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A Rare Find for Left-Handed Musicians! Finding a quality left-handed lap steel guitar can be surprisingly difficult. While most lap steel models are offered only in right-handed configurations, the SX Lap 2 Ash NAT LH is a dedicated left-handed electric lap steel designed for southpaw players.
Featuring an American swamp ash body, maple fretboard, P90-style single-coil pickup, and fully adjustable bridge, this 6-string lap steel offers the classic sliding tones associated with blues, country, Hawaiian music, bluegrass, rock, and Western swing. A removable lap steel stand and padded carrying bag are included, providing outstanding value in a specialty instrument.
Left-handed guitarists often face limited choices when shopping for specialty instruments, and lap steel guitars are no exception. The SX Lap 2 LH provides a dedicated left-handed alternative without the need to adapt a conventional right-handed model.
Whether you are a left-handed guitarist looking to explore lap steel for the first time or an experienced steel player seeking an affordable addition to your collection, this instrument provides a practical and accessible option.
The SX Lap 2 features a P90-style single-coil pickup with approximately 8K ohms of resistance. This pickup provides a clear, bright, and expressive electric lap steel sound, suitable for everything from mellow Hawaiian melodies to gritty blues and country leads.
Convenient volume and tone controls allow you to shape the sound for different playing styles and amplifiers.
The solid American swamp ash body provides an attractive natural wood appearance and a sturdy platform for lap steel playing. Its maple fretboard features 36 marked positions for accurate bar placement along the 22 3/4" scale.
Unlike a traditional guitar, a lap steel is played with a metal tone bar or slide rather than pressing the strings against frets. This allows smooth pitch transitions, expressive vibrato, and the distinctive sustained notes associated with steel guitar music.
Unlike many basic lap steel designs, the SX Lap 2 features a fully adjustable bridge that allows individual string intonation adjustments and overall string-height adjustment.
The generous 3/8" string spacing provides comfortable separation between strings, helping players execute clean picking patterns and accurate steel bar techniques.
One of the SX Lap 2's most appealing features is the included removable lap steel stand. This provides an alternative to resting the instrument across your lap and offers additional convenience during practice and performance.
A padded carrying bag is also included to make transportation and storage easier. Both accessories add significant practical value to this left-handed lap steel package.
Finally, a Lap Steel for Left-Handed Players! Whether you are discovering lap steel for the first time or adding a dedicated left-handed steel guitar to your collection, the SX Lap 2 Ash NAT LH delivers traditional tone, flexible playing options, and practical accessories in one affordable package.
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Just received my SX lap steel. Let me start off by saying I have quite a collection of guitars including some high end non-pedal steels and laps.
My expectations were not very high for the price I paid, but I bought this from many recommendations on the “Steel Guitar Forum”.
The case alone is worth the price of admission. The guitar- is an above average instrument!
What a little gem!! I initially bought this as a “beater”, but I will be playing gigs with it!
Thanks again!
Steve Secord
I have one of your SX lap steels and an Agile 3000, great stuff!
Below is a link to a song I did.
Also, if anyone needs any instruction, I created a whole page of 6 string lap tabs with sound files so you can hear
what they should sound like:
Tab Instruction
Feel free to point any of your customers to my site for free instruction or just to see what a lap steel can do. I’ve get a lot of hits from the telecaster and Stratocaster forums for regular guitar pickers looking to get started on lap steel.
Greg Cutshaw
Hello Kurt,
Last year I ordered an AL-3010 gold top and an ash/P90 lap steel, and really love both instruments. I recently finished a
2 DVD set
on C6 lap steel using the SX lap steel for all the audio and video, and just wanted to send you a link to the video. I've been thrilled with the tone of the instrument, and it seems that others dig it too so far! Please feel free to repost the video if you like:
Thanks for making SX guitars available. I dig!
best regards
joe dochtermann
Q: How do you tune it?
A: The lap steel comes from the factory tuned to Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D). However, unlikely most any other lap steel available, this model comes with an ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE, which means a variety of tunings are possible. Blues and Rock players tend to favor Open G and Open A. Open A raises each of the notes a whole-step (2 frets) to E-A-E-A-C#-E.
Open D and Open E are also commonly used.
Open D is tuned D-A-D-F#-A-D, and open E is a whole-step higher: E-B-E-G#-B-E. Joe Perry of Aerosmith uses Open E on his electric lap steel. David Lindley is another player who uses transposed variations of these tunings.
Bluegrass and Country Dobro players tend to favor an altered G tuning, often called "High-G", where the 6th string is tuned up to "G" instead of down to "D", and the 5th string is also tuned up, to B: G-B-D-G-B-D. They also sometimes raise it up to "High-A": A-C#-E-A-C#-E.
