NGD : Lapsteel

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:54 pm

Got given this through work. It's called a 'Recording King'

Pretty cool thing, I have until xmas to mess with it before I hand it over to my dad who will probably enjoy it more than me.

Anyone own one ? Tunings ?

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NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:14 pm

Interesting

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:24 pm

I heard those things were a bitch to change strings on.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:27 pm

Have looked at those myself - am planing to pick up a lapsteel with my Xmas money. Not that I've been listening to a lot of the Eno/Lanois Apollo stuff, oh no...

JesusRancher · Post by **JesusRancher** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:53 am

Looks cool, hows it sound? I have played recording king resonators and martin dread clones, they were way above what I'd expected for the money.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:47 am

a couple of my friends have some recording king acoustics, they're not awesome, but they're by no means bad. when it comes to a lapsteel, i think it's a win for sure.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:58 am

I have a recording king acoustic too, which has had some supprise buttsecks done by me to it. Still not bad by any means.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:55 am

Open C7th or B7th is awesome for hank williams honky tonk style lapsteel

sonicboom · Post by **sonicboom** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:38 pm

CEGACE is old-skool Don Helms (the Hank Williams guy) tuning - which is C9th or something like that. Confusing at first, what with the tighter intervals between strings, but fantastic fun once you start to get the hang of it.

Git a solid bullet bar slide and a volume pedal and you're honky-tonkin'.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:12 pm

benecol wrote:Have looked at those myself - am planing to pick up a lapsteel with my Xmas money. Not that I've been listening to a lot of the Eno/Lanois Apollo stuff, oh no...

take a visit to Electric Ladyland here in Bristol they have a load of them in there that might be worth trying out. I think these could be a lot of fun to have a play with

radiac · Post by **radiac** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:22 pm

Lap steel is a lot of fun, and a whole different way of thinking about melodies and harmony. If you're thinking traditional hawaiian exotica and old skool country, C6 is a good place to start. (CEGACE). You'll want a custom set of strings, cause it's a higher range with closer intervals.

Or consider Dobro tuning for a bluesier americana sound (GBDGBD) - may simplify things a bit.

And get yourself a heavy bar, either a bullet or stevens style.
Good luck!

radiac · Post by **radiac** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:29 pm

And a tip for tone:
index finger goes on top of bar, and your ring finger drags behind to dampen string vibrations. Makes all the difference.