Lap Steel
A look at what is currently available on eBay
 1940's Dickerson lap steel, nice!! US $168.00 
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 LAP PEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEVENS CONTOUREED HEAVY SLIDE US $19.99
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 GENUINE GRETSCH LAP STEEL CONTROL PLATE ~ SILVER ~ NEW! US $9.95
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 Lap Steel Fretboard w/MOP Inlay Scale 20.75"(7) US $45.00
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 Vintage Kalamazoo Lap steel. Works!! US $102.91
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 Vintage Nick Manoloff Bakalite ? Lap Steel Electric Guitar Slide Bar US $32.77
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Lap Steel or Pedal Steel, Which Should I Buy?
My band is looking at playing more country music, which means that we will have to add some more instruments to get that sound. I have been playing guitar for quite a while now and I want to get a steel guitar. I know the prices of both the pedal and non-pedal and the differences between them. My question is, which one would be more useful? Could I get away with buying the more affordable lap steel and be able to play most songs?
We would probably play mostly newer country, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks and dabble in older country like Hank Williams, George Jones. I know those are pretty generic but along those lines.
A good pedal steel would be the most versatile.Now I know that a local band , here in Alabama,one of the guitar players has a lap steel that on certain songs he uses the lap steel instead of his regular guitar and it works out really good.So both have promise and both are (or can be) used for all the forms of music.
If you are going to play strictly the steel,then go with the pedal steel.
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