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Topic: Adding a fifth lever |
Jeremy Threlfall
From: now in Western Australia
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 5:57 pm
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They're BOTH great. I have the B lowers on the vertical, and the 1st and 2nd string raise on a zero pedal. The B lowers are more about making high tension chords, like 9ths and minor/maj7. If you like that sort of thing, it's great. If you prefer the smooth melodic phrases, then the 1st and 2nd string raise might be better suited. _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Larry Bressington
From: Nebraska
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 8:19 pm
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I have to go for the Franklin lever (1&2) playing radio friendly Music almost mandates that move. Most of the heavy weight recording players are using the Franklin lever quite a lot.
Personally I wouldn't want that change on a vertical, it seems hard work especially when combing pedals.
What I do is this... LKR raises 1&2 and lowers 9...Vertical lowers string 6 a whole step, LKL raises E's, RKL lowers E,s, RKR lowers only string 2 with an adjustable half stop. _________________ A.K.A Chappy. |
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Jeremy Threlfall
From: now in Western Australia
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 10:51 pm
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Listen to the intro of "He Didn't Have to Be," by Brad Paisley.
It starts 5th string, adds the A pedal, hits 4, then 2, then adds the pull. Melodically it works well with the other changes as well.
Here's my short video showing some uses of it, but it's on a zero pedal so I can combine it with the 2nd string drop.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XUykptG6DBQ
Also, since you're thinking of the B string drop to A#, here's two short videos on some uses for THAT.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n9aEyTaD3YA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn1IY1E-uKU _________________ 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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Jeremy Threlfall
From: now in Western Australia
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 11:04 pm
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Thanks Lane
Funnily enough, a straightforward google search brings up those three videos, and I have watched them all this afternoon already. Thanks, they were very helpful
I noticed you using the 1&2 raise pedal and the "A" pedal together. Its interesting that you engage the "A" first and then the 1&2 raise. I guess that would be easier to do (if the 1&2 raise were on the vertical) than raising 1&2 and then engaging the "A" pedal, because your toes would already be firmly planted on the A pedal _________________ Luke Drifter on Facebook
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Feb 2016 6:07 am
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I don't think I use them TOGETHER so much as in quick succession. But the only place I could put it on a lever would be as a staggered LKL or LKR. _________________ 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 Bressington
From: Nebraska
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Posted 17 Feb 2016 6:32 am
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I find myself using the franklin lever with either/both A pedal licks, and with also just B pedal licks, which is why I have it on the RKR...
Paul commonly does stuff like A/B pedal down, hit stings 5 and 3 then hit 1 and 2 apply and release lever and/or release pedals etc etc....it creates all kinds of beautiful tension when applied with pedal combinations, it's a fantastic lever idea I think, it's loaded, so idea's are never ending, it can raise the ears on an old basset hound. _________________ A.K.A Chappy. |
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Jeremy Threlfall
From: now in Western Australia
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