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Topic: "G" Lever |
Howard Tate
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Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Oct 2008 3:12 pm |
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| I have been raising my sixth string 'E' to 'F' on my C neck with my RKR, but I don't seem to use it much any more. Does anyone have this change on a knee? Buddy recommends raising the third string 'C' a half step with that knee, would you change it? |
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Bill Dobkins
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Posted 14 Oct 2008 4:08 pm
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Howard, try raising the 4th ie the C pedal. By putting this on a seperate lever you can use it with the F lever, the A&B or the A or B seperate or open.
It is very veratile.I use mine all the time. Fred Justice also does this.
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 14 Oct 2008 8:20 pm
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I think he is talking about his C6th neck.
I, and many others, raise string 6 from E to F as well as lower string 2 from E to D# (opposite of pedal 6). Some on pedals (as I do) and some on knee levers. It is a very good change. I used to raise string 3 to C# (as many others do), but I found I didn't use it much if at all, so I replaced it with another change. |
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2008 10:30 pm Re: "G" Lever
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| Howard Tate wrote: |
| I have been raising my sixth string 'E' to 'F' on my C neck with my RKR, but I don't seem to use it much any more. Does anyone have this change on a knee? Buddy recommends raising the third string 'C' a half step with that knee, would you change it? |
Like you, I raise the middle E to F on RKR. I find it handy in folk music, when I want major chords instead of jazzy extended chords.
On the same lever I raise my high D string to Eb.
I have the high C to C# change on LKL, in keeping with my F lever reflex from the E9th. It works for me, but your mileage may vary. 
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Howard Tate
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Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 5:41 am
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| I think I would use it more if I could raise the second string on the same knee. Maybe I need to order some parts from Mullen. I'm not sure how I would use lowering the second string, or raising the first string. I've used E9 for a long time but I'm pretty new to C6. I appreciate the help. |
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Bill Dobkins
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Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 6:33 am
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Sorry Howard, Boy do I feel stupid.. 
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 11:53 am
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| Pass the Gravy? Bill, you're a man after my own heart. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 2:20 pm
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Do you use the pedal 5 & 6 combination? This gives you the Cdim7 chord from strings 3 to 8. The reverse of pedal 6 gives you the root that is missing in the middle of the tuning so you can have a F chord using strings 3,4 6. It will also give you that Cdim7 but in the higher register using strings 3,4,5,6 (with pedal 5). Interesting change. You can jump between the 5 & 6 combination and the 5 & your G lever (if you lower the E to D#) and get some really jazzy sounding licks.
No problem Bill. The G lever ususally refers to an E9th lever. |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 2:49 pm
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If you Lower #3 from (C) to (B) on a RK, I would recommend Raising #6 from (E) to (F) with either a LK or on a pedal, so that you can use both of those changes in combination for the C-Diatonic effect! Somehow you want to be able to get the combination of the notes: F~G~A~B~E. I used to have a LKR that Lowered #1 (1-tone) and Raised #6 (½-tone) and along with that I Lowered #3 (½-tone) on my RKL: The result was: F~G~A~B~E~C.
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Don Drummer
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2008 6:37 pm g lever
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| I'm having lkl raise the 6th string e to f on a new G2 my pedal 7 and 4 are reversed so it makes ergonomical since I'm down on that end anyway. I'd like to thank Herby Wallace for helping me figure this out. I had the e to f on another seperate lkl in the middle of my pp and never could get comfotable with it. |
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Oct 2008 5:27 am
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| So much good help it's hard to know how best to use it. My Mullen has 8/5 and any changes I make I will have to order parts. I also have a great sounding Carter with 8/8, I'll get that out and check the C6 setup. It's an exceptional sounding guitar but I've only used it on gigs where it's all E9, so I'm not sure what's on the C neck. |
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