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I have a C6 Carter S-10. I think it came from the factory as a 5-4 with Buddy's C6 tab setup. You can see the copedant here, if you scroll down:

http://www.buddyemmons.com/info.htm

If you're go ...

That's great! Nice playing and singing all around! I need to get a Clinesmith.

George, in my case, a previous owner had removed the split rings that grip the legs when tightened. The nylon spacer from Lowes was suitable replacement, once I split it. The only downside is that it' ...

I just fixed 3 slipping legs on my old Deluxe. The legs were slowly collapsing becuase the clutches no longer held. First, I cleaned the threads on the upper leg and inside the tightener with a rag an ...

I would think of A C# E G A C E as Am/A7, rather than a C6 varian
I can think of it as Am/A7 when I'm sitting at my computer; but, I have to think of it as a C tuning on the bandstand or I will get l ...

I use something very close to what you suggested, Peter. I just reverse the C and C# notes from your latest post. I use:
Low to high: A C# E G A C E
The reason I tune the lower C to C# instead of t ...

There are some good lessons on this site, too:

https://musiccitylicks.vhx.tv

You can click "content" to browse, enroll monthly/annually, or take a 3-day trial. Jim Loessberg and Nathan ...

Buddy Emmons made a great C6 course. I believe you can buy it from Jim Palenscar at https://steelguitars.me

If you're playing in C at the 12th fret, you can play an F chord with just the AC on strings 3&4. So, your I and IV chords are both there at the 12th fret. If you slide your bar up two frets and p ...

It would be nice to have a little more room between the tuning pegs on strings 5 & 6.

Most played at home for me is a GFI D-10. Most gigged is a 50s Fender 6-string lap steel with a pickup. I can fake the PSG enough for most gigs and don't have to haul a D-10.

Darren,

I'm sure you know that a lot of the outside notes in modern jazz are just inside notes from another key. In other words, playing a half-step or flat-fifth away from the chord in the tune wi ...

I never heard the term before. I thought he meant lowering the second string. Embarassed

Some bass parts call for playing the 3rd instead of the root. Same thing?

Bob, if you look at a G7 chord, c ...

What I would like to know is why this is more significant/popular/useful than dropping any other note, and making it the lowest note?

I don't know that drop 2 is better than dropping any other note ...

I use drop 2 more on C6 than E9. I don't know if that's becuase the range is wider on C6; or, if I'm just thinking more in terms of jazz voicings on C6. I play jazz 6-string guitar and use drop 2 all ...

Guitar is set up Eminem style Laughing

This made my day!!!

But you can get it switched over to Dre style if you need to Very Happy

Just bumping this old thread with a link to some pictures of a Freddie Tavares Strat that just listed online. It's not mine, but I wish it was!

https://davesguitar.com/products/fender-custom-shop/f ...

Wow. That's great all around! Nice playing, singing & picking. I don't know which guitar I want more, the Clinesmith or the 295.

Miles Davis' "So What" doesn't have a V... arguably not even a I (being looked at Dorian IIm modulated to IIIbm..

I saw recent masterclass where someone asked Peter Bernstein what to pl ...

What a great band. Thank you for posting that.

Greg is playing with Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers on New Year's Eve. It's a streaming show, tickets required.

https://stream.fans.live/collections/20 ...

Another thing that's helped me while "working from home" in 2020 is to take something that I'm trying to learn how to play, usually a lick, one or two measures at most. I play it correctly, ...

to be continued

Season 8 coming soon to a theater near you

"Freddy Ships Jason a Steel Guitar"

Not a surprising GC story. I'm pretty sure they used to carry a Carter or GFI student model online at one point.

I didn't know that Joe Morrell founded the Grand Guitar store. I drove past it ofte ...

My D-10 Ultra came with a single hard case for everything. There were two compartments in the case: one for the guitar and one for the legs & rods. There was a bag for the legs & rods that fit ...

I'm sorry to hear about the damage on your property, Todd; but, really glad that your family, home and barn are all OK. Donation sent to the gofundme. I hope you're back and working as much as you'd l ...

