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Jimmy Prince
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2015 6:13 pm |
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Iam going to be learning lap steel real soon. should I learn with a Round type bullet tone bar or one of thoses Shubb sp2 or stevens type?
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Nathan Laudenbach
From:
Montana
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:14 am
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| Each bar can present some challenges. Try them all, pick the one that's most comfortable and don't look back. |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:47 am
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| As I recall, you're planning to try pedal steel someday so you should probably get used to a bullet bar. The Dunlop 919 (3/4" X 2-3/4")is an inexpensive choice for six string lap and even if you find something you like better, it will make a good spare. |
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Dustin Kleingartner
From:
Saint Paul MN, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 8:18 am
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I play 6 string lap steel right now and I started with a "Lap Dawg" bar, I thought it worked great, I found slants to be pretty easy for me with that bar.
Then I switched to a Dunlop 920 bullet bar. I plan to eventually start playing a guitar with pedals, so I wanted to get used to a full-size bar. I say go right for the 920. I realize it's bigger than normal for a 6 string, but I don't have any problems. My slants took some adjusting, but now it feels natural. I really need the weight of the 920, it just feels right. I found mine on amazon for under $20 somehow.
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 3:06 pm Round Tone Bar
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Last edited by George Piburn on 6 Jan 2016 2:50 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Adam Nero
From:
Wisconsin
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:34 pm
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A lot of people who know a lot might disagree with me, but it just seems to me, in my opinion, that bullet bars are what steel guitar players should use.
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2 cheap dobros, several weird old lap steels, and one lifelong ticket to ride on the pedal steel struggle bus. |
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Adam Nero
From:
Wisconsin
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:35 pm
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| Dustin Kleingartner wrote: |
I play 6 string lap steel right now and I started with a "Lap Dawg" bar, I thought it worked great, I found slants to be pretty easy for me with that bar.
Then I switched to a Dunlop 920 bullet bar. I plan to eventually start playing a guitar with pedals, so I wanted to get used to a full-size bar. I say go right for the 920. I realize it's bigger than normal for a 6 string, but I don't have any problems. My slants took some adjusting, but now it feels natural. I really need the weight of the 920, it just feels right. I found mine on amazon for under $20 somehow. |
I use a 920 for pedal steel and I think a 918 for lap and nonpedal.
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2 cheap dobros, several weird old lap steels, and one lifelong ticket to ride on the pedal steel struggle bus. |
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Jimmy Prince
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:53 pm
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I just bought a 918 i will see how that works out when I get my steel.
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