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Topic: What percentage of players play C6 ? |
Richard Nelson
From:
Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 3:32 am |
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Well...
what percentage of OWNERS are proficient on E9th ?
There are a multitude of people just trying to get to a happy point on E9th even though they own a D10.
Maybe ask again, how many players who are fairly acquainted with the E9th tuning are also playing some C6th.
The wording of the question is important.
I think the % will be pretty darn high .
I'll start
+1
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 6:14 am
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| Havent seen many forum polls recently, but this topic ought to have been set up as a poll. You would get more than a statistically significant response. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 7:15 am
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Agreed a poll would be good but I'm not going to presume to start it.
I have always played both necks, but that's because it's a hobby, not a living. You might ask what percentage of punters pay to hear C6...
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Ed Boyd
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 7:34 am
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I started out on C6 lap steel. When I got a pedal steel I got a D10 specifically so I would have the C6. C6 was easier at first, I treated it like my lap steel with extensions and never spent anytime really developing it. I still don't hardly use any pedals on C6, mostly just slants. I do no Jazz on steel. My C6 repertoire are things like Western Swing classics like San Antonio Rose and my take on old Don Helms classics.
But over the year I've spent all my time learn E9 and I never touch the C6 hardly at all because all the band stuff I'm working on I do on the E9th. Now I want to find a S10 or SD10 and leave my MSA setup at home. My MSA is heavier than all get out.
As far as playing I'm not good at either one but my E9 quickly surpassed my C6 stuff because that is where I am spending my time. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 7:52 am
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I'd guess 30%-%40. Of course, many players (like myself) aren't really what I'd call competent on that neck, but they still use it occasionally for "noodling", and for playing a few special songs, like Night Life. I wouldn't even consider myself as "competent" on the E9th, but I play it well enough to do simple country stuff, as well as a smattering of other simple genres, like old rock and R&B.  |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 8:55 am
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I agree with Tony.
I actually prefer the E9 tuning but will admit that my grasp of the back-neck is sketchy. When playing a 'comfortable' gig where I know the material pretty well I will occasionally test myself and go from E9 to C6 but, when my back's against the wall, there's no contest - at those times I'm a C6 'dabbler' and I stay in the safe-zone of E9.
There's no doubt that weight considerations have played a part when buying steels. I currently have three single-neck guitars but only one D-10.
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 1:47 pm
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I agree with Tony.
I currently have three single-neck guitars but only one D-10. |
I agree with Roger, except I own 3 / D10's and 1 / S10 !
I think overall, as we each become more familiar with the E9th tuning we may back up to the lower ten and start applying some of what we may have learned on the E9th, progression wise. Unless of course we started on a C6th tuning instrument .
I think a poll with the proper question would be interesting.
Myself I'm playing a lot more C6th these days than ever before , not as a Jazz or Swing player but rather if it fits the songs. we can really change the "presentation" of a song with them big chords !
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Greg Lambert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 2:17 pm
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| We do a lot of rock so I use the C6th on practically all rock songs , swing and what ever else it would fit on. |
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 4:53 pm
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| Greg Lambert wrote: |
| We do a lot of rock so I use the C6th on practically all rock songs , swing and what ever else it would fit on. |
Me too. It`s good for rock, blues, & modal noodling jams. I try to play jazz on it as well but not with other people. Jim Cohen`s recent rhythm changes posts have got me woodshedding some bop heads. But I`ll use jazzy licks and chords on `countrypolitan`stuff whenever I can and so far no one`s yelled at me for it. |
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 6:29 pm
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On almost any gig it's >95% E9 becasue that's what's called for. On a steel show set I recently noticed I always migrate heavily to the back neck because it's what I love and I have a lot more instrumentals that I can do than on the E9. It's what I spend my time on because I don't make my mortgage payment with my instrument. (I'd be homeless)
On the steel guitar cruise last week, this was my set:
1. Relaxin-C6 Swing
2. Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep-E9 4/4 Shuffle
3. So Many Ways To Say Goodbye- E9 Ballad with singer
4. Watch What Happens-C6 Bossa
5. Blue Velvet-E9 Ballad
6. Nearness Of You- C6 Solo
7. Django's Castle-C6 Swing
So I guess I am more proficient on the hobby neck than the Kroger neck as Doug Jernigan refers to E9.
Bill C (6)
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2017 8:30 pm
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+5 for you, my friend! 
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 11 Feb 2017 3:22 am
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b0b set up a poll on who plays C6th.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=312594&highlight=
I play a lot of C6th, not as much as E9th as that is called for more on the traditional country that I play. But there are songs that C6th backup works well. Instrumentals I play more C6th than E9th.
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2017 12:24 pm
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I keep all my C6 changes on the rear neck but tune to E13 at the first string change. I can play C6 but generally don't use pedals except maybe 5&6.
I very much rely on pedals for E9, which means I try pedals before moving the bar. But on the back neck I am bar and not pedals.
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2017 8:21 pm
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I just changed from C6 to A6 with the basic C6 pedals for the time being. The 40 years I've played have been G tuning for dobro and E9 and I have a hard time getting round on the C6 plus I love Herb Remington so A6 seems more natural for me. I've still got a lot of work to do but I'm having fun now.
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 14 Feb 2017 6:22 pm
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Im about a 50/50 C6th player ie: I play E9th and C6th about the same amount of time on a gig, and in practice/noodling.
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2017 3:33 pm
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I play neither, exactly, but play 95% in 6th tuning (Bb6) and a bit in the Eb9 world
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 16 Feb 2017 3:06 am
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| I enjoy both necks but lately on a mission get get more acquainted with C6 |
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