wonderwallroads Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Hey does anyone know what kind of Lap Steel Guitar's that Nels Cline plays with. I know one is a 50's or 60's Gibson BR-9 (White and Red), but there is another one I see in photos, It's a Black, Red, and white one. I don't know if it is supro, kay, silvertone, or something else. Also, anyone play lap steel on this forum? I've been wanting to learn wilco parts on lap steel.....like some of the melodies on "Via Chicago" for example. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Good questions. Can't help you but would like to ask another one. What tuning(s) does he use on the laps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
In a little rowboat Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I play lap steel...not nearly as accomplished as Id like, but i do a bit...i play mostly in open d or g...i think Nels plays in standard a lot of the time, tough, as well as open g...ive been working on getting the swells with the volume pedal to make it sound like pedal steel, not easy either...there are some threads on Nels here http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/index.php I dont know what the other lap steel is, I think a National Dynamic...theres a thread on VC about this as well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisFFTA Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 pretty sure its a national new yorker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wonderwallroads Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hey guys, the RED,BLACK, and WHITE lap steel is 100% a "Silvertone" of some kind. I've found multiple photos on the net of the same headstock logo on a few silvertone lap steels. Mystery solved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
In a little rowboat Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hey guys, the RED,BLACK, and WHITE lap steel is 100% a "Silvertone" of some kind. I've found multiple photos on the net of the same headstock logo on a few silvertone lap steels. Mystery solved. Can you link us to the photos...most articles ive found document it as a National...again, Im sure its a dynamic http://www.well.com/~wellvis/steels/National/NationalDynamic.JPG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisFFTA Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Can you link us to the photos...most articles ive found document it as a National...again, Im sure its a dynamic http://www.well.com/~wellvis/steels/National/NationalDynamic.JPG Its most certainly a National... Nels talks about it quite a bit in a few articles. A link to a story when he was one the road with the Singershttp://www.downbeast.com/2007/06/nels_cline_from_the_road.shtml To me though, it does look like the fret board of a New Yorker but the body of a Dynamic... I havent seen a Dynamic with a plain fret board before... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Its most certainly a National... Nels talks about it quite a bit in a few articles. A link to a story when he was one the road with the Singershttp://www.downbeast.com/2007/06/nels_cline_from_the_road.shtml To me though, it does look like the fret board of a New Yorker but the body of a Dynamic... I havent seen a Dynamic with a plain fret board before... Agreed, Nels talks about it in his issue of Guitar Player, the only one I've ever really read... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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