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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: WezV on September 29, 2009, 10:33:46 PM

Title: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: WezV on September 29, 2009, 10:33:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTX-z7R440s


although i am sure it could sound better than that


;) :)

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: ilÿti on September 29, 2009, 10:40:50 PM

Yeah that sounded horrible.

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: Afghan Dave on September 29, 2009, 10:41:58 PM

Oooch  :lol: :lol:  

Just need to get Jonny Winter to sign it....  :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on September 29, 2009, 10:42:42 PM

OMG - you so shouldn't have shown me that
I may not own as many Vs as Gwem but I'm no less of a fan

I want one in black and white - like Schenker

But I want to make it sound better than that clip

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on September 30, 2009, 01:48:56 AM

:lol:

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: gwEm on September 30, 2009, 08:56:58 AM

the V shape seems to be quite practical as a lapsteel as well :) i'm rubbish playing steel, he doesn't sound the best, but i'm sure i would be worse :)

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: gingataff on September 30, 2009, 04:57:21 PM

Sounds like cack but that's an awesome design.

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: shobet on September 30, 2009, 08:30:05 PM

That made me feel better about my own playing.

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: Philly Q on September 30, 2009, 10:56:16 PM

I can imagine that guy at one of our BKP meets.  He'd fit right in.  :lol:

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: Ian Price on October 01, 2009, 10:50:59 PM

I tried Wez's lapsteel a few weeks ago and struggled badly. I just couldn't do it. I was very hungover though.

The guy on the vid didn't sound too hot - some very bad tuning/intonation going on there.

Title: Re: i may have found the perfect lapsteel for gwem!!
Post by: WezV on October 02, 2009, 07:23:18 AM

you didnt try for too long though ian,  its funny because most guitarists seem to struggle a bit more than people who dont play at first.  i guess its because its all familiar but not the same.  most will adapt quickly though.

i do have mine all done and finished now, but i am still trying to settle on the perfect string gauge for it:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/l3.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGmP6w_odbA

trying to learn how to play ;)


tuning/intonation is the hardest thing on lapsteels an i cant imagine it being easier once standing up.  obviously fretlines help but the distance of strings from fretboard and angle you are looking at it from make quite a difference to that