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 Topic: Lots of fresh faces in the Steel Without Pedals section |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 4 Views: 1310 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 9:00 pm Subject: Lots of fresh faces in the Steel Without Pedals section |
| the monthly steel guitar club I joined in my city is made up of a great bunch of people. No ego's, no BS, lots of senior talented players willing to help us noobs.
I've even convinced the lead guit ... |
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| Topic: Teaching Lap Steel. |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 7 Views: 1976 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 4:34 pm Subject: Teaching Lap Steel. |
| He was on about Dave Gilmour and wanted a pedal steel originally, but can't afford one, so has bought a lap steel.
bingo. He's given a bit of expectation of what he's after. Depends though if ... |
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| Topic: Differing scale lengths; which to choose and why? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 13 Views: 6144 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 4:00 pm Subject: Differing scale lengths; which to choose and why? |
| How about the relationship between
scale length and string gauge/string tension? ie: in the guitar world, the 009 or 010 high-E commonly ysed for a 25.5" Strat or Tele doesn't quite ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 43 Views: 12383 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:56 pm Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| thanks for your help, guys. Appreciated.
Cheers B |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 43 Views: 12383 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 4:46 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| I use (high to low) G E C A G E C A, and therefore, the top 4 strings automatically make a minor7.
... so in other words, hang in there with C6th, and with getting a 7th, it's gravy... I make ... |
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| Topic: T-8 Stringmaster Tuner Pan |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 4 Views: 1191 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 4:25 am Subject: T-8 Stringmaster Tuner Pan |
| ebay now:
someone is parting out a 55 Fender that's seen better days. I think his tuner pan is newer than mine: my 55 dual-8 has exposed brass cogs to turn each peg (that and the stiff lollypop tu ... |
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| Topic: Teaching Lap Steel. |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 7 Views: 1976 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 4:03 am Subject: Teaching Lap Steel. |
| (advice from a noob here)
depends: Does the target audience know how to play standard 6-string guitar already? I've hit a really basic hic-up with C6th that I didn't see coming (see my very recent ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 43 Views: 12383 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 3:59 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob alert, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string - ACEGACEG) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)**" or "don't play the 7th"? It' ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 0 Views: 345 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:37 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)" or "don't play the 7th"? It's such a simple son ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 0 Views: 360 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:35 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)" or "don't play the 7th"? It's such a simple son ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 0 Views: 326 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:31 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)" or "don't play the 7th"? It's such a simple son ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 0 Views: 342 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:30 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)" or "don't play the 7th"? It's such a simple son ... |
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| Topic: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 0 Views: 353 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2012 2:24 am Subject: (C6th tuning) How do you play E7th chords? |
| Noob, just starting out:
(for C6th tuning on an 8 string) is the short answer either "you can't (pick another tuning)" or "don't play the 7th"? It's such a simple son ... |
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| Topic: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 6 Views: 1681 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2012 2:33 pm Subject: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
| ah ha!
Many thanks John. What you're saying is that the switches simply turn each neck on/off. But what you're also saying is that each neck's p'ups are both run together in series, which wo ... |
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| Topic: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 6 Views: 1681 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2012 5:07 am Subject: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
| thanks John. That, unfortunately has confused me further.
Can I switch between pickups on either neck? the diagram looks like I'd get bridge-only or both pickups. so that sounds like Neck1: B ... |
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| Topic: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
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| Barry Beattie Replies: 6 Views: 1681 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jan 2012 8:45 pm Subject: 1955 Fender Dual-8 switch questions |
| Hi All.
I now have a 1955 Fender Dual neck 8-string console Steel. It has lollypop tuner buttons, chrome oval p'up covers and a pair of pickups for each neck. It does NOT have the small thumbwheel ... |
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