that you requested. (Open G) http://www.dougbsteel.com/amazingpage.htm Bill Chaviers offers free print outs of his lap steel tablature. You can request it...

Great resource! Thanks.

I use a free tablature application called Power Tab Editor. You can create, edit, print and play the files. It can be downloaded here: http://www.power-tab.net/downloads.php There are a lot of excellent tabs that have been created with Power Tab Editor that you can download. They are rated by users,...

Thanks for the thorough review, Steinar. Lizzy's a real beauty, but we'd expect nothing less from an Asher. Did you name all your guitars, or just this very special one?

I third the motion for sound clips!

I contacted the manufacturer to find out how to try one before buying. They do not have a distribution network except for the couple listed on their website ( http://www.harmosmusic.com/retailers.htm ), but they do have two 8-string demo lap steels that they send around the country to prospective cu...

OMG, so this explains it...I was trying to figure out why I had this overwhelming desire to ride a Harley. Thought maybe I was going through a second childhood or that I'd just sung Guthrie's "Motorcycle Song" a few too many times. Noooo...now I see the connection. In the span of a single ...

Thanks everyone for putting this in perspective for me. I think the fog is beginning to clear. http://steelguitarforum.com/rolleyes.gif Seems that certain tunings are selected for lap steel due to the number of chords that can be played on a single fret or that can be accomplished by slanting. Match...

Thanks! I've been to your website several times since I started my quest. Don't know how I overlooked the page with the blues scale in C6. http://steelguitarforum.com/rolleyes.gif <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Anita Merritt on 24 August 2004 at 10...

I'm a guitar player that's got the lap steel bug! To save my steel string acoustic guitar from further tone bar dings, I've ordered one of the new production Melobar 6-string Rattlers. (Yeah, I know...I posted about wanting a Fouke Industrial Steel. What can I say?...I changed my mind.) While I eage...

All I wanna know is if I buy an Asher, will it make me play like Steinar? If so, I'm gonna HAVE to get me one of those regardless of price $$$ hehehe

http://steelguitarforum.com/confused.gif Thanks for everyone's input. I'm sitting here in the midst of my guitar collection (not really a collection...just a room full of guitars) and wondering why I'm being so cheap about buying a lap steel. I don't buy other guitars that way since I've acquired a...

I'm a novice at lap steel...been fooling around with a tone bar on a regular steel-string acoustic experimenting with various tunings. Ever have a tone bar slip out of your hand and hit the top of an acoustic guitar?...not a pretty sight...it's past time for me to buy a lap steel--a sturdy one http:...

I'm a real novice at lap steel.... Actually, I've just been fooling around with a tone bar on a regular steel-string acoustic experimenting with various tunings. (Ever have a tone bar slip out of your hand and hit the top of an acoustic guitar?...not a pretty sight...I must buy a very sturdy lap ste...