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If you aren't after a pedal steel-ish sound I'd go sans-benders personally. Echoing Michael, there is a unique vibe and style with lap steel not bending. Even figuring out to play mostly without slant ...

I play a 25.5" Excel. I tune down to D normally, but the main thing I did was to avoid breakage was to go slightly lighter with all the string gauges. I used a calculator to get everything as clo ...

Looks very nice. What is robotic about it??

I wonder if head on your guitar is slightly different than mine. Curious about the strings breaking while tuning up. Is your guitar a regular scale or long scale? I've heard of people having them brea ...

Interesting to read that their 2007 record is now considered by lots to be one of their best. That one didn't capture me in the moment the way City of Evil did, but maybe its worth revisiting. Greg Le ...

The latest ones all the tuning happens on the changer side. The strings themselves go through the nut at the head of the guitar. Tuning the open strings is done from the first horizontal row of tuners ...

It'll come! I've only been playing a few years now but I'm happily in D13 land. It was a combination of Buddy's E13 post and Johnny's worth honing on on the D13 changes that convinced me that it was f ...

I play a 25.5" scale in a D tuning mainly. One disadvantage is that if you don't adjust the string gauge the string tension can get too tight to play comfortably. Also probably subjectively I thi ...

My favorite fuzz with steel is the Occvlt Pedals Fuzzvenger. I have a telonics x12 and it works great with that.

Very similar but probably much higher quality than your last one the UAD-volt 2 might fit the bill. The scarlett solo 3rd gen would also be a good option and a bit cheaper than the UAD.

Can't say for sure but because I'm not paul but according to the copedent chart he shares in his course he only uses compensators on his E9. I don't think you get the same issues on C6 that people sol ...

I might have to give tuning that way a shot. I've just been tuning everything to meantone and that works pretty well.

I coped Johnny Cox's idea (and I'm sure others) of having a C on string 2 instead of C#, but in lieu of that does you get mostly what you want with a C# -> C change on your string 2?

That said I ...

Also D13 a player here. I have my A pedal with the extra B -> C raise on it. I find the C is really nice to have with AB down. My C pedal doesn't have the extra raise and I notice the sympathetic r ...

Glad to hear Mitsuo is responsive to emails again. My ordering experience and communication with Fuzzy was great. I think he was extra busy when I ordered because my guitar took ~5 months instead of h ...

Mine has gotten scratched up over the years so it's much louder on the strings now. Still really like the tone though and the noise isn't worse than my metal bars. It's very different than my eezzee s ...

How did you arrive at the reentrant f?

My pedal steel setup is pretty complex but I often jump back to a 3x3 E9 and there is something beautiful about how it has just enough to do pretty much anyth ...

I noticed you want the 5 on top, maybe a reentrant D# instead?

A# C# E F# A C# E D#

I was recently playing around with these two variants on a 6th tuning the first is very close to the one Mike Neer suggested but I raise the G:

G# A# C# E F# A C#

If I'm playing A6 or F#7 depend ...

Just measured my guitar this evening and the cabinet length is 28 and 3/16th inches.

This is my S12 - 25-1/2" scale - currently setup with a variant of your D13 tuning.

Order process was overall smooth for me. Though, there were a few times where my emails were missed and I ne ...

I install a multibender on a guitar a few years ago. It can definitely do slow bends no problem. Check out Luke Cyrus Goetze on youtube for some great playing with one. I don't really know why you'd w ...

Cheap and light - the Traynor SB110, SB112, or SB115 (depending on what speaker size you like) punch way outside their price point imo. I've often preferred my SB112 to amps costing 3 or 4 times as mu ...

I thought the same thing when you made this post. You'd have to choose which split is tune tho correct? String 11 could either split p3 + p4 to Bb or split p3 + RKR to A. Maybe you could get both with ...

On your D13 copedent when you get it you can also get the same 4 over 5 voicing with the A + B pedals if you think of the C as the root:

D13 W/A+B
E
C
G
D
C
B
G
E
D
C
B
D

Gives you D ...

