This tuning is a good for those old Hank Williams records. Western Swing and Country lap steel players generallyy use a C6 tuning. Modified C6 tuning, with a Bb in the bass: Bb-E-G-A-C-E Dobro players also generally use a set of strings with different gauges than those used on standard electric or acoustic guitars to help them to project more sound and to achieve their higher tunings. These tunings are possible on a lap steel or square neck Dobro that can take the extra stress, but could cause damage on a round-neck resonator or standard guitar. They also sometimes raise it up to “High-A”: A-C#-E-A-C#-E. David Lindley is another player who uses transposed variations of these tunings.īluegrass and Country Dobro players using a square-neck instrument tend to favor an altered G tuning, often called “High-G”, where the 6th string is tuned up to “G” instead of down to “D”, and the 5th string is also tuned up, to B: G-B-D-G-B-D. Joe Perry of Aerosmith uses Open E on his electric lap steel. Most Rock and Blues players use open G/open A or open D/open E.
During the 1920s and 1930s, much of the sheet music written for lap steel utilized open A tuning as the de facto standard tuning for the instrument. Sometimes an extended chord like a 6th, 7th, or 9th. For the Champ it was this pickup, for the Jazzmaster it was the neck and the neck plate. Like the Jazzmaster in the late 80s and 90s these instruments were cheap and unfortunately shared parts with very desirable expensive guitars. I feel so saddened for this innocent little Champ. Strings above the Pickup Champion Lap Steel 7,633 Turns 43 PE Telecaster style pickup Stringmaster 8 String 8,535 Turns 42 PE Similar to a Duosonic Stringmaster 6 String 7,885 Turns 42 HF Similar to a Duosonic The Stringmaster pickup assembly used two pickups each wound and magnetized opposite of the other. Usually they are tuned to an open chord like G, D, E or even A. This is my version of a 54 Fender Champ lap steel pickup. Lap steel guitars are not tuned in standard guitar tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E, low to high). I was told everything is original, including the pickup. It is an early 50s Champion lap steel with the pearloid molded finish and included an alligator case and a cool vintage Stevens AP&M bar slide. Tunings I learned from several sources including Wikipedia Hi, new to the SD Forum or any forum really, but decided to join as I have some questions related to my recent purchase of a Fender lap steel. I am a horrible lap steel player, but still a fun time trying. GE Smith Tele was inspired by Fender Lap Steel
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