The pedal steel guitar had evolved from the Hawaiian lap steel guitar ... the technique to execute dazzling runs and complex jazz chord changes. Throughout his career, Mr. Emmons created new ...

"You can pluck a chord and use the pedals ... Its mechanics have very little to do with guitar as most recognize the instrument, or even the open-tuned Hawaiian lap steel, from which the pedal ...

In the video above, Vos demonstrates how the setup enables his ‘violent’ playing style in open G tuning [GGDGBD], as well as showing off his 1957 Fender Champ lap steel and explaining why there’s no ...

“Our mother taught us to sing a chord,” Megan said ... So Rebecca taught herself electric guitar and Megan took up the lap steel, which is played with a slide. Introduced to the U.S. by ...

In 1948, the company introduced a “beginner” set that paired a Hawaiian lap-steel guitar with an amp designed to sit a rung ...

She wants to hear a set of your favorite songs featuring the pedal steel guitar. Let's include the lap steel, too, since they're so hard to distinguish. List your songs in the comments below and ...

In 1931, the very first electrically amplified stringed instrument sold commercially was a simple, all-metal, cast aluminum lap steel guitar nicknamed the "Frying Pan"—and a certain Adolph ...

At 11 years old, Emmons studied on lap steel guitar at the Hawaiian Conservatory of Music in South Bend, Indiana, learning to play country music by listening to the radio. As a teenager ...