Been listening to a fair bit of Pink Floyd lately and am considering getting a lap steel for a bit of ambient slide ala the great gig in the sky, or some of the work Gilmour did on the Orb record he guested on. Anybody here already doing this? Harley Benton do one for £60 delivered, gets good reviews.
i know jack about lap steel but isnt it just more comfortable to play with a slide?
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:21 am
by benecol
Different sound because of the scale length. I'd love one - keep meaning to grab one - Amazon used to do a nice cheapy too.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:41 am
by Progrockabuse
i can only play slide if it's on my knees ala lap steel. my strat's action is just enough to do both slide and normal without getting crazy. think i was coping floyd slide parts at 4 in the morning at progfest.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:15 am
by YuriK
Slide is fun.
I have trouble playong it on my lap. I prefer holding it like normal.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:44 am
by dezb1
Like Prog I can only play slide with my guitar on my lap but it's a bit cumbersome, any time I've tried to pay standing up it sounds like a rattling mess.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:17 pm
by dezb1
After watching some youtube videos... Harley Benton lap steel ordered, can't wait...
not the style I want to play but the guitar sounds the part:
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:35 pm
by fetusrobot
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:49 am
by dezb1
fetusrobot wrote:
he's playing it the wrong way round, picking at the headstock... Lesson 1#
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:54 am
by dezb1
Shipping confirmation received... T'is on it's way people.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:47 pm
by fetusrobot
dezb1 wrote:
fetusrobot wrote:
he's playing it the wrong way round, picking at the headstock... Lesson 1#
but he's still rockin it
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:35 pm
by dezb1
It has arrived, and is a lovely looking thing... The stock strings are rubbish (9s I think) way to light have a heavier set on the way... I'll post some pics later
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 2:37 pm
by dezb1
Here's a quick phone pic. Haven't got the new strings on it yet, have ordered a new slide bar as the round bar that came with it is difficult to keep hold of. Got it tuned to open E so as not to confuse myself, decided to wait on the new tone bar before I try and learn how to play it properly... A lot of fun for £60.
