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Topic: Intro - Newbie player/owner - MSA Maverick S10 - E9 tuning?? |
Andrew Gregg
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Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 5:32 pm |
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Greeting all,
Having played non-pedal steel for quite a while, and having had some playing experience on a few other pedal steels (including one I got in a guitar trade that resembles the offspring of a 70's Chinese restaraunt and a 70's standup Space Invaders cabinet) and B/G bender guitar, I've found myself buying an MSA Maverick to finally learn on. 
I'm keen to get the guitar setup/tuned for E9 tuning, but am wondering where to start, and what might be the most applicable tuning to work with. I realise now (at work) that I probably should have recorded what the pedals/knee lever is set up for.
I'm also after some sort of reference tone to help with the tuning process.
Thanks in advance!
Andrew |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 6:28 pm
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Andrew,Welcome to the forum from Alabama,but are you sure it's an MSA maverick? Anyway welcome and happy picking,DYKBC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 6:33 pm
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Hey Charles,
Thanks for the nice welcome!
I'm guessing it's a maverick - it has a maverick badge on the front, an MSA badge on teh over side, and came in an MSA branded case. I'd guess it's from the 70's.
Cheers
Andrew |
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 6:39 pm oops....um...err...make that "sidekick"!
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Boy..is my face red! It is a sidekick! |
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 6:48 pm
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| what a way to make an entrance into a forum... |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 7:59 pm
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Hey Bob,
after realising my mistake, I found the link to the PDF - makes perfect sense now. I'll try it out when I get home.
Thanks! |
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 8:05 pm
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| this is slightly confusing uponfurther reflection...the 4th string appears to be tuned to the high E of a guitar, the 3rd to Ab, 2nd Eb, the 1st to F# - are the 1st-3rd at higher pitches than the E? |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 8:12 pm
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Welcome Andrew!
And yes, the top three strings are higher pitched than the 4th string E. It was sure weird at first, but I got used to it pretty quick. |
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Andrew Gregg
From:
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 8:15 pm
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Wow! I'm guessing the dog will love this pitches!!
Thank Marc - looking forward to getting home and getting tuned tonight |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2008 10:28 pm
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Don't sweat it Andrew,Learning all this stuff is half the fun,The more you learn the more you will want to learn,If I can help in any way,feel free to e-mail me anytime.DYKBC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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