n (Instruments) a floor-mounted, multi-neck, lap steel guitar with each set of strings tuned to a different open chord and foot pedals to raise or lower the pitch
ped′al steel` guitar′
n. an oblong, floor-mounted electrified guitar fretted with a steel bar and producing a wailing sound modulated by use of a foot pedal. Also called ped′al steel`.[1965–70]