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Topic: How many of you have a single neck C6th pedal steel ?
Steve Knight Replies: 20 Views: 7015	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jan 2022 10:43 am Subject: How many of you have a single neck C6th pedal steel ?
Steve Knight Replies: 20 Views: 7015	I have a C6 Carter S-10. I think it came from the factory as a 5-4 with Buddy's C6 tab setup. You can see the copedant here, if you scroll down: http://www.buddyemmons.com/info.htm If you're go ...
Topic: From Hawaii to you with Clinesmith Frypan
Steve Knight Replies: 19 Views: 6694	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2021 6:47 am Subject: From Hawaii to you with Clinesmith Frypan
Steve Knight Replies: 19 Views: 6694	That's great! Nice playing and singing all around! I need to get a Clinesmith.
Topic: Legs slipping on old stringmaster
Steve Knight Replies: 17 Views: 6702	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Dec 2021 7:28 am Subject: Legs slipping on old stringmaster
Steve Knight Replies: 17 Views: 6702	George, in my case, a previous owner had removed the split rings that grip the legs when tightened. The nylon spacer from Lowes was suitable replacement, once I split it. The only downside is that it' ...
Topic: Legs slipping on old stringmaster
Steve Knight Replies: 17 Views: 6702	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Dec 2021 6:35 am Subject: Legs slipping on old stringmaster
Steve Knight Replies: 17 Views: 6702	I just fixed 3 slipping legs on my old Deluxe. The legs were slowly collapsing becuase the clutches no longer held. First, I cleaned the threads on the upper leg and inside the tightener with a rag an ...
Topic: Re-tuning C13 for blues/roots?
Steve Knight Replies: 15 Views: 6273	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Dec 2021 10:02 am Subject: Re-tuning C13 for blues/roots?
Steve Knight Replies: 15 Views: 6273	I would think of A C# E G A C E as Am/A7, rather than a C6 varian I can think of it as Am/A7 when I'm sitting at my computer; but, I have to think of it as a C tuning on the bandstand or I will get l ...
Topic: Re-tuning C13 for blues/roots?
Steve Knight Replies: 15 Views: 6273	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Dec 2021 7:26 am Subject: Re-tuning C13 for blues/roots?
Steve Knight Replies: 15 Views: 6273	I use something very close to what you suggested, Peter. I just reverse the C and C# notes from your latest post. I use: Low to high: A C# E G A C E The reason I tune the lower C to C# instead of t ...
Topic: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Sep 2021 6:23 pm Subject: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	There are some good lessons on this site, too: https://musiccitylicks.vhx.tv You can click "content" to browse, enroll monthly/annually, or take a 3-day trial. Jim Loessberg and Nathan ...
Topic: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Sep 2021 6:35 am Subject: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	Buddy Emmons made a great C6 course. I believe you can buy it from Jim Palenscar at https://steelguitars.me
Topic: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Sep 2021 4:04 pm Subject: C6 Neck Theory Questions
Steve Knight Replies: 31 Views: 7414	If you're playing in C at the 12th fret, you can play an F chord with just the AC on strings 3&4. So, your I and IV chords are both there at the 12th fret. If you slide your bar up two frets and p ...
Topic: Excel vs. Emmons string spacing
Steve Knight Replies: 34 Views: 6712	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2021 10:58 am Subject: Excel vs. Emmons string spacing
Steve Knight Replies: 34 Views: 6712	It would be nice to have a little more room between the tuning pegs on strings 5 & 6.
Topic: What is your main steel guitar, instrument-wise?
Steve Knight Replies: 30 Views: 9950	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Aug 2021 9:57 am Subject: What is your main steel guitar, instrument-wise?
Steve Knight Replies: 30 Views: 9950	Most played at home for me is a GFI D-10. Most gigged is a 50s Fender 6-string lap steel with a pickup. I can fake the PSG enough for most gigs and don't have to haul a D-10.
Topic: D10, E9/B6, Bb6, or E9 Extended ?
Steve Knight Replies: 20 Views: 5234	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Aug 2021 6:02 pm Subject: D10, E9/B6, Bb6, or E9 Extended ?
Steve Knight Replies: 20 Views: 5234	Darren, I'm sure you know that a lot of the outside notes in modern jazz are just inside notes from another key. In other words, playing a half-step or flat-fifth away from the chord in the tune wi ...
Topic: how many steel piayers really use "drop 2"
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2021 9:27 am Subject: how many steel piayers really use "drop 2"
