{"id":13881,"date":"2018-03-12T23:49:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T23:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&p=13881"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:45:21","slug":"crash-course-in-the-pedal-steel-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/crash-course-in-the-pedal-steel-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash Course in the Pedal Steel Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Remember the electric hurdy-gurdy<\/a>? Here\u2019s another one of those. If you know your country music you will already know that the pedal steel guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

is like a steel guitar, but with bells and whistles (not literally \u2013 it does have pedals and levers, though).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why is this interesting? Because, my friend, the humble lap steel guitar not only set the wheels in motion for the guitar amplifier you\u2019re probably using; but also led to the creation of a cool instrument that changed country as a genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long ago, on an island far away\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 19th<\/sup> century, Spanish sailors introduced native Hawaiians to their Spanish guitar, thinking it would go down well. Hawaiians, however, thought it was too moody and complicated for their taste; so they tuned it to play major chords. And, laid the guitar across their lap to make it easier to play. It turned out to be a hit in the US; and soon manufacturers mass-produced the Hawaiian version of the Spanish guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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