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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 3:49 pm    
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Im building a new guitar three pedals and three knees and 8 strings not 10 but 8 , im getting frustrated here trying to come up with a good copedent for this beast , dosent matter what it is c6 , e9 or whatever however i do like the c6 sound , looking to play some ambiant type music maybe some jazz like stuff and easy melody type stuff , someone help me out here im stuck my brain cant think I have peds a,b,c and lkl , lkr and rkl is the setup arrangement. anyone ????? how can i get the most out of this ? Rocky Very Happy (its a pull release changer )
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 5:27 pm    
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If you're drawn to the C6th sound, you can have the basic 6 changes of the Emmons C6th neck.
I don't recommend calling them A, B and C because those are standard terms for E9th pedals, but call them P1, P2 and P3. I'd tune it
D (or G, your choice)
E
C
A
G
E
C
A

P1, raise 4 and 8 to B (if you're capable of a half-stop, it might come in handy)
P2, raise 2 to F and lower 6 to Eb
P3, raise 7 (perhaps also 3, if you're comfortable with half tone tuners, for which you can use Sho-Bud barrels if you use â…›" rods
LKL, lower 3 to B
LKR, raise 3 to D and 4 to B
RKL, lower 5 to F#
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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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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 5:44 pm    
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Lane , thank you for the quick response, ill see what i can do with this , can full chords still be played and 2 note harmonies?

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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 5:48 pm    
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I don't know if you're terribly familiar with the pull-release, but it absolutely CAN both raise and lower the same string

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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 5:52 pm    
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Im trying to get all that figured out
from seeing other post on the subject
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Russell Adkins

 

From:
Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 5:56 pm    
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that spring that holds the finger in a central position should be pretty strong ? its counter acting against the string tension right .
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 6:20 pm    
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Right. It should exert more than 22 pounds of retractive force.
Wait. I forgot about the leverage. It needs to counteract 22 pounds of string tension.
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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 12 Aug 2017 8:42 pm    
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thats gotta be a pretty hefty spring then, i just wanna get thing up and running.
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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 5:54 pm    
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Lane what is pedal 3 raised to ?
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 7:30 pm    
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Pedal 3 raises 7 (and perhaps 3) to C#, turning C6th into A7
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Russell Adkins

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 8:22 pm    
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Thanks again Lane , I got all that wrote down when i get ready to rod the undercarriage ill have a good idea where everything goes . Russ
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