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Topic: New Player... Fessenden Six Shooter... |
Virgil Franklin
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2021 12:22 pm |
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Greetings!
I'm new to the pedal steel and just purchased a
Fessenden Six Shooter...a six string model with 2 pedals..
The tuning is all too familiar BUT how can I grow this
into my eventual move to a 10 stringer?
Tuning 1-6 G#, E, B, G#, E, B
Pedal 1 raises the B's to C# , Pedal 2 raises the G#'s to A
Thanks for any thoughts you might share.. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2021 6:06 am
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One idea would be to tune strings 5 and 6 to 5=F# and 6=E.
That way you basically have the middle 6 strings of a 10 String E9 tuning.
Another possibility is to tune 5=E and 6=D. This would give you an easy way to play 7th chords in open position similar to strings 8 and 9 on an S10 E9.
Does it have any knee levers? |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 12 Jun 2021 10:43 am
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My advise is to not wait. Sell the six shooter, maybe Jerry will take it back in trade,) and get a 10 string with 3 pedals and 4 knee levers now.
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 12 Jun 2021 2:07 pm
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Mike's right. The six-shooter has some(but not all) of what you want in a 3X4 10 string, and would probably be OK for gigs where you need steel 1 or 2 songs a night, but you'd outgrow it fairly soon if you were to get really involved in playing steel....
The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of getting involved!  |
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Virgil Franklin
From:
Indiana, USA
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Virgil Franklin
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2021 12:08 pm Just step into a s10
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Haven't given up on the 6 shooter Fessenden BUT
I did find a steal on a steel "Fender-Bud"...
It's a marked difference between the 6-shooter AND
it's been a smooth transition...
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