A specially gauged custom set for 6 string Lap Steel guitar players as recommended by Dewitt Scott. Supplied in either Nickel or Bronze Ball end. Gauges are 15, 17, 22W, 26W, 30W, 36WSee below for more info. C 6th tuning - Jazz, Western Swing (Low to High) C (0,036) G (0,030) G# (0,026) B (0,022W) C# (0,017) E (0,015) Steel guitars were originally developed and popularized in Hawaii. Legend has it that Joseph Kekuku, a Hawaiian schoolboy, discovered the sound while walking along a railroad track strumming his guitar. He picked up a bolt lying by the track and slid the metal along the strings of his guitar. Intrigued by the sound, he taught himself to play using the back of a knife blade. The steel guitar differs from a regular guitar in the way that it is played. The lap steel guitar is held in your lap facing toward you. The strings are raised above the fret board; rather than pressing them to the fret board, a steel bar is pressed against the strings. Typically the lap steel guitar is tuned in one of several "open" tunings rather than standard guitar tuning. Here are 3 other common steel guitar tunings. *Suggested string gauges in brackets. E tuning - Blues, Rock 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st E (0,054) B (0,046) E (0,036) G# (0,028) B (0,020) E (0,016) G tuning - Hawaiian, Country, Bluegrass G (0.052) B (0,042) D (0,034) G (0,026) B (0,020) D (0,017) Below is one of the tunings as suggested by ABM for the Slider 6 string Lap Steel. E 13th tuning - Jazz, Western Swing D (0,032 E (0,028) G# (0,022) B (0,020) C# (0,018) E (0,015).
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