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Topic: E9th string 10 lower to A |
Gary Hegland
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 1:03 pm |
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Does anybody lower the 10th string to A? Is it on a special lever or a "standard" one?
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Rick Bernauer
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 3:35 pm
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| Yes - Fred Justice introduced me to this. I have it on the RKR lever so that when I lower the 2nd string (half-stop D then down to C#) the 9th string lowers from D to C# and then the 10th string B drops down to A. Nice low note resolution if you treat the open (no pedals) chord as the dominant 7th (E7) and then drop to the I chord (A-C#-E on 10-9-8 strings). Works well for me on that knee lever. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 5:23 pm
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Many, many players do this. It's part of the Paul Franklin pedal, used by itself or along with string 5 lower to A. Very common change.
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 7:30 pm
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| My first guitar was a Fender 800, 10 pedals, no knees. It had the 10th string lower to A on the 'B' pedal along with the standard string 3 and 6 raises, and string 9 lowered to C# on the 'A' pedal along with the raise on 5. Unconventional, but it was cool. Gave some interesting counter-movement and a nice A6 chord across the lower 8 strings. Pedals down it was basically the same as pedals down on a standard uni tuning where there's no D string. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 9:10 pm
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I leave it tuned to A no changes at all, makes pedal 1 really easy!!!
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2018 3:34 am
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| It works well on the C pedal. |
It does, - I had it on a Fessy I bought, it came that way. However it made the action on the C pedal ungodly hard..
Could barely push it, and I use the c pedal a lot.. Had to take it off.. Might work on a guitar with softer pedal action... bob
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2018 7:38 am
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| Lowering String-12 B-to-A on the A-pedal is an excellent change for Universal. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Gary Hegland
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2018 10:51 am
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Thanks for the knowledge. I've been playing for 38 years and never noticed the low A until recently when I studies "A Slow One for Peggy".
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Emmons Lashley Legrande II 8+5, Lol Izzy, NV1000, NV112, Hilton VP, Lexicon MX200, Presonus Tube Pre.
Mostly play at home through the sound system, playing along with tracks. Getting spoiled with that tone! |
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