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Topic: Lap Steel |
Clark Doughty
From:
KANSAS
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 4:29 pm |
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| If you're going to try the lap steel how do you decide whether to go with the 6 or 8 string? |
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Paul Bostic
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Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 4:51 pm
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My Ric B8 allows me to play everything that you can on a 6 string. It also provides two additional bass strings that gives you another octave of range. I think more is better in that case.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 4:59 pm
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The first 6 strings are your money strings and you can make a lot of music with just 6; but 8 strings gives you an opportunity to play in a lower octave and I really like it down there.
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Wayne D. Clark
From:
Montello Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 5:36 pm
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what Mike and Paul Said.
Wayne
Melbert 8 counsol |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 7:16 am
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I think it all depends on the tuning you decide on.
You can get by with 6 strings if you stick with a simple tuning but if you choose a 6th or a 7th tuning or something even more complicated, it's nice to have a couple of extra strings. |
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 9:07 am Re: Lap Steel
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| Clark Doughty wrote: |
| If you're going to try the lap steel how do you decide whether to go with the 6 or 8 string? |
I can see by your sig that you're a pedal player, so 8 is definitely where you want to be.
OTOH, if you're asking for someone who is new to steel then there are significantly more and cheaper options with 6 and 6 is a better initial learning platform.
PS
Last time I was in Lone Jack MO I got pulled over for speeding and spent the night in jail for an expired parking ticket. 20 years ago!
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