The lap steel ukulele is a type of and method of playing the ukulele There are three main types of lap steel ukulele: * Lap slide ukuleles, simply a ukulele with high action played with a slide * Resonator ukuleles, particularly those with square necks. * Electric lap steel ukuleles, generally solid-body instruments. Lap slide and resonator ukuleles may also be fitted with pickups, but do not depend on electrical amplification to produce their sound.