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[Silicon Valley Tom]

I use fingers only with my Lap Steel (George Boards Blue Hawaiian} and a Shubb SP2 Steel Slide. I cannot use those round tubular slides! C6 tuning is my standard, but I have been known to alter that a bit!

Tom

 

[TexBill]

I use fingers only with my Lap Steel (George Boards Blue Hawaiian} and a Shubb SP2 Steel Slide. I cannot use those round tubular slides! C6 tuning is my standard, but I have been known to alter that a bit!

Tom

Thanks Tom, I appreciate your input.

I don't like the Dunlop 925. it has a groove/channel on top the full lenght and just feels akward. Can't say much for the finger picks either. They are chrome and adjustable. I have difficulty getting them to stay put.

I will check out the Shubb SP2 steel slide.

Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you and Katy.

 

[Silicon Valley Tom]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!

By the way, to support my Lap Steel, I use a portable piano stand on which I placed a piece of plywood covered with red felt! So, I guess I should not call it a Lap Steel!

Tom

 

[david moon]

Some of the old lap steels had legs that would allow playing in a standing position, so you're not cheating. When I was dabbling in pedal steel I used thumbpicks and fingerpicks. They took a lot of tweaking to adjust to your anatomy and playing style.

https://guitars.azureedge.net/aza/user/gear/1957-fender-studio-deluxe-lap-st-tan-2-v1CqBSc.jpg

Is lap steel the next thing? Prices on Reverb are out of sight but I don't know lf anyone is getting those prices.