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Topic: E9th(B6th,Bb6th) E to F lever, a Keeper? |
bob drawbaugh
From:
scottsboro, al. usa
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Posted 21 Mar 2003 1:29 pm |
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| This lever had been a standard on the E9th for ever it seems like. I have noticed that some guys only raise the 8th string and not the 4th. Some guys don't use it at all,most Bb6th U12 pickers. Is this lever a must have for you, Or is it one you use but could live with out it. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2003 1:54 pm
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| Couldn't live without it on my U-12 E9/B6. Besides all the regular E9 stuff,sometimes when I use the locking E-Eb lever,I can momentarily override it by hitting the E-F lever. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2003 5:03 pm
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mega dittos Michael. Simply could not live with out it on my U-12.
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 21 Mar 2003 7:48 pm
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If you play any traditional E9 stuff, I can't imagine not having an F lever.
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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2003 8:19 am
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I think its a pretty redundant lever myself.
There are tons of threads with folks claiming it's never in tune... and several ideas of how to get it in tune, ie. use a wound 6th, use a compensator, try ET, JI, xyz tuning charts, ect...
I've found no loss of ways to replicate the chords and licks that the E>F raise lever is used for (hence it's redundancy).
FWIW, I also ditched the C pedal about 2-3 years ago for the same reasons.
I remember my first few weeks learning the pedals with a PSG and Winnies book, thinking... A pedal, BC pedals, uh... these are all the same chords!
This same exact lick can be played (without moving my foot) if I play it here, ect...
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2003 8:42 am
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| I'm moving this Topic to the Pedal Steel section of the Forum. |
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