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Topic: 12th string lower? |
Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 30 May 2010 6:00 am |
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| I have a 12 string extE9, and I have a pedal that can lower my 12th string. I would like to lower the low E to Eb, so I can play the intro to Detroit City, and whatever else. Does anyone else do this? |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 30 May 2010 8:46 am
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| Low D is probably more useful than D#. It works well on the C pedal, where you can use it together with the B pedal. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 30 May 2010 9:23 am
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I agree with Earnest. I have two lowers on my low E: to D and C#. The C# is on the F lever. I don't have any raises on that string.
You shouldn't lower it on your E lower lever because you'd lose the very useful Emaj7 position.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 31 May 2010 12:13 am
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My low E is the 11th string because I play a Unoversal.
Like b0b, I lower it to C# on the E-F knee lever, but I also lower it to C# on a second, separate knee lever so I can get the root of the A pedal down position C# minor chord.
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 1 Jun 2010 7:29 am
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As b0b and Mike do, I lower my E to C# with the E-to-F lever. This way you can get, for example, a D chord (using A pedal + F lever) which has the root on the bottom. It's cool.
And it scares guitar players.
Chris |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 1 Jun 2010 11:04 am
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If you want to do the intro to "Detroit City" you do need to lower your 12th string E to D. That change is also good for the distorted break on "Don't Worry 'Bout Me". I agree with Earnest B. about putting it on your C Pedal where you can use it along with your B pedal and that low D note will then be the root of an open D chord which gives you some very nice things in the lower register in the key of D.
I also lower my low E to C# but I lower it on a floor pedal that lowers my 7th string F# to F and can be used with either my levers that raise and lower the 4th and 8th strings a half tone....JH in Va.
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