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William Gwynn

 

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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:19 pm    
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Just got a call that my new mullen G2 is about to ship...........was asked by mike how I want it tuned............I am just getting started on the steel. What do all of you say as to how I should get it tuned?
It was recommended Emmonds tuning with franklin on the 4th pedal...............
What say you?

Thanks so much
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ajm

 

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Los Angeles
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:54 pm    
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I am absolutely NOT an expert here, but I'll offer this up as a starting point.
Two assumptions:
1) That you are a "normal" right handed player.
2) You want the Emmons set up, and not the Day.

You didn't say how many necks/pedals/knees you have on your G2.
That can make a difference.

Franklin pedal:
It sounds like you have 4 pedals, with the Franklin on one of them.
It traditionally has been on pedal #4, the farthest right.
It can be 2 or 3 strings. (I have it on 3 strings.)
When I bought my Carter new in 2001, John Fabian suggested putting it on the farthest left pedal.
The next three pedals would then be the standard Emmons A,B,C.
I wish I'd have taken his advice, since it is probably easier to get to from the A&B pedals.

Pedal C:
Usually raises strings 4 and 5 a whole step.
Somewhere I picked up having it also raise string 8 a whole step.

String 1 (high F#):
I raise it with a knee lever to G#.
It makes for a nice unison sound with string 3.
A lot of guys only raise it to G.

I believe that I had Carter do my guitar to Paul Franklin's copedent (can be found on this site).
In spite of that, I still can't play like Paul. (Yeah, I know. What a shock?)

I'll let the others take it from here.
(Corrected original post on pedal C, 8-16-2017. Thanks to Jim Smith.)


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Dick Wood


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Springtown Texas, USA
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:57 pm    
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If you're just starting then I would say Emmons and the Franklin pedal can be on either the 0 Position or pedal 4 as it will all be new to you anyway.

No one walks into this thing saying I want Emmons or Day as they usually just purchase a guitar and learn to use it the way it's set up from the start.
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Larry Baker

 

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Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2017 2:24 pm    
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be sure to post pictures when you get it home. You made a wise choice with a Mullen.
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 15 Aug 2017 9:16 am    
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ajm wrote:
Pedal C:
Usually raises strings 3 and 4 a whole step.
Somewhere I picked up having it also raise string 8 a whole step.

Pedal C raises strings 4 and 5 a whole step. E->F# and B->C#.
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Greg Cutshaw


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Corry, PA, USA
Post  Posted 15 Aug 2017 10:15 am    
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Franklin pedal is an excellent choice because it gives you a stock of 3 pull rods, 3 nylon tuners, 3 cranks and lotsa hardware to experiment with later with other changes to that pedal or others should you decide to ditch that particular change.
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Warren Tavernia

 

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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 15 Aug 2017 5:54 pm     tuning my new mullen
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the standard tuning on most guitars if they have 2 necks is E9th on the front neck and C6th on the back neck If you have only one neck It gets tuned to E9th with 3 pedals and 5 levers I`m shure mike will send you a copendant so you will have A tuning chart. they are all great folks out there at mullen so don`t worry how ever I would defanetly make shure that I had the franklin pedal on the E9th Just incase you want to sell it later on down the road. I shure would like to see pictures of it when you get it. every steel player out here gets excited when someone gets a new guitar!
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