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Topic: What is the "0" Pedal? |
Tim Russell
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2015 2:35 am |
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I've been out of the loop for a long time, playing very sporadically over the last 15 yrs. I've recently developed a renewed interest in the steel. A lot has changed, and many thing are still familiar to me.
One new term I am not familiar with is "0" pedal setup? What is this? Copedent? Advantage to the setup?
I also have a foggy understanding of the "hybrid changer" system.
If nothing else has improved, I would say addressing the weight issue has moved in a positive direction;
My cased 90 lb. Sierra D-10, 60 lb. un-boxed seems heavier than ever to me now. I can't imagine gigging steady with this tank!
Thanks in advance for reading/replying! 
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 25 Apr 2015 2:47 am
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0 Pedal is a pedal placed to the left of the A pedal.
It can be anything, from a Franklin pedal to a custom idea to an experimental mutating 'let's see how I like this' pedal. It denotes position, not function. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 25 Apr 2015 4:04 am
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Indeed. It is no longer universal that the A pedal is P1.
I have a 0 pedal that raises strings 1 to G# and 2 to E.
I also have the "half Franklin" after the C pedal, so my E9th neck has 5 (4 and 5 work both necks). Since the A, B and C pedals have dedicated functions and everyone knows what they mean, calling it a 0 pedal just means where, not what. It seems the most common changes there are the 1&2 raise, the "Franklin pedal" (dropping 5, 6 and 10 a whole tone, or some that drop 6 with a knee just drop 5 and 10) or dropping the G# to G.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Larry Waisner
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Posted 25 Apr 2015 6:02 pm ) Pedal
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Hi Tim,
The Franklin 4th is a great pedal if you play "Day" style. For us "Emmons" players it is more suited to be left of the A pedal or the zero pedal.
Blessings,
Larry |
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