| Where do you lower your E's? (E9 neck) |
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7% |
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49% |
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34% |
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9% |
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Topic: Which lever lowers your E's? |
Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:16 am |
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Just curious about where everyone is lowering the E's a half-step on their E9 neck. I lower them on my RKL, in keeping with the old Sho~Bud setup. The more common position these days seems to be the LKR. Anyway, it should be interesting to see the percentages. There have been threads about this before, but I don't believe a poll has been run. Forgive me if it has. 
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Sam Lewis
From:
Conway, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:38 am
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LKR
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Robert Dominick
From:
Bradenton, FL
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 10:36 am
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 10:46 am
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| RKL on the Buds, LKR on my Emmons. No problem switching from one to the other. |
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 11:00 am
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| RKL Started with that(Newman), tried it on the other knee, but RKL just seems natural. Oh, I'm a pedal stomper, that may be why... |
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Steve Reynolds
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:08 pm
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Ray McCarthy
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:17 pm
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| LKR--Seems natural, especially in combo with the B pedal for all those 7ths that the E9th does so well. |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:21 pm
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LKR  |
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:30 pm
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| RKR is a more natural move to me than moving that knee to the left. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:31 pm
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LKR.....It just seems logical to me. When I got my first real guitar (more than 8 strings) it was a ShoBud S-12 which had 'em on RKL. I tried it like that for a while and then changed it to LKR which was really uncomfortable to me. I really like 'em lowering on the RKR as it leaves my left leg free to go to any of my 8 floor pedals.......JH in Va.
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:35 pm
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I had it on the LKR for over 23 years and then one day I put it on the RKL. Took me a couple of weeks but it works just as good as it did the other way.
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Jay Jessup
From:
Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:51 pm
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| I have had it everywhere, right knee both directions in the olden days, currently LKR on my D-10 but I am also fooling with the Zane Beck tuning where it's close cousin is on LKL! |
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Ben Turner
From:
Myrtle Beach, SC, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:52 pm
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I reckon my knees are universal. I've trained myself to be able to use both. Currently mine is set up for RKL but I played 10 years on a steel set up for LKR. I find myself sitting in with bands/playing other guitars or friends guitars that are all set up differently. 1st steel I ever sat behind with the RKL setup I was lost!  |
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 2:36 pm
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| RKR, which is pretty much standard on a universal E9/B6 setup. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:19 pm
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R K L
While I did start out on a ShoBud, there are a lot of things I do off the BC pedals with the Eb lever that would not be possible (or really awkward at best) if I had it on the LKR .... I think your particular musical style probably is the biggest influence on where you have it positioned.
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:19 pm
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As I figured, LKR is in the lead. When I go to Dallas and St. Louis, about 95% of the guitars on the floor are LKR lowers. I guess you could call that "standard" for E9 now.
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:45 pm
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I'm with you Skip. LKR D-10 Emmons or RKL S-10 Emmons Both work out fine.
Russ |
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Jeff Valentine
From:
Colorado Springs, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:15 pm
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:20 pm
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It's interesting to watch the close call between the LKR and RKL, though. Obviously, a lot of people learned on Sho~Buds.
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John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:24 pm
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RKL my first steel was made that way and I just
couldn't bring myself to change.
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:33 pm
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LKL #1. I have 2 LKL levers. This one is more toward the front (actually about 1/2 way between the front and back apron)of the guitar and to the right of LKL #2
I play a Day setup |
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sonbone
From:
Waxahachie, TX
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Barry Gaskell
From:
Cheshire, UK
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 2:32 am
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Yo
RKR
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 2:38 am Lkr
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Had it on both axes, I learned on.
Just a reflex now.I'd like to eventually get 2 LKR. One for the B-Bb change, as well as E-Eb
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