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Topic: New Bean with queries |
Thomas Craven
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Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2013 4:29 pm |
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New Bean, well sorta. I took Lap Steel Lessons from Trick Bros. in Dallas in the 60's and also from Norris Family Music in Mesquite, Texas in my 30's.
I R wanna be clawhammer banjo player and have fallen in love with G tuning and want to explore this tuning and C6 on the lap steel. I always played in E before, but never liked doing the pedal thang. Tunes just seem to appear out of nowhere for me in G.
Yes, I will eventually buy a Dobro. Is there a Dobro effects pedal available for eccentric electric lap steelers?
I notice this Rogue Guitar has a decent sound and the price is right. Here is a guy on you tube playing one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ5xDOsW_0
I also notice there is a double neck lap steel being sold on EBAY for $134. Are these made by the same manufacturer? just dunt have the name on it? Just search Lap Steel.
What decent double neck lapper do you guys recommend?
Where would I find a decent table stand?
Have mercy on a poor boy. What do a 2000 pound morbidly obese Canary say? CHEAP CHEAP!
And the Peavy Power slide sounds righteous for when I give in to the dark side!
How do you change your user name? I would like to be known as Tybalt. He is the guy Romeo used for a pin cushion cuz he slew his friend.
Also can ya change you password to something you will remember?
Thomas J. alias Tybalt! |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 6:33 am Re: New Bean with queries
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Welcome, Tybalt!
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| Is there a Dobro effects pedal available for eccentric electric lap steelers? |
There are a couple different options. Many people have reported success using a graphic equalizer pedal such as the Boss GE-7 to shape the tone of the lap steel so it resembles that of a resonator guitar.
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| What decent double neck lapper do you guys recommend? |
Unfortunately those lap steels you mention on eBay aren't very well made. They might be a good starter instrument, but they have a very short scale and inferior parts.
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| Where would I find a decent table stand? |
A good keyboard stand works very well. They can be very inexpensive and are found just about everywhere.
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| Have mercy on a poor boy. What do a 2000 pound morbidly obese Canary say? CHEAP CHEAP! |
I think the best value in really cheap lap steels is either the Rogue Jersey Lightning or the Rondo SX.
For password and name changes, contact b0b (quasar@b0b.com), the owner of this website.
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Thomas Craven
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 8:38 am
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Cool thanks, I was gawking and listening to the Jersey.
But, hey what about an inexpensive double neck?
Thomas J. |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 8:41 am
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The inexpensive double neck guitars you see on eBay such as this auction aren't very good. They have a very short scale length (20" or so vs. a more standard 22.5"), crappy parts, and generally inferior sound.
You might want to look at a handmade guitar such as this auction on eBay.
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Thomas Craven
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 9:57 am
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yeah I sawr that. I know its not, but it looks like it's on a slab of knotty pine. :~>=
Think I will bird dog a vintage double neck or buy em one at a time and put em on a keyboard table like my new forum friend suggested. I know a little about em and know when to ask questions.
I wanna have a couple laps or a double set up on different tunings and a square neck dobro.
I am older now and need to return to my musical roots. The lap steel guitar.
Thanks,
Thomas J. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 6:52 pm
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| I swear, I have a $10 Salvation Army walker that's built better than the stands that come with the things! They're not all the same, this must be the Godzilla of walkers or something. The stand that came with my MSA wobbles like crazy. |
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Thomas Craven
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2013 7:27 pm
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I have a friend that is a paid band keyboardist. I already ribbed him up on Facebook as to what trees a poor boy should bark up for a stand.
On another note . . . The Jersey seems to have a more bluesy tone whereas the RX has a more old school Hawaiian Country Gospel sound. Or is this just the amp they be running on You Tube and elsewhere?
Hell, at the price I could buy em both and find out?
Thomas J. |
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Jim Williams
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Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 21 Mar 2013 7:39 am
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I was in Walmart the other day and they have a little plastic "personal table" with metal legs ($15) in their furniture section that would adjust to a good height for playing seated, although it wouldn't be good for standing. The keyboard stand would be better for that I think.
On the Jersey, I have one ordered that should be here within a couple of hours. I mulled the same options you mentioned above over for a couple of days and decided the Jersey was just the best choice from the information I could find on the net, and from listening to the different models on Youtube.
I'll post an opinion (although I'm a beginner myself) when I've had a chance to play with it a bit.
Update: I got the Jersey in but had return it due to several quality control issues. It did have a very nice full tone though. I found the high strings and tone control location to be a bit bothersome though.
If you are interested you can see my full review on musicians friend. Username there is tvguy11. |
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