That's Wayne Dahl, great guy, great player on a Melobar lap steel in a holder(guitar-shaped) designed by Ted Smith. The bad news is, all but just a couple of performances on the show were played to track, so it wasn't live. Only the vocals are live. It looked like a Tele-Rat(lap steel w/telecaster pickup setup). I use one of these, you saw Paul Franklin use one on 'The Players', and they just sound great.
Oops, sorry, I just actually read the post....I thought you meant the CMA's. I watched the fights, and missed the Opry show. My bad.
But, if he played a lap steel, it was a Melobar built by Ted Smith.[This message was edited by Jeff Peterson on 10 November 2001 at 09:28 PM.]