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Topic: Trouble with single body position |
Jim Hoke
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2014 3:18 pm |
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| I love my ETS single-body, but I do miss the C6th neck for setting my right hand. Anybody else have trouble going from a D to an S body? I feel like there's nothing to anchor my picking hand to. Anybody developed a strategy to deal w/ this? |
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James Sission
From:
Sugar Land,Texas USA
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Jim Priebe
From:
Queensland, Australia - R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Dec 2014 4:02 pm
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Yup, go see/contact Don Blood.
I have one of his pads and they are just excellent and totally adjustable. the finish might even shame your guitar Lol! 
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Priebs GFI ('09)Short-Uni10. GFI ('96)Short-Uni SD11. ('86)JEM U12
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 13 Dec 2014 4:14 pm
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Hey Jim! What do you anchor your picking hand to when playing the C6 neck? 
Looks like Don Blood makes an excellent product.
Lee, from South Texas |
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Jim Hoke
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2014 5:19 pm
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| Good point, Lee. I just checked, and on C6th my right hand sits on the edge of the pickup, sort of on the 10th string. Not sure why that doesn't feel right on the ETS. I guess I need to spend more time on it. Those add-on pads look like a great idea. Thanks for passing that on! |
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Jim Priebe
From:
Queensland, Australia - R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Dec 2014 7:00 pm
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Lee - Over the (many - doh!) years I have gone from a Maverick (S10) to various S10's and then on to a U12 with pad (and probably as I am a guitar player too) so I have never relied on locking my right hand to anything. I do rest the palm partly over the changer I guess or the last lower part of it but it moves around a lot to get desired tones. Actually never owned a two neck or used a C6th as the Unis do all that for me anyway.
The pads just give that bit of support to the forearm which seems to make it more comfortable. My little keyless S10 GFI was the one I put a pad on to make it more familiar feel to the U12's (with pads) but still be really light to carry (great for old buggers like me). A bit more at setup/packup time but pretty easy - just 2 Allen screws and it's on/off.
I was just blown away with the look of the one Don made for me as it matches the GFI so well - maybe not so much for a fancy wood and lacquer guitar but I am way past that stage (have to have a pretty guitar).
Incidentally I just remembered that as I use a plectrum and two finger picks (like Sid Hudson) instead of a thumb pick then that may make a difference too.
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Priebs GFI ('09)Short-Uni10. GFI ('96)Short-Uni SD11. ('86)JEM U12
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 14 Dec 2014 4:45 am
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| Jim Hoke...Your seating position (thus your arm position) may need to be adjusted differently on the 'ETS' due to the knee levers being situated directly under the single neck rather than farther back beneath the rear neck as on a D-10. |
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Bill C. Buntin
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Posted 14 Dec 2014 12:40 pm
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Jim I had these troubles also. I finally just made myself reposition when using the s10. Takes a little getting used to if you are flipping back and forth from D to S a lot. Finally I examined how and what I was doing, and found myself missing the c6 but not necessarily for the arm rest. So opted to stay on the d10 all the time. David N. Is correct. S tends to force you to sit fwd and puts your hands in a C6 position only most s10 obviously are not C6. I did entertain the notion of using a c6 s10, but decided alas, stay with the comfort of the D10
There is some benefit to it. It would help me to get out of ruts. The s10 knees were different than the d10. I also thought it would be a challenge to have a day setup on one and emmons on the other and practice switching back and forth. Sort of like learning to write with other hand. |
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Jim Priebe
From:
Queensland, Australia - R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Dec 2014 12:49 pm
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David - that is very relevant advice IMHO.
On an S10 your body is closer to the front of the guitar compared to a U12 or D10 because of the knee lever mounting positions. I find I have to vary the position of my volume pedal (away from or closer to the pedal bar) to keep my ankle angle correct (for me) when changing guitars. Another reason for using a clip on pad on the S10.
So to get back on subject this may also be effecting the hand/arm positioning too.
Gee they're an easy instrument to live with (Not)! But we love them.
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Priebs GFI ('09)Short-Uni10. GFI ('96)Short-Uni SD11. ('86)JEM U12
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 14 Dec 2014 4:06 pm
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It doesn't make any difference to me. I don't anchor my hand when I play the C neck on a D10 and I don't anchor my hand when I play the E neck so I don't need to anchor my hand on an S10. I found that anchoring my hand has a crippling effect on my ability to play.
A pad does help some players remember to keep there wrist straight and elbows down. It can be more comfortable for some also.
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