Slide into some classic country, Hawaiian, and blues tones with the affordable Rogue RLS1 Lap Steel Guitar. It features a hardwood body and neck with position markers, a single-coil pickup, volume and tone controls, chrome hardware, and a stainless steel pickguard. Includes gig bag and legs.Be sure to pick up a slide - we've got lots of cool models available!
Features -
- Produces classic country, Hawaiian, and blues tonesHardwood bodyHardwood neck with position markersSingle-coil pickupVolume and tone controlsChrome hardwareGeared TunersSingle slant pickupCarry bagIncludes 3 screw-in height-adjustable legsStainless steel pickguardIncludes legs.
SOME OF THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS ABOUT THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT [ SAMPLE ]
1) Great first lap steel ! - I actually have three of these - a red one, a blue one, and a black one. The black one is the one pictured here, with 'chromed' hardware and inserts for the legs which are included with it (unlike the blue and red models). The pickup on the black one is hotter than the ones on the other two.
I bought the red one first. I bought it to learn to play lap steel ten years ago (I played guitar for many years and was familiar with slide guitar already, but this is a different animal). Then I bought the blue one to keep tuned to a different key, and hot-rodded the red one with a Seymour Duncan pickup. Then I bought this black one with the legs. I also bought a Carvin 8-string along the way, so now I have 10 years of experience playing lap steel. Now on to the review -
You will find this model of lap steel marketed under different names - Rogue, Artisan, etc; they are all the same instrument. As I wrote above, the black one has a hotter pickup than the others, but the hardware is essentially the same on all three. The bridge and saddles are like those on a Telecaster, and the tuners are the type found on slotted-head classical guitars. They have a shorter scale (21", IIRC) than most professional lap steels, but that isn't too big of a deal.
For the price, this is definitely an adequate instrument to learn on - you can't expect professional quality for $100 or less, can you? Here are a few "cons": The input is in exactly the wrong place for a right-handed player; you need to use a cable with a right-angle plug so that the plug is not in your way when you play. The nut is made of wood (it appears to be rosewood), and breaks easily (it also can be replaced easily). The pickup is very noisy. The inserts and legs are made of the cheapest metal possible and must be handled with great care or they will break in very short order.
All in all, these are pretty cool for a guitarist (or anyone else) to fool around with and learn to play lap steel. There are many many youtube videos and a wealth of information online to get you going. Buy yourself a decent steel like a Lap Dawg and you're good to go.
By Mr. GrvThang on January 6, 2014
2) Can't beat it for the money ! - I was looking for a beginner lap steel guitar to learn on. This is not the highest quality of course, but it really is an excellent value. The strings it comes with need to be replaced with higher gauge quality strings immediately. The pickup works well, the carrying case and legs are sturdy enough, and it has been a great entry-level lap steel for sure. The tuning gears are net great - it's not easy to get it tuned accurately, but once you do, it stays in tune pretty well. I may look to replace those too. This is a product in which you really do get more than you pay for though. Amazingly affordable, and I've really enjoyed having it. I am an experienced guitar player and for me, this was well worth what I paid for it to have something inexpensive to learn a new style with. Definitely recommend it as long as you're willing to deal with the less-than-optimal tuning gears.
By Andrew Fanton on February 8, 2014
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