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	I never heard the term before. I thought he meant lowering the second string. Some bass parts call for playing the 3rd instead of the root. Same thing? Bob, if you look at a G7 chord, c ...
Topic: how many steel piayers really use "drop 2"
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2021 9:15 am Subject: Re: Drop 2 = just another inversion?
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	What I would like to know is why this is more significant/popular/useful than dropping any other note, and making it the lowest note? I don't know that drop 2 is better than dropping any other note ...
Topic: how many steel piayers really use "drop 2"
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Jun 2021 7:20 am Subject: how many steel piayers really use "drop 2"
Steve Knight Replies: 26 Views: 4416	I use drop 2 more on C6 than E9. I don't know if that's becuase the range is wider on C6; or, if I'm just thinking more in terms of jazz voicings on C6. I play jazz 6-string guitar and use drop 2 all ...
Topic: GFI Ultra SD 3x4 for trade for D10 or U12
Steve Knight Replies: 14 Views: 6390	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 7 Apr 2021 6:32 am Subject: GFI Ultra SD 3x4 for trade for D10 or U12
Steve Knight Replies: 14 Views: 6390	Guitar is set up Eminem style This made my day!!! But you can get it switched over to Dre style if you need to
Topic: Remembering the great Freddie Tavares
Steve Knight Replies: 24 Views: 24592	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Feb 2021 10:05 am Subject: Remembering the great Freddie Tavares
Steve Knight Replies: 24 Views: 24592	Just bumping this old thread with a link to some pictures of a Freddie Tavares Strat that just listed online. It's not mine, but I wish it was! https://davesguitar.com/products/fender-custom-shop/f ...
Topic: Rockabilly on a Clinesmith
Steve Knight Replies: 13 Views: 3039	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 2 Feb 2021 11:49 am Subject: Rockabilly on a Clinesmith
Steve Knight Replies: 13 Views: 3039	Wow. That's great all around! Nice playing, singing & picking. I don't know which guitar I want more, the Clinesmith or the 295.
Topic: C6-4 licks in 1
Steve Knight Replies: 3 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 28 Jan 2021 9:56 am Subject: Re: C6-4 licks in 1
Steve Knight Replies: 3 Views: 1146	Miles Davis' "So What" doesn't have a V... arguably not even a I (being looked at Dorian IIm modulated to IIIbm.. I saw recent masterclass where someone asked Peter Bernstein what to pl ...
Topic: Greg Leisz
Steve Knight Replies: 22 Views: 6573	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Dec 2020 11:10 am Subject: Greg Leisz
Steve Knight Replies: 22 Views: 6573	What a great band. Thank you for posting that. Greg is playing with Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers on New Year's Eve. It's a streaming show, tickets required. https://stream.fans.live/collections/20 ...
Topic: Question to pros about practice endurance
Steve Knight Replies: 40 Views: 7725	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Dec 2020 11:14 am Subject: Question to pros about practice endurance
Steve Knight Replies: 40 Views: 7725	Another thing that's helped me while "working from home" in 2020 is to take something that I'm trying to learn how to play, usually a lick, one or two measures at most. I play it correctly, ...
Topic: Be Aware when Shipping your guitars.
Steve Knight Replies: 36 Views: 14819	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 9 Dec 2020 4:43 am Subject: Be Aware when Shipping your guitars.
Steve Knight Replies: 36 Views: 14819	to be continued Season 8 coming soon to a theater near you "Freddy Ships Jason a Steel Guitar"
Topic: Guitar Center steel guitar strings story
Steve Knight Replies: 39 Views: 11631	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Oct 2020 10:17 am Subject: Guitar Center steel guitar strings story
Steve Knight Replies: 39 Views: 11631	Not a surprising GC story. I'm pretty sure they used to carry a Carter or GFI student model online at one point. I didn't know that Joe Morrell founded the Grand Guitar store. I drove past it ofte ...
Topic: GFI Ultra
Steve Knight Replies: 8 Views: 3257	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Oct 2020 6:23 am Subject: GFI Ultra
Steve Knight Replies: 8 Views: 3257	My D-10 Ultra came with a single hard case for everything. There were two compartments in the case: one for the guitar and one for the legs & rods. There was a bag for the legs & rods that fit ...
Topic: Clinesmith/ Oregon Fires Update
Steve Knight Replies: 40 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Sep 2020 8:08 am Subject: Clinesmith/ Oregon Fires Update
Steve Knight Replies: 40 Views: 16498	I'm sorry to hear about the damage on your property, Todd; but, really glad that your family, home and barn are all OK. Donation sent to the gofundme. I hope you're back and working as much as you'd l ...