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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 4 Mar 2013 12:19 pm |
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 I am looking at an 8 string pedal steel,what would the most used tuning be for an 8 string with pedals??I know most 10 string are E9th,is there an E9th for a pedal 8 so if i wanted to upgrade to a 10 sting later ther would noy be too much of a change??
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 4 Mar 2013 12:31 pm
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IMO, an 8 string E9 loses too much to have any relevance as a stepping stone to an E9th pedal steel.
Unless you want to play an 8 string pedal for itself, I'd steer clear of that axe.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 4 Mar 2013 12:59 pm 8str
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Thanks for the reply.I have been playin my lap 8string w/C6th and my 6 sting lap w/benders in open E. Just thought an 8 w/ pedals might be a good way to go.
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Ian Stynes
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2013 1:04 pm
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What a lot of Fender 400 owners do is either omit strings 1 and 2 or omit strings 7 and 9.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 4 Mar 2013 2:11 pm
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I'd sooner run C6
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 9:50 am
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With the cost of a high quality brand new light weight 10 string as low as they are these days, I'd just go with a 10. However, my choice for tuning an 8 string E9 would be to do what Ian said. Assuming you have at least 4 knee levers on your 8 string???...I would lower the bottom E to D with the same lever that would lower your D# to D. Then lower the bottom G# to F# with the same one you would raise your 1st string with. What kind of steel are you talking, Fender 400?
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Zum Encore, Zum Stage One, Fender 2000, Harlan Bros., Multi-Kord, |
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 10:06 am 8string
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 Thanks for the suggestions,if i go with the guitar i am looking at it vertually new 8tring 3 pedal 3 knee.I will likely set it up E9th.dropping 7&8 from a 10 string.
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 10:08 am e9th 8string
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I ment dropping 9&10 from 10 string.
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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James Wolf
From:
Georgia
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 10:09 am
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| But 9 and 10 are soooooo useful!!! |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 10:56 am
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Your 8 string tuning will depend on the style you want to play.
Personally, I would go with an E9th tuning, minus the top two strings. That's what a lot of guys played in the 50's , early sixties. Jimmy Day, Tom Brumley, and many many more I'm sure. |
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2013 11:21 am
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Dropping the top 2 strings would give you a 1950's copedent like J said, but if you took off strings 7 and 9 you can still get the low F# and low D with a lever, which are very nice to have. I see that you'll only have 3 levers, so for me anyway that would be a deal breaker. By keeping the top 2 strings you can have a more modern settup and be able to play a lot more of what you hear in the 60's music as well right up to today's music.
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