G-Sharp Lap Steel

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Hard to find out much from this site ...

http://www.g-sharpguitar.com/?ItemID=1655

Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVD97K3tstI

Looks like they modify this small bodied standard guitar designed for G# tuning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DQlmrxICHI&feature=related

Steinar Gregertsen · From: Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.

They're invented by a Norwegian luthier and produced in (probably) China. They're meant to be used as regular guitars, and the lap steel convertion kit is included when you buy one.
He's got a lot of 'big name' endorsers, but the one I tried didn't impress me at all. One of my students has one, and I tried it both as regular guitar and lap steel,- quite frankly I don't see the point of them guitar wise, it's just like putting a capo at the 4th fret, and the tone is quite dull to my ears both as guitar and lap steel.

But if Knopfler is happy with his, who am I to argue? Wink

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Steve Hamill · From: California, USA

I have one without the Lap Steel kit. I've used it as a travel guitar and it sounds quite good and is very well built. I've had it for sale for a while and nobody quite knows what to make of it. Fits in a backpack very nicely.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1661081#1661081

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