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Topic: Half stop on A pedal |
John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 7:58 am |
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Anybody ever put a half stop on their A pedal ? I'm noticing more and more stuff with that sound and very in tune .
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A couple of guitars
Nashville 1000 Fender Mustang III Boss Katana MKII 50
Emmons LeGrande II and Sho Bud Pro II |
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Carl Heatley
From:
Morehead City,NC
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 8:37 am
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It's done by "Feel"....That's why we make the big $$$  |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 9:02 am
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It can be done of course, but most players find it inhibits overall action and feel of the pedal.
With a little practice, most people find it's relatively easy to half-pedal by ear per Carl's reply. The whole tone raise creates enough travel to find the half spot in between, usually. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 9:07 am
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| If your vertical knee lowers your B's to Bb, depressing the 'A' pedal and the LKV simultaneously should have the same effect as a half pedal. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 9:23 am
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Tried it once. Wasn't too long until I took it off. Hitting the half stop accurately was almost impossible, unless I put a fair amount of resistance on the half stop. But then I had a detectable 'bump' That really impacted my playing. So I learned to 'half pedal'.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 10:51 am
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| If you don't like the other ideas, you can tune your C pedal to raise exactly a half step on the B string when you feel the E string kick in. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 5 Jul 2016 1:34 pm
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I use the half-step drop lever, myself.
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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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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Glenn Taylor
From:
Denver, CO, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2016 5:53 am
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| I too put on a half-stop A pedal. I found it impossible to control. I too opted for a lever to lower strings 5 and 10 a half step, which has other uses as well. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2016 7:01 am
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Just get used to half pedaling.
It's super fun and can be a very expressive part of your playing style. |
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