National or “Dobro” lap steel guitars use resonator cones to amplify the sound of the guitar, so they don’t need to be plugged into amplifiers. They generally have bright tones with plenty ...

The G6134TG Paisley Penguin looks like it could have been the signature guitar ... lap like a lap-steel. This is finished in Bell Bronze, has a body of bell brass, and features a resonator cone ...

with a round neck it is designed for playing like a regular guitar. The square necked resonators are played flat on your lap like a lap-steel. This is finished in Bell Bronze, has a body of bell brass ...

The newest, loudest design of the era was the resonator guitar ... Guitarists playing Hawaiian music, where the lap steel guitar is the lead instrument, began to flock to them.