I'd been considering a lap steel for a while, mostly so I can practice at work w/o bothering anyone. I was considering a Guitar Center cheapy. I was in a local store and they had a "Vermont Steelz" 6 sting lap. All Mahogany, brass bridge and nut and a humbucker with a coil split switch. I plugged it in to a Mesa Subway blues amp and it was all over. Loved the sound of it. The short scale will take some getting used to, but the tone is great. (I tried doing a search on Vermont Steelz and only found a couple used ones for sale. I'm guessing this is/was a very small operation.
I know it's not typically a "Blues instrument" but has anyone else played blues on a lap steel?