As far back as Boyd can remember, John played the electric lap steel guitar. John would strum the lap steel with his fingers and played many Gospel tunes. John’s brothers would strum along with him,as they played rythym. Boyd has John’s steel guitar in his studio. Boyd has hooked it up to electricity and it still plays. Boyd would not take a thousand dollars for this priceless steel! Boyd says that this steel guitar is what caused him to play the pedal steel guitar!