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Topic: WHITE lap steel / learning materials |
William Peabody
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Seattle, WA, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2001 6:14 pm |
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I can get a WHITE brand lap steel for less than $100. I'm just looking for a student lap steel and I'm assuming this will do. Comments?
And about learning materials: are most books/videos/methods geared towards 8 string. I imagine that much of the technique would translate, you'd just be a bit limited. Am I dead wrong? Please enlighten me. |
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Mark Durante
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St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 10 Jun 2001 8:08 pm
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 10 Jun 2001 8:23 pm
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Agreed. Most of the learning material I have non-pedal is 6 string. An 8 string either gives you additional bass options or allows you to add a string low or high for extended a tuning or compromising between 2 of your favorite tunings. Perhaps the best example is Byrd's famous C6th/A7th tuning that has both a C and C# on two base strings to yield two very related tunings on a 7 string guitar.
You'll find a 6 string generally has wider string spacings and is easier to make a bar slant. Start with in inexpensive 6 string and your ear and interest will show you the way to the more advance tunings and uses of the additional strings. |
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Ian McLatchie
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Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 11 Jun 2001 4:28 am
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| William: The Forrest White steel is a high-grade instrument, essentially a Fender Studio Deluxe with a few cosmetic differences. They typically sell for five or six hundred dollars. Jump on it! |
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