Lap Steel Guitar - It's all about "the chicks"

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 21 Sep 2013 8:20 am

At the 2013 Ashokan Western & Swing Week in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Backed up by the fabulous Lousiana band 'The Revelers'

Watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kVdWL86GhI

Chris Berney · Post by **Chris Berney** » 21 Sep 2013 10:28 am

That is so great. I am just starting out having played guitar and banjo for a number of years. Still trying to figure what tuning to start in. The lap I have is tuned C6 - GACEGACE Is this a good place to start? What about the ACEGACEG? I see that commonly as well.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 21 Sep 2013 11:00 am

I think "I" would first listen to as many artists that you can access.......

Out of that vast array.....I'd pick the "ONE" that I'd most like to sound like....not copy....but rather, sound like.

From there, one can determine his tuning, adopt that tuning for awhile and then.........after giving it a spin render a decision as to whether it's in your best interest to continue laboring with it.

From there on, it's merely a matter of pick and choose until you find the magic formula.

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 21 Sep 2013 11:02 am

I only use C6 tuning CEGACE. I find it to be the most versatile choice. Blues, Hawaiian, Swing, Early Country all fall naturally on this tuning.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 21 Sep 2013 11:06 am

I have to agree with you Gerald......

I've found C6th to be my mainstay for several decades now and there has been nothing I couldn't find or play on it. It's a very versatile tuning.

Personally, I've found the seven string set-up to work best for me E-C-A-G-E-C#-C

Chris Berney · Post by **Chris Berney** » 21 Sep 2013 11:13 am

I am definitely expanding my music library as part of this. Listening to a lot of Lindley right now. I think I'll start in C6 now as I have it and it seems the most versatile.

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 21 Sep 2013 3:27 pm

C6 or C6/A7 is a great tuning and you can do Lindley stuff in there, it just may take some time to figure it out. Lindley plays in Open E.

Look for a Josh Cho YouTube vid where he plays some of Statesboro Blues in C6. Floored me the first time I saw it.

Jim Williams · Post by **Jim Williams** » 22 Sep 2013 12:45 pm

Great job Gerald, and some funny stuff. Would love to attend one of your classes.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 22 Sep 2013 6:39 pm

You are good Gerald.
See you in Joliet for some more chuckles.

Rose Sinclair · Post by **Rose Sinclair** » 23 Sep 2013 10:15 am

You are funny, Gerald!!
Great playing, too!

Jan Oelbrandt · Post by **Jan Oelbrandt** » 24 Sep 2013 8:00 am

I like the C6 moved up a string,
that's
A - C - E - G - A - C

and when playing pieces with a lot of minor chords, I found that tuning the 1st string half down (to B ) is very useful.

Other than that, I second what Ray said: listen, pick a tuning, try it for a while.

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Lap Steel Guitar - It's all about "the chicks"

Lap Steel Guitar - It's all about "the chicks"

Giving this some tho't............

For what it's worth.........

Thanks!