Great value- fun for the beginner

Great value- fun for the beginner  Read Less

Need additional lap steel strings and picks.

Need additional lap steel strings and picks.  Read Less

I got this at another vendor, this week, since was on Sale and significantly less. However I am a long time, high vol customer ...  Read More

I got this at another vendor, this week, since was on Sale and significantly less. However I am a long time, high vol customer here at Amazon. I am also a pro-musician, songwriter.It's as good as any other I've seen, and regardless of price.I play many instruments. I found recently that slide guitar may be better served with a Lap Steel so got this, since was on Sale, at that other seller.While I am not an expert on Lap Steels, I am for stringed instruments in general, and -- the strings were, regardless of gauge, low tension strings which makes for a bit noisy playing until get a feel for it. It's a minor issue, but I actually don't often comment on strings, -- here, it's significant. Plan on a new set, heavier gauge and of a higher tension (these are floppy).Also, unless a feature of a Lap Steel, the strings for me should be level or radius-ed, arched up. The Nut has the 3rd and 4th string sitting Low. To compensate for a fat string there? I am sure this Nut is not cut, merely cast/formed as plastic. I don't know, so I radius-ed them which worked for me, my feel. I certainly didn't want a dip in the middle strings. That was to weird a feel for me. Also having the Bass string high on the Nut is weird too. However, tiny issues to easily fix. A dead flat setup would not work for me, so it's great the Bridge is adjustable! I am sure when I get new strings it will get even better. Also, having the Bass string high makes it play sharp since it's an additional stretch on the string, regardless of the usual downward pressure in playing as well.The pickup was very low, raising it made a big tone difference, regardless of volume.The Intonation was off and actually still sharp. I can't draw the saddles back far enough with the Springs in place, well, mostly that Bass string, Low-E if using standard tuning or what I call #1 String. Again, I think a new set of stiffer tension, larger gauge strings will make a difference, or I hope so. It's not rocket science! I may file the Nut Slot too, which is weird since not pressing to a neck-fret! But, fatter strings will raise that even more, as well.As far as the Tuners which I see complaints, well, -- the strings are krappe, not-stretched and floppy. So I'll wait 'till I get new strings. However, they, the Tuners 3x3 are what they are; no, they are not super tight or low geared and the buttons are pressed on (hopefully with a square peg in the post), so the retuning comments makes no sense to me. Tune up from below the Note and don't bump the tuners as with any. I have no idea if there is a better drop in brand, but am sure will be costly, and for what?Bottom-line, for me, -- the overall quality is quite fine. I build guitars as well, do repairs and etc., and no I am not going to tinker with this it's quite fine. Actually it has a Piano String Tone, as it recorded, and records well as I used it as received. It's a slab of wood with strings across a gap, no neck, no string action, no real tech issues as with other kinds of instruments; it would be hard to build a really bad one and this is an 8 or so out of 10 regardless of the usual amateur upgrades that won't matter much anyway.  Read Less