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Topic: Tuning my new mullen 10 string |
William Gwynn
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:19 pm |
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Just got a call that my new mullen G2 is about to ship...........was asked by mike how I want it tuned............I am just getting started on the steel. What do all of you say as to how I should get it tuned?
It was recommended Emmonds tuning with franklin on the 4th pedal...............
What say you?
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ajm
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Los Angeles
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Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:54 pm
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I am absolutely NOT an expert here, but I'll offer this up as a starting point.
Two assumptions:
1) That you are a "normal" right handed player.
2) You want the Emmons set up, and not the Day.
You didn't say how many necks/pedals/knees you have on your G2.
That can make a difference.
Franklin pedal:
It sounds like you have 4 pedals, with the Franklin on one of them.
It traditionally has been on pedal #4, the farthest right.
It can be 2 or 3 strings. (I have it on 3 strings.)
When I bought my Carter new in 2001, John Fabian suggested putting it on the farthest left pedal.
The next three pedals would then be the standard Emmons A,B,C.
I wish I'd have taken his advice, since it is probably easier to get to from the A&B pedals.
Pedal C:
Usually raises strings 4 and 5 a whole step.
Somewhere I picked up having it also raise string 8 a whole step.
String 1 (high F#):
I raise it with a knee lever to G#.
It makes for a nice unison sound with string 3.
A lot of guys only raise it to G.
I believe that I had Carter do my guitar to Paul Franklin's copedent (can be found on this site).
In spite of that, I still can't play like Paul. (Yeah, I know. What a shock?)
I'll let the others take it from here.
(Corrected original post on pedal C, 8-16-2017. Thanks to Jim Smith.)
Last edited by ajm on 16 Aug 2017 4:49 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2017 12:57 pm
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If you're just starting then I would say Emmons and the Franklin pedal can be on either the 0 Position or pedal 4 as it will all be new to you anyway.
No one walks into this thing saying I want Emmons or Day as they usually just purchase a guitar and learn to use it the way it's set up from the start.
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Larry Baker
From:
Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 Aug 2017 2:24 pm
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be sure to post pictures when you get it home. You made a wise choice with a Mullen.
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2017 9:16 am
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| ajm wrote: |
Pedal C:
Usually raises strings 3 and 4 a whole step.
Somewhere I picked up having it also raise string 8 a whole step. |
Pedal C raises strings 4 and 5 a whole step. E->F# and B->C#. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2017 10:15 am
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| Franklin pedal is an excellent choice because it gives you a stock of 3 pull rods, 3 nylon tuners, 3 cranks and lotsa hardware to experiment with later with other changes to that pedal or others should you decide to ditch that particular change. |
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Warren Tavernia
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2017 5:54 pm tuning my new mullen
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| the standard tuning on most guitars if they have 2 necks is E9th on the front neck and C6th on the back neck If you have only one neck It gets tuned to E9th with 3 pedals and 5 levers I`m shure mike will send you a copendant so you will have A tuning chart. they are all great folks out there at mullen so don`t worry how ever I would defanetly make shure that I had the franklin pedal on the E9th Just incase you want to sell it later on down the road. I shure would like to see pictures of it when you get it. every steel player out here gets excited when someone gets a new guitar! |
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