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Topic: Tone Bar vs. Bullet-shaped steel on lap steel |
Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 4 Nov 2024 12:07 pm |
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Ahh, I stand corrected then. I still like the idea of a tripleneck with the same tuning for just over the top showmanship though!
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Peter Funk
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Germany
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2024 10:38 am
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| Ken, when I started with lap steel I got a Shubb SP2 because I thought it'd be easier to control. Then I decided to try a bullet bar. For the first few weeks, it felt really odd and it kept slipping out of my hand and falling on the floor. The more I used it, though, the more I liked it. Now the Shubb feels odd to me and I'll be listing it for sale. The bar I like best for lap steel is only 2 3/4" long. I just lucked into that one from a forum member selling it. The compact size makes it easier to handle than bars that are over 3" long. I'd suggest you look for one that's no more than 3" long. I think you'll end up liking it better than the Shubb style bar. |
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Keith Aiken
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2024 2:15 pm Tone Bar vs. Bullet-shaped steel on lap steel
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| peter funk, that daddy slide you have is the ticket. i contacted them about making one like that for me. they didn't seem to be in any hurry to ever make another. |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2024 10:35 am
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I like big bullets on both acoustic and electric steel, I love the 1" Silica Sound glass bar, it's real easy to hold and sounds great, I also have this old Zum 1" bar, I think it's probably stainless with the middle drilled out, they are both the same size and I ain't dropped them yet
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