style lap guitar

[Felix Wolfe]

I have played what is often called "finger style" guitar all my life on an acoustic guitar. (ala Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, etc.)
I just bought myself a new lapsteel guitar for Xmas, and I hope some one can direct me to sites or sources for anyone who plays this style on the lap (or pedal) guitar.
Thanks in advance for your help
Felix

[Erv Niehaus]

You might be able to pull up an old video on You Tube by Bobby Seymour.
He could play in that style.
Erv

[Cartwright Thompson]

Forum member Roy Thomson wrote a great book on finger style pedal steel. It used to be available through the forum’s store but I haven’t seen it lately. You might try contacting Roy directly. He also put out a book of arrangements in the Leavitt tuning that is excellent.

[Roy Thomson]

Hi Felix...
This is not easy but it shows what can be accomplished on a 6 string lap steel tuned E-C-A-G-E-C HIGH TO LOW.

https://soundcloud.com/roy-thomson/clas ... -lap-steel

Give me a shout if you wish. I may be able to help further. It's a great style to play.

Roy

[Chase Brady]

For acoustic stuff, there's Ed Gerhardt, Kelly Joe Phelps, and many others. Mary Flower has some instruction materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCAqlk8_eg
Forumite Andy Volk's book on open D is another good place to start.

[Felix Wolfe]

My post gave me names I have never heard of, but are exactly what I was looking for. So far, Youtube and internet are leading to some good sources your answers supplied.

And a surprise bonus for me, I went to the local used record/tape store,(yes, they still exist) and presented all the names you all supplied, and I walked away with a cassette tape " A Tribute to Travis" by Bobbe Seymour. Very rewarding and entertaining, but a bit intimidating - this guy is perfection.

Thanks again
Felix

[David Venzke]

Sent you a PM with resource info

[Roy Thomson]

Felix,

Here is another example of 6 string C6 Thumbstyle.

https://soundcloud.com/roy-thomson/lil-isa-jane

In Key of C and thumb plays Root (C) and fifth (G) that's strings 6 and 4 throughout.

Wish you all the best.

Roy

[Nic Neufeld]

I might be oversimplifying, but if you play fingerstyle fretted guitar, you're already ahead of the game when moving to lapsteel (over people accustomed to a plectrum). There are some folks who play barefingered, and most play with fingerpicks and thumb picks, but the mechanics between the two are very similar.

There's a few who play lapsteel with a plectrum...and one of our own, Steve Cunningham, who at least in this video is playing with bare fingers and a pick...hot stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT0MywqQWIA