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GRETSCH G5700 LAP STEEL £495
WHAT IS IT?
Solid mahogany-bodied 28-fret lap steel with ‘low noise’ single-coil pickup
Back in the 1930s, the ‘electric Hawaiian’ guitar pretty much beat the ‘electric Spanish’ instrument to market. Post-war, the Spanish style began its ascendency and the lap steel became more niche. It differs from