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Topic: Help needed choosing a lap steel |
Kevin Lichtsinn
From: Minnesota, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:18 am
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I am asking you all to vote.......Rogue Jersey Lightening or Peavey Powerslide. I will use it for mostly western swing in C6, but may string it up once in a while for D or G tuning. Thanks guys and gals!! |
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Rick Barnhart
From: Arizona, USA
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Riley Hart
From: South Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:39 am
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...that's a fine-lookin' geetar! |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From: Philly, PA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:52 am
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The string gauges for C6 and Open D or G are not anywhere close to each other......so I think it best if you don't plan on bouncing back and forth between the two due to the string heights (for lack of a correct term) being uneven.
The Powerslide humucker is better suited to Open D/G. Check forumite Steve Cunningham's YouTube postings as I believe he posted some videos using a Powerslide.
For C6, if you can swing the Dynalap mentioned above, that is probably your best bet for good, clear tone for western swing. |
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Jerome Hawkes
From: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 7:23 am
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If I was gonna vote - based on what you mention - those 2 would be at the near bottom of my list - but you can play good music on either.
I would pick the one with the best resale value cause your gonna want to step up real soon. _________________ '65 Sho-Bud D-10 Permanent • '54 Fender Dual-8 • Clinesmith T-8 • '38 Ric Bakelite • '92 Emmons D-10 Legrande II |
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Ron Whitfield
From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 2:12 pm
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Anybody passing up the DynaLap is missing a great sounding steel. If I had the extra $ I'd grab it, and I already have one. |
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Ron Whitfield
From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 2:12 pm
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Anybody passing up the DynaLap is missing a great sounding steel. If I had the extra $ I'd grab it, and I already have one. |
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Jim Wilmoth
From: California, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 2:44 pm
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Riley Hart wrote: |
...that's a fine-lookin' geetar! |
Dang, that is nice and 8 strings. Why does this stuff come up when I run out of money |
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Thomas Temple
From: Florida, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 7:41 pm Eeny-meeny
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Kevin,
Between the two listed I think the edge has to go to the Jersey Rogue. There have been several comments here in the forum about that guitar as being a good basic starter guitar and gets high praises from Doug Beaumier ( and that is in my mind a big deal) Besides you can get a brand new one on sale for around a $140 bucks or so. From there you can always move up and keep the Rogue for one tuning and the next guitar for another. Good luck and welcome.
Tom
Here he is with a ROGUE on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2Tf8KLJ14 |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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