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Topic: Benders in Cma11 tuning ?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 4 Views: 582	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2025 11:25 am Subject: Benders in Cma11 tuning ?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 4 Views: 582	If you aren't after a pedal steel-ish sound I'd go sans-benders personally. Echoing Michael, there is a unique vibe and style with lap steel not bending. Even figuring out to play mostly without slant ...
Topic: String breakage. Keyless. 25.5
Lee Gauthier Replies: 5 Views: 1140	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jan 2025 8:43 am Subject: String breakage. Keyless. 25.5
Lee Gauthier Replies: 5 Views: 1140	I play a 25.5" Excel. I tune down to D normally, but the main thing I did was to avoid breakage was to go slightly lighter with all the string gauges. I used a calculator to get everything as clo ...
Topic: Fuzzy has a new steel available - the Robostar!
Lee Gauthier Replies: 61 Views: 84477	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Sep 2023 11:32 am Subject: Fuzzy has a new steel available - the Robostar!
Lee Gauthier Replies: 61 Views: 84477	Looks very nice. What is robotic about it??
Topic: EXstar (Excel) by Fuzzy Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 101 Views: 37324	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Aug 2023 11:54 am Subject: EXstar (Excel) by Fuzzy Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 101 Views: 37324	I wonder if head on your guitar is slightly different than mine. Curious about the strings breaking while tuning up. Is your guitar a regular scale or long scale? I've heard of people having them brea ...
Topic: Greg Leisz Avenged Sevenfold Video
Lee Gauthier Replies: 1 Views: 1478	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Aug 2023 5:22 pm Subject: Greg Leisz Avenged Sevenfold Video
Lee Gauthier Replies: 1 Views: 1478	Interesting to read that their 2007 record is now considered by lots to be one of their best. That one didn't capture me in the moment the way City of Evil did, but maybe its worth revisiting. Greg Le ...
Topic: EXstar (Excel) by Fuzzy Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 101 Views: 37324	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Aug 2023 5:07 pm Subject: EXstar (Excel) by Fuzzy Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 101 Views: 37324	The latest ones all the tuning happens on the changer side. The strings themselves go through the nut at the head of the guitar. Tuning the open strings is done from the first horizontal row of tuners ...
Topic: My first reactions playing D13
Lee Gauthier Replies: 16 Views: 1799	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2023 1:21 pm Subject: My first reactions playing D13
Lee Gauthier Replies: 16 Views: 1799	It'll come! I've only been playing a few years now but I'm happily in D13 land. It was a combination of Buddy's E13 post and Johnny's worth honing on on the D13 changes that convinced me that it was f ...
Topic: 25" or 26" scale length?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1095	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 May 2023 2:33 pm Subject: 25" or 26" scale length?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1095	I play a 25.5" scale in a D tuning mainly. One disadvantage is that if you don't adjust the string gauge the string tension can get too tight to play comfortably. Also probably subjectively I thi ...
Topic: Fuzziest Fuzz In Town?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 8 Views: 1798	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Apr 2023 1:07 pm Subject: Fuzziest Fuzz In Town?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 8 Views: 1798	My favorite fuzz with steel is the Occvlt Pedals Fuzzvenger. I have a telonics x12 and it works great with that.
Topic: Music Room Set-up for Practice
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1183	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Apr 2023 6:08 pm Subject: Music Room Set-up for Practice
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1183	Very similar but probably much higher quality than your last one the UAD-volt 2 might fit the bill. The scarlett solo 3rd gen would also be a good option and a bit cheaper than the UAD.
Topic: What tuning compensators does Paul Franklin use on C6th?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 6 Views: 1870	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Feb 2023 12:10 pm Subject: What tuning compensators does Paul Franklin use on C6th?
Lee Gauthier Replies: 6 Views: 1870	Can't say for sure but because I'm not paul but according to the copedent chart he shares in his course he only uses compensators on his E9. I don't think you get the same issues on C6 that people sol ...
Topic: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jan 2023 1:29 pm Subject: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	I might have to give tuning that way a shot. I've just been tuning everything to meantone and that works pretty well.
