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Topic: Looking for lap steel with room for benders |
Bill McCloskey
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Posted 17 Oct 2023 11:59 am |
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| I am guessing that the suggestions to get a pedal steel and forget about wasting time with benders are coming from people who already play pedal steel guitars. |
In my case I've been playing lapsteel for over 20 years, and have owned a Duesenberg with benders. I didn't start playing pedal steel until last year and I'm 69.
But hey, sounds like you have your answer. And it is a good answer for now. Enjoy. |
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Joseph Campbell
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California, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2023 11:58 am
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| I am starting to enjoy the benders on my little lap steel, it gives me just a little more options and room to express myself. IMO it was worth it, of course I am always tinkering with something and I kind if like carrying around a Chinese Frankenstein lap steel. I have to say good things about the Peter's Benders so far they work great. I am glad I did that and not the "spoon" mod I was seeing on YouTube. LOL |
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Ryan Kuma
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2023 3:05 pm
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Have had the itch to put benders on for a while now. Reading this thread makes me think maybe I should just hold off and continue playing regular lap steel. Can pull off some pretty decent steel licks with behind the bar bends and a vol pedal, still struggling with clean slants though. Started using GBDF#AD instead of my usual open e in preparation for putting benders on and I’m actually really liking that tuning!
If I can find some used benders I’ll probably still give it a shot. |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 7 Dec 2023 1:31 am
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| Steve Lipsey wrote: |
| Gretsch Electromatic 5700. Cheap, and extends far enough back to hold benders. I had one... |
I still have mine and am still very satisfied.
I don't play it very often, but sometimes you need that special "pedal" sound (like two weeks ago, when I did some studio work for a folk singer from Alabama (David Munyion)).
I think, it's not a question of "either ... or". In my opinion, one needs an additional lapsteel with a 6th tuning. My main guitars are a '48 Panda and a '35 National Electro.
By the way, here's the Electromatic "in action":
'Stand By Your Man' with Duesenberg Multibender |
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