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It sounds interesting Michael. Do you have any other song demos (not lessons) besides Summertime? If I missed them I'm sorry.

Thanks for all the help guys Smile

I think after trying C6/A7 and Leavitt I'm going to go back and stick with the basic C6 tuning.

Maybe I'm simple-minded, but I really prefer the stripped down v ...

Thanks William. I've heard a few things about the Leavitt. I didn't know you could do it with regular C6 strings.

Earnest Bovine: "I'm no expert but my preference is to leave that string (~0.38") at C# most of the time, and sometimes retune to C natural. Sometimes I retune other strings such as high C ( ...

Paul DiMaggio: "I just tune the C up and back also. I use a clip on tuner parked as close to the string as is possible. They seem to be more accurate that way."

Yeah that's what I've been ...

Loyal: "I feel that the cycle of fifths (fourths) is so prevalent in music that one needs a well defined dominant chord on the lap steel."

I agree. And though the dom7 voicings are there ...

Curious as to whether you guys stick to one or the other tuning or do both, and your reasons for doing so.

If you do both do you have dedicated steels for each tuning or do you just tune the 6th st ...

Thanks Tom.

Hi all, I'm a newbie to the site and I've got a question.

I just got my first lap steel (Peavey PowerSlide) and the nut height is at 1/2" while the bridge is 5/64" lower.

Is this norma ...

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Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2013 8:06 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	It sounds interesting Michael. Do you have any other song demos (not lessons) besides Summertime? If I missed them I'm sorry.
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Aug 2013 7:19 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Thanks for all the help guys I think after trying C6/A7 and Leavitt I'm going to go back and stick with the basic C6 tuning. Maybe I'm simple-minded, but I really prefer the stripped down v ...
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2013 6:29 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Thanks William. I've heard a few things about the Leavitt. I didn't know you could do it with regular C6 strings.
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2013 4:54 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Earnest Bovine: "I'm no expert but my preference is to leave that string (~0.38") at C# most of the time, and sometimes retune to C natural. Sometimes I retune other strings such as high C ( ...
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2013 4:25 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Paul DiMaggio: "I just tune the C up and back also. I use a clip on tuner parked as close to the string as is possible. They seem to be more accurate that way." Yeah that's what I've been ...
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2013 3:53 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Loyal: "I feel that the cycle of fifths (fourths) is so prevalent in music that one needs a well defined dominant chord on the lap steel." I agree. And though the dom7 voicings are there ...
Topic: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Aug 2013 6:51 pm Subject: 6 string C6/Am7 and/or C6/A7
Scott Hemleben Replies: 15 Views: 4240	Curious as to whether you guys stick to one or the other tuning or do both, and your reasons for doing so. If you do both do you have dedicated steels for each tuning or do you just tune the 6th st ...
Topic: Nut/Bridge Height
Scott Hemleben Replies: 2 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:44 pm Subject: Nut/Bridge Height
Scott Hemleben Replies: 2 Views: 1254	Thanks Tom.
Topic: Nut/Bridge Height
Scott Hemleben Replies: 2 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Aug 2013 7:17 am Subject: Nut/Bridge Height
Scott Hemleben Replies: 2 Views: 1254	Hi all, I'm a newbie to the site and I've got a question. I just got my first lap steel (Peavey PowerSlide) and the nut height is at 1/2" while the bridge is 5/64" lower. Is this norma ...