Topic: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jan 2023 1:18 pm Subject: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	I coped Johnny Cox's idea (and I'm sure others) of having a C on string 2 instead of C#, but in lieu of that does you get mostly what you want with a C# -> C change on your string 2? That said I ...
Topic: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jan 2023 4:17 pm Subject: New Excel 12 String D13 Keyless Pedal Steel Guitar
Lee Gauthier Replies: 74 Views: 16047	Also D13 a player here. I have my A pedal with the extra B -> C raise on it. I find the C is really nice to have with AB down. My C pedal doesn't have the extra raise and I notice the sympathetic r ...
Topic: Williams vs Excel for U12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6627	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Nov 2022 12:07 pm Subject: Williams vs Excel for U12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6627	Glad to hear Mitsuo is responsive to emails again. My ordering experience and communication with Fuzzy was great. I think he was extra busy when I ordered because my guitar took ~5 months instead of h ...
Topic: Clinesmith Tone Bar just arrived
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1377	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Sep 2022 10:40 am Subject: Clinesmith Tone Bar just arrived
Lee Gauthier Replies: 3 Views: 1377	Mine has gotten scratched up over the years so it's much louder on the strings now. Still really like the tone though and the noise isn't worse than my metal bars. It's very different than my eezzee s ...
Topic: Seeing The Light - Slowly
Lee Gauthier Replies: 7 Views: 1981	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Sep 2022 9:28 am Subject: Seeing The Light - Slowly
Lee Gauthier Replies: 7 Views: 1981	How did you arrive at the reentrant f? My pedal steel setup is pretty complex but I often jump back to a 3x3 E9 and there is something beautiful about how it has just enough to do pretty much anyth ...
Topic: Chord substitution A6- C6 with a V on top
Lee Gauthier Replies: 9 Views: 2045	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jul 2022 10:44 pm Subject: Chord substitution A6- C6 with a V on top
Lee Gauthier Replies: 9 Views: 2045	I noticed you want the 5 on top, maybe a reentrant D# instead? A# C# E F# A C# E D#
Topic: Chord substitution A6- C6 with a V on top
Lee Gauthier Replies: 9 Views: 2045	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jul 2022 10:35 pm Subject: Chord substitution A6- C6 with a V on top
Lee Gauthier Replies: 9 Views: 2045	I was recently playing around with these two variants on a 6th tuning the first is very close to the one Mike Neer suggested but I raise the G: G# A# C# E F# A C# If I'm playing A6 or F#7 depend ...
Topic: Show me your Excel keyless S12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6762	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jul 2022 11:10 pm Subject: Show me your Excel keyless S12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6762	Just measured my guitar this evening and the cabinet length is 28 and 3/16th inches.
Topic: Show me your Excel keyless S12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6762	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jul 2022 10:16 pm Subject: Show me your Excel keyless S12
Lee Gauthier Replies: 28 Views: 6762	This is my S12 - 25-1/2" scale - currently setup with a variant of your D13 tuning. Order process was overall smooth for me. Though, there were a few times where my emails were missed and I ne ...
Topic: Questions for Duesenberg Multibender/Jackson Edge Owners
Lee Gauthier Replies: 12 Views: 2141	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jul 2022 5:08 pm Subject: Questions for Duesenberg Multibender/Jackson Edge Owners
Lee Gauthier Replies: 12 Views: 2141	I install a multibender on a guitar a few years ago. It can definitely do slow bends no problem. Check out Luke Cyrus Goetze on youtube for some great playing with one. I don't really know why you'd w ...
Topic: Bass amp
Lee Gauthier Replies: 6 Views: 1940	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Jul 2022 12:06 am Subject: Bass amp
Lee Gauthier Replies: 6 Views: 1940	Cheap and light - the Traynor SB110, SB112, or SB115 (depending on what speaker size you like) punch way outside their price point imo. I've often preferred my SB112 to amps costing 3 or 4 times as mu ...
Topic: A small triumph...
Lee Gauthier Replies: 14 Views: 2785	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2022 3:27 pm Subject: A small triumph...
Lee Gauthier Replies: 14 Views: 2785	I thought the same thing when you made this post. You'd have to choose which split is tune tho correct? String 11 could either split p3 + p4 to Bb or split p3 + RKR to A. Maybe you could get both with ...
Topic: A small triumph...
Lee Gauthier Replies: 14 Views: 2785	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2022 3:04 pm Subject: A small triumph...
Lee Gauthier Replies: 14 Views: 2785	On your D13 copedent when you get it you can also get the same 4 over 5 voicing with the A + B pedals if you think of the C as the root: D13 W/A+B E C G D C B G E D C B D Gives you D ...