Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A journey though all of lapsteel with @lukecyrus
We play our song 'where the birds fly' now streaming on all services!
FULL TABS AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON PAGE
▶PATREON◀
patreon.com/pauldavids
▶Follow Luke here!◀
Patreon: patreon.com/c/lukecyrus
Hire Luke for recordings: lukecyruslapsteel@icloud.com
Youtube:@lukecyrus
▶FOLLOW ME◀
Instagram: instagram.com/pauldavidsguitar
▶MY COURSES◀
🎸Beginner: learnpracticeplay.com
🎸Intermediate: nextlevelplaying.com
🎸Intermediate to advanced: electricelevation.com
🎸Acoustic: acousticadventure.com
🎸Guitar Looping: loopschool.com
▶GUITARS◀
Paul: Collings 0-42 & Bourgeois L-DB2
Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.
Thank you for watching!
Paul
Below is the gear and services I use to make these videos. They redirect to websites and provide me with a small kickback should purchase any of these things.
▶GEAR LIST◀
amazon.com/shop/pauldavids
▶GUITAR STOOLS◀
nakupenda.co/pauldavids
▶MICS◀
Favorite mic for voice - amzn.to/4j9WDCs
Guitar mic 1 - amzn.to/3G87Wgc
Guitar mic 2 - amzn.to/3jWbX9C
Amazing Tube Microphone - amzn.to/426UGji
▶SOUND◀
My Music Software - amzn.to/4iV1ub9
Soundcard - amzn.to/42tElXk
▶VIDEO GEAR◀
CAMERA:
amzn.to/3Yh4GFz
LENSES:
Prime
24mm: amzn.to/2ZV5pkO
35mm: amzn.to/3bByRid
50mm: amzn.to/3XJFNT0
85mm: amzn.to/4lhGbSu
Zoom
16-35mm: amzn.to/42lzmqE
24-70 amzn.to/4coSloW
▶SFX & Background music◀
share.epidemicsound.com/pauldavids
0:00 Intro
0:41 How he got the lapsteel
1:25 The tuning
2:01 Basic chords
2:30 Bending and the levers
3:16 Duesenberg Multi Bender
4:00 Volume swells
4:38 Different positions
5:17 Playing lead lines
5:55 Pickups and the first humbucker!
7:09 The big guitar tuner oopsie
8:28 Strings (he broke one!!)
9:23 Inversions and the slide
10:44 Paul tries lapsteel
12:03 The first lapsteels (and mine I forgot about)
12:31 Multibender on guitar?!
13:17 We play 'where the birds fly'
A journey though all of lapsteel with @lukecyrus
We play our song 'where the birds fly' now streaming on all services!
FULL TABS AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON PAGE
▶PATREON◀
patreon.com/pauldavids
▶Follow Luke here!◀
Patreon: patreon.com/c/lukecyrus
Hire Luke for recordings: lukecyruslapsteel@icloud.com
Youtube:@lukecyrus
▶FOLLOW ME◀
Instagram: instagram.com/pauldavidsguitar
▶MY COURSES◀
🎸Beginner: learnpracticeplay.com
🎸Intermediate: nextlevelplaying.com
🎸Intermediate to advanced: electricelevation.com
🎸Acoustic: acousticadventure.com
🎸Guitar Looping: loopschool.com
▶GUITARS◀
Paul: Collings 0-42 & Bourgeois L-DB2
Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.
Thank you for watching!
Paul
Below is the gear and services I use to make these videos. They redirect to websites and provide me with a small kickback should purchase any of these things.
▶GEAR LIST◀
amazon.com/shop/pauldavids
▶GUITAR STOOLS◀
nakupenda.co/pauldavids
▶MICS◀
Favorite mic for voice - amzn.to/4j9WDCs
Guitar mic 1 - amzn.to/3G87Wgc
Guitar mic 2 - amzn.to/3jWbX9C
Amazing Tube Microphone - amzn.to/426UGji
▶SOUND◀
My Music Software - amzn.to/4iV1ub9
Soundcard - amzn.to/42tElXk
▶VIDEO GEAR◀
CAMERA:
amzn.to/3Yh4GFz
LENSES:
Prime
24mm: amzn.to/2ZV5pkO
35mm: amzn.to/3bByRid
50mm: amzn.to/3XJFNT0
85mm: amzn.to/4lhGbSu
Zoom
16-35mm: amzn.to/42lzmqE
24-70 amzn.to/4coSloW
▶SFX & Background music◀
share.epidemicsound.com/pauldavids
0:00 Intro
0:41 How he got the lapsteel
1:25 The tuning
2:01 Basic chords
2:30 Bending and the levers
3:16 Duesenberg Multi Bender
4:00 Volume swells
4:38 Different positions
5:17 Playing lead lines
5:55 Pickups and the first humbucker!
7:09 The big guitar tuner oopsie
8:28 Strings (he broke one!!)
9:23 Inversions and the slide
10:44 Paul tries lapsteel
12:03 The first lapsteels (and mine I forgot about)
12:31 Multibender on guitar?!
13:17 We play 'where the birds fly'
![[EPIC RIFFS] The Riff That Defined Rock n Roll](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zg6t5LPjc6k/mqdefault.jpg "[EPIC RIFFS] The Riff That Defined Rock n Roll
We look at Rock n Rolls most iconic guitar riff!
▶Next Level Playing guitar course! http://nextlevelplaying.com ◀
▶SUPPORT THE CHANNEL◀
https://www.patreon.com/pauldavids
▶FOLLOW ME◀
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauldavidsguitar
▶MY COURSES◀
Beginner: http://learnpracticeplay.com
Intermediate: http://nextlevelplaying.com
Acoustic: http://acousticadventure.com
▶GUITAR◀
Gibson ES-355 Chuck Berry Signature
Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.
If you want to know more about me, check out https://PaulDavidsGuitar.com or check out my guitar courses at: https://learnpracticeplay.com and https://nextlevelplaying.com, and https://acousticadventure.com
Thank you for watching!
Paul
Below is the gear and services I use to make these videos. They redirect to websites and provide me with a small kickback should purchase any of these things.
▶GEAR LIST◀
https://www.amazon.com/shop/pauldavids
▶SFX & Background music◀
http://share.epidemicsound.com/pauldavids
▶MICS◀
Vocal mic - https://amzn.to/31cqGqv
Guitar mic 1 - https://amzn.to/3nSRaF8
Guitar mic 2 - https://amzn.to/3jWbX9C
▶SOUND◀
Soundcard - http://amzn.to/2xk7pSM
DAW - http://amzn.to/2fhPZjz
▶VIDEO GEAR◀
Camera: https://amzn.to/3mBMtjF
16-35mm: https://amzn.to/3BxcKUJ
24mm: https://amzn.to/2ZV5pkO
35mm: https://amzn.to/3bByRid
50mm:
85mm: https://amzn.to/2Y950dV
24-105: https://amzn.to/2ZJTqWQ")
