Lap steel guitar
（重定向自Lap Steel）
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![Freddie Roulette holding console or double-neck steel guitar.](/Images/godic/202501/23/Freddie_Roulette_creative_commons_wikipedia5524.png")
![Kaki King performing on lap steel guitar.](/Images/godic/202501/23/Kaki_King5524.jpg")
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The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fretboard.
There are three main types of lap steel guitar: