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Steven Paris
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Los Angeles
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 2:58 am |
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On 12-string steels, what is the difference between "Universal" and "Extended E-9" tunings? Do they use the same changers/necks? Can one be converted to the other?
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 3:39 am
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Universal is an E9 / B6 tuning, which captures a lot of what the E9 and C6 necks of a D-10 can do.
Example - http://www.larrybell.org/id23.htm
E9 Extended is just that, an extended E9 tuning.
Example - http://b0b.com/tunings/mcclung.htm
As for conversion, it probably depends on the guitar.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 4:50 am
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The main difference lies in the D string. It doesn't exist in the uni.
Conversion from Extended E9th to uni is pretty easy on a guitar with at least 3 raises per string. With fewer than that, you have to get clever on strings 5 and 6.
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 9:47 am
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| Yes the D string is the trade off to getting a 6TH tuning |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 11:12 am
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Don't forget the extra pedals needed on a uni as opposed to an Ext setup.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 12:56 pm
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There's nothing stopping one from adding those to E9th...
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 4:08 pm
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Sure they can be added. But your "usual" E9 Ext guitar usually has 3 or 4 floor pedals, well, as far as I have seen over the years. The OP questioned whether one can be converted to the other. Uni to Ext easy, Ext to Uni, much more complicated.
That's more of a difference than just the D string.
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Bill C. Buntin
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Posted 30 Oct 2014 5:46 pm
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Universal was the name Maurice Anderson used for his Bb 6 tuning (the one I'm experimenting with) as noted above, the E9 B6 version probably became more popular due to many reasons. It's fair to mention the late Jeff Newman here. Lots of material for E9/B6 considered standard, typically is due to Jeff Newman, and many others.
I would say universal is more common among advanced players compared to extended E9. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 1 Nov 2014 2:49 am Re: Tunings
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| Steven Paris wrote: |
| ...Can one be converted to the other? |
Yes, as noted above. If it's a Uni it is relatively easy to rerod to Ext E9 (especially if you're Mickey Adams as he graciously did on my Mullen S12). The 4 lower string gauges and tunings are different. Unused cranks, pedals and rods can be removed.
If it is an Ext E9 however, it may require adding more pedals that may or may not exist currently on a guitar. Some Ext E9 pedal boards may not accommodate adding pedals easily. Unis 7 or 8 pedals, Ext E9 3 to 5. 5 knee levers on both.
Unis also often lower Es on the right knee, whereas many Emmons E9 copedants have both E levers on the left. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 1 Nov 2014 3:20 am
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The Larry Bell link is the best presentation I know of re: what the modern E9/B6 12 string Universal tuning is about in relation to the D-10 E9 & C6 pedal steel.
A short answer to that aspect of the original question is that an S-12 Uni has all of the pedals that a D-10 guitar has because it is intended to do all that a D-10 E9/C6 can do.
The Ext E9 does not try to do C6 and does not need these pedals. It exactly is an E9 neck with two added strings on the bottom.
If you see a 12 string with 3 pedals you can presume it is Ext E9. Except for my Sho-Bud.
There is always an exception. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2014 8:34 am
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| Jon Light wrote: |
The Ext E9 does not try to do C6 and does not need these pedals. It exactly is an E9 neck with two added strings on the bottom.
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I agree and my ext E9 does not try to be C6. In particular I don't try to copy the pulls from the low end of C6. But my ext E9 does have equivalent P567 and all the common knee levers from C6.
P5: I have a knee lever to lower 7 F# a half step. (and further to a whole step which is very useful.)
P7: I have a "zero pedal" to raise middle G# to A#. It's actually better than P7 because the pulls are separate. |
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