i just bought an 8 string MSA Super Slide lap steel. Awesome instrument! I'm totally new to lap steel ( I'm a keyboard player and make my living at it) although I play a little resonaltor - I own a Beard Mahogany R and have it tuned to G - GBDGBD. I can find my way around it pretty easily playing bluegrass as well as blues. My question is - what tuning should I use on my new lap steel? I have it tuned to C6 - ACEGACEG (low to high). I can hear country, swing and Hawaiian in that tuning but is it the best tuning for also playing Delta blues? When I try to do blues it sounds kind of Hawaiian. Should I just give it more time or is there a better tuning for what I want to do.
Thanks in advance for your opinions,
Robert Sands
Thanks in advance for your opinions,
Robert Sands
