ID the Iconic Hawaiian/Tropical Instrument?

[mobius017]

You know the iconic two-note slurred Hawaiian/tropical instrumental riff? The one so commonly heard at the first appearance of an island paradise setting that it's sort of a trope? Does anyone know what instrument makes that?

By its sound, I'd guess it's a metal string instrument, possibly electric. In the trope uses, I think it's doing a pitch bend.

I think it might be the high-pitched instrument heard at the beginning of this (probably not the ukulele strumming in the background). Or else maybe a similar instrument.

Anyone have any ideas on what this instrument is? I'm thinking of recreating that trope for a song.

 

[Cluemily]

I tried some browsing, and the closest sound I can find is maybe the lap steel guitar? It seems to have originated from Hawaii, so that'd explain its usage in that genre of music. (Wikipedia)

 

[IO+]

it's call pedal steel guitar i think, because it have so many pedal, i heard a lot in folk song, blue, old country, mostly in cowboy movie.

 

[mobius017]

Thank you both so much! Those both sound very like the instrument from that trope; I'm sure it's one of them!

 

[Vector]

Yeah, it would be lap steel. Hawaii also famously has pursued a different style of guitar playing in general: Slack-key guitar - Wikipedia