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Channeling the classic sounds of '50s Hawaiian electric guitars into a modern package, the Gretsch G5700 Lap Steel Guitar is an affordable throwback with plenty to offer. Built on the foundation of a solid mahogany slab body for reams of sustain, the G5700 is complimented with a chrome string-through-body bridge and single-coil pickup that equate to rock solid intonation and rich tone that reaches the back of the room with ease.

The Gretsch Electromatic Lap Steel G5715 is a classic instrument revived for the modern day, ready to serve up swells of airy tone in a reliable build. Designed to emulate the wafting tones of an electric Hawaiian guitar in a compact format, the Lap Steel G5715 is built with a solid mahogany slab body with resonance for days supporting a string-thru-body bridge and chrome-plated single-coil pickup. If you're after classic '50s sounds in a reliable, affordable package, you've come to the right place.

The Supro 1466BW Jet Airliner Lapsteel resuscitates the company's classic twang and refined looks with a well-priced model made for the working musician.

• Body: Original Airliner body shape with string-through hardtail bridge


• Electronics: '50s-style wiring and pots with a Supro Silver Foil pickup


• Finish: Black & White Tuxedo with Art Deco fretboard design


• Other: 23" scale, Open-E tuning

The first run of Rickenbacker Model B lap steels feature a bakelite body and with bolt-on neck, a horseshoe pickup, and a single volume control on the treble side of the body.

The 1937 model (and possibly some 1938 instruments) of the Rickenbacker NS 100 "Silver Hawaiian" can be distinguished from later versions thanks to its single volume control. A second knob was added to these instruments some time in 1938.

The 1937 Rickenbacker Model 59 can be distinguished from later models due to it having just a single volume control. 1938 (and possibly 1939) models added a second knob for tone control before these instruments were quickly discontinued. Nearly identical instruments were available post-war as model NS (or simply S) with Shaded Gray finish.

The Rickenbacker Model B lap steels from 1937 introduced a second control knob, which moved from the bass side to the treble side some time in 1939. Other minor cosmetic differences came year-to-year, such as an occasional plastic control plate, the exact type of knobs used, and white outlines on the frets. These were also the first Model B instruments to have different colors for the decorative plates on the face of the body, with black plates being the rarest.