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Topic: New to NO PEDALS |
Steel tryin
From:
Macon, Ga.
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Posted 28 Oct 2002 12:37 pm |
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I've been A pedal steeler for 5 years.
I'm interested in trying lap. 6 string
What's a good value lap steel. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 28 Oct 2002 6:43 pm
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| eBay has a wide assortment to compare. Why not just play your rig and leave the pedals alone? I hate to see you invest alot of money when it's not really necessary. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 28 Oct 2002 7:12 pm
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| Good advice from Ray. Just because you have pedals is no reason why you MUST use them. Listen to (preferrably old) Hawaiian recordings. Try to get the feeling of what the (lap) players are doing. I'm sure most any Hawaiian purist could play a pedal guitar and achieve great sound without using the pedals. JMHO |
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David Siegler
From:
Mill Valley, CA USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2002 12:34 am
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Several of us have been very impressed with the Gold Tone lap steel. It's a replica of an old Oahu lap steel. You should be able to get one for less than $300.
Do a search in the forum on "Gold Tone" and you will find a number of threads to read. For example: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/002973.html |
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Todd Weger
From:
Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 29 Oct 2002 6:20 am
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Hmmmmmmm... regarding that Gold Tone lapsteel -- how does it compare tonewise to an old Oahu? I do like the old-style vibe it has looking at it, though, for roughly the same price on Ebay, a person could get an original Oahu from the 40's-50's.
Then again, if they sound as good, a new unit with a new case probably makes more sense, I suppose.
TJW |
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Michael Miller
From:
Virginia
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Posted 29 Oct 2002 6:47 am
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| I am very pleased with my new Chandler Royal Hawaiian. Made in the USA. Beautiful tone, solid mahogany w/string thru pick-up. Great Art Deco Design, for just a few dollars more than the GoldTone. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 29 Oct 2002 5:19 pm
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| I'm quite pleased with my Rickenbachers and Shot Jackson FRY PAN. Greatest lap steels ever designed/manufactured. Easy and fun to play; accuracy guaranteed! Hard to screw up. |
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