Question About Paul Franklin

Harold Bullard · Post by **Harold Bullard** » 31 Dec 2013 2:47 pm

In a lot of videos of Paul Franklin, I notice that quite often he reaches around the right end of the guitar where the tuning pegs are and appears to do "something". Does anyone what he's doing when he does this? He does it quite often.

(If he pushing a hot lick button, I want one)

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 31 Dec 2013 3:06 pm

Well I know one thing for sure is that is where his neck selector switch is. I think there is another switch but I'm not sure what it does. I'm sure someone knows.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 31 Dec 2013 3:17 pm

I've never noticed it. Can you post a link? The only other thing I can think of, if he has his neck selector switch on the end plate, and this is the 2 pickup guitar, is maybe a pickup selector switch. If it's o a single pickup guitar, thing who knows.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 31 Dec 2013 3:27 pm

I think he has a double set of right levers and the one or ones that are not used are folded away. Maybe that is it ?

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 31 Dec 2013 4:19 pm

Your right Olli, he's probably switching levers. I forgot about that.

Michael Beasley · Post by **Michael Beasley** » 31 Dec 2013 5:09 pm

I thought everyone knew what he was up to. He is reaching for the passing gear..

Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 31 Dec 2013 5:20 pm

Don't know but I think it has something to do with tuning the 10th string, B note, to a certain spot for a raise or lower??

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 31 Dec 2013 8:26 pm

Could he be reaching for the Kitchen Sink?

Harold Bullard · Post by **Harold Bullard** » 31 Dec 2013 8:53 pm

A neck selector switch is what I first thought, but when I see him do it he continues playing on the same neck.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 31 Dec 2013 9:09 pm

puttin' 'er down into overdrive!!!

Jack Devereux · Post by **Jack Devereux** » 1 Jan 2014 8:59 am

I've noticed him doing that when I've seen him play live. It looked like he was checking the cable was in the jack all the way, although how it would get worked loose I don't know.

Jason Putnam · Post by **Jason Putnam** » 1 Jan 2014 9:04 am

May just be a habit. I've seen guitar players that reach up and touch their tuners anytime there's a break in the music. They don't actually turn them they just touch each one. Kind of like a nervous tick I guess.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 1 Jan 2014 10:47 am

Maybe a switch that will boost his volume for solos ? I've also wonder too about it just being a habit. We all have them of some kind.

Tony

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 1 Jan 2014 2:34 pm

I have seen Paul do that to where it just looked like a force of habit. I've seen players stretch their hands or wiggle their fingers and whatever else. I think it's just nervous tic of somekind.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 1 Jan 2014 2:52 pm

I agree with Dean. I watched a you tube were you can see the end plate and there's no switch there.

Tony

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 1 Jan 2014 3:10 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtiMh0-K9Ys

Expand to full screen and see two toggles.

See his move at :26

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 1 Jan 2014 3:19 pm

looks like there are two switches

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 1 Jan 2014 3:34 pm

I knew there were switches. Other than the neck selector switch, I'm just not sure what the other does.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 1 Jan 2014 6:46 pm

Since that is a single pickup on that guitar, unless he has some magical circuitry under there (which he might), My next question would be if he had muti-tap pickups on that guitar.

Keith Currie · Post by **Keith Currie** » 1 Jan 2014 6:58 pm

some of the Franklins had a switch for each pick up.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 2 Jan 2014 5:30 pm

I'm blind and wrong. Thanks for blowing up the picture.

Tony

Bo Legg · Post by **Bo Legg** » 2 Jan 2014 6:40 pm

whew! I'm glad you saw the switches. I was beginning to think maybe he uses the same trick I do when I hit a bad note, reach around and act like I'm tuning that string.
On a really really bad note I'll reach under and pull on a lever like it's stuck.
I thought I would add this reply to the topic as something that might come in handy for the newbie.
This is stuff you just can't learn in your Music Theory Book.

Keith Currie · Post by **Keith Currie** » 2 Jan 2014 6:49 pm

Tony they dont all have two switches, mine has only one but my son has two Franklins and one has two and the other only one, so youre not real blind, or all wrong.

Rich Peterson · Post by **Rich Peterson** » 3 Jan 2014 8:00 am

I would guess that the E9 neck has a tapped pickup, and he is checking to see it's set to the sound he wants.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 3 Jan 2014 9:10 am

bo...i've used that technique ever since my first bad note!

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