GRETSCH G5700 LAP STEEL

GUITARIST SEPTEMBER 2022

FIRST PLAY

GRETSCH G5700

LAP STEEL

£495

WHAT IS IT? Solid mahogany-

bodied 28-fret lap steel with

‘low noise’ single-coil pickup

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F I R S T P L AY GRETSCH G5700 LAP STEEL £495 WHAT IS IT? Solid mahoganybodied 28-fret lap steel with ‘low noise’ single-coil pickup 1 2 26 GUITARIST SEPTEMBER 2022 GIT489.rev_gretsch.
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GRETSCH G5700 LAP STEEL FIRST FIRST PLAY Slide Show A newly refreshed lap steel from Gretsch, with bags of style Words Dave Burrluck 1. As its most basic, a lap steel is an easy DIY project, but Gretsch has piled on the style here. The ‘fingerboard’ is a thin piece of plastic screwed to the body; the fret position markers are simply a guide 2. Like any single-pickup guitar, volume and tone are all you need. Here, the controls are wired vintage style using 500k mini pots, and a .