Caladesi Guitars has released its new Slide/Lapsteel Hybrid guitar that it is called a "Mobile Steel Guitar." It has a number of innovations never before seen on any mobile stand-up steel including a sliding ergonomic “belly body” so the player can get access to the upper frets with the bar.   It also has a concave curved stabilizer bar attached to the belly body to provide extra stability and slant the guitar forward 120 degrees from horizontal.  It comes in three basic models:  Blue Note 1 (BN1), Blue Note 2 (BN2), and Blue Note 2B (BN2B).  BN1 has one pickup, BN2 has two pickups, and BN2b has two pickups and benders.  This is a BN1 with a Fralin P-2 humbucker wound 2% fat.  

Description

Mobile Steel Guitar

Width of the body of the guitar

1.75 inches

Width of the body of the guitar that rests against the player

2.5 inches

Weight of the guitar

6 to 8 pounds

Position of the guitar with respect to the player

Balanced in front of the player with a concave curve on the “belly body” that rests against the player.  This allows the player to hold the guitar down 120 degrees from horizontal, making the guitar more visible to the audience.  Also allows the player to pick the strings and use the bar at an ergonomic slant.

Ability to move the guitar body to the left to reach the upper frets

The neck and electronic bodies can easily move up to 3 inches to the left while still playing the guitar.

Wood

Chambered hardwood -  Mahogany and Ash

Scale options

22.5 inch scale

Nut and Bridge

Embedded heavy brass nut and bridge

Tuners

20/1 Kluson locking tuners

Pickups

Fralin P-2 Humbucker 2% fat wound

Electronic controls

 Volume and Tone

Fretboard

walnut with MOP marker inserts

number of frets

24

Pickguard color

Quilted White

Case

Gator Hard shell Case