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Topic: Speedy West tunings? |
Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2008 8:00 am |
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Howdy
Can anyone help me out with some of Speedy West's tunings? In particular I've been working on Wound Tight, but I an interested in more info than that. Thats alot.
Mark |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 31 Mar 2008 7:56 pm You might wish to check the archives..................
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I recall this topic was debated from hither and yon!
Should be some worthwhile information therein. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2008 11:12 pm
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A little beyond the scope of this non-pedal Forum, I have a Xerox of a thermal copy (Fender Tulsa warehouse letterhead) of Speedy West's >pedal< copedent. Fender era: D-8. This copy ranges from dark gray to black so I'll have to manually copy the information. I've been meaning to do this, but I already have more tedium in my job than I can stand, so somehow this task keeps getting procrastinated. Nevertheless, a little Forum peer pressure might neutralize my inertia. (These copedent sheets were requested and sent out by the hundreds, I was told by the man himself.)
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 1 Apr 2008 7:41 am
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http://www.scottysmusic.com/tunings.htm shows this tuning:
E13TH
1 - G#
2 - E
3 - C#
4 - B
5 - G#
6 - E
7 - D
8 - B or E
Used By Don Helms (Hank Williams), Little Roy Wiggins (Eddy Arnold And George Morgan) And Speedy West (With The 4th String Tuned T A# And A Pedal To Raise It To B (Would Then Be Called F# 9th Tuning))
http://www.johnmcgann.com/dobro.html shows this one as well, along with F#13
1. E
2. C#
3. G#
4. E
5. A
6. F#
7. D#
8. F#
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2008 8:55 am
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Thanks Brad
Interesting... I currently use an E6 with the G# on top. Maybe Wound Tight has some pedal moves I'm not hearing that are causing me difficulties. |
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