New PSG picker with a Mullen question

Dave Russell · From: Washington, USA

Hey everyone. I just started learning PSG and Lap steel a couple weeks ago, though I have played guitar my whole life. I acquired a PSG from a very good friend of mine. It belonged to his dad, who passed away, and he doesn't play PSG nor have any interest in learning it. He's a metal guy.

Anyway, this thing is a Mullen HWP G2 single neck 12 string. (It's in my profile pic.) I can't seem to find anything about it online. I have seen the double neck version; in fact, I believe one of the guys on here named Mickey got the first one, but I haven't seen a single neck. It is a 4 pedal (0, A, B, C) and 5 levers. Serial number is G129 so it is a 2010 best I can tell. However, I have seen no others. Wasn't sure if this was a special order or just not popular or what, since I can find anything about them or anyone that plays one so far.
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Bill C. Buntin · Posted 16 Dec 2024 5:09 pm

Most all are setup with most standard changes. We (the forum) are happy to help.
Sit down at the guitar and see what each pedal and knee does. Another thing to aid all of us in helping is picture of the undercarriage and the end plate where the tuners are. Most of us can help determine what changes you have or do not have from that. More than likely you have an extended E9.

Mullen G2 hwp (hw is a series influenced by the late herbie Wallace) is a very high end professional instrument. Some of the Mullen guys will see this and chime in I’m sure.

Mickey Adams is probably the Mickey you are referring too.

Dave Meis · From: Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA

That’s an excellent guitar and, as mentioned above, is most likely an extended E9 tuning.
Congratulations on your acquisition!
Looking forward to the pics!

Dave Russell · From: Washington, USA

Thank you for the replies. It is extended E9 for sure. It's taking me a minute to get used to it since all the teaching stuff seems to be on a 10 string, so I have to remember not to go to the 12 when I am watching them. Here is a picture of my whiteboard where I am figuring out how it all works. (Ignore the diagonal green chords in the middle. (My wife heard Cannon in D on the Christmas station and I was trying to figure it out on this. Speaking of her, I need to get new magnets and give hers back...haha.) I will try to get pictures of the guitar tomorrow. It's in a tiny room so it is less than ideal for flipping it around for pics of the bottom.

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Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

The Mullen HWP S12 G2 is a very modern guitar. One of the specs is a 3/4" top on the guitar body, Like the early Mullen's guitars, Commonly called Pre Royal Precision, With a G2 changer and pulling hardware would make it a very modern guitar.

Being an Extended E9th 12 string, You have a lower octave set of strings. Like 6G#-8E-10B grip on 10S E9th guitar, If pulls are installed on 10th and 11th strings. It would be 10th B Raise to C#/11G# Raise to A/12E. Gives you like low piano fills.

With your 6 string guitar and music knowledge. A Mel-Bay E9th Chord Chart is like a road map of the E9th neck. They are sold here on the forum under Instructions (To of page) and on internet.
Good Luck on your steel guitar journey.

Chris Brooks · From: Providence, Rhode Island

Great guitar, great tuning Dave.

One correction on your whiteboard: A 4th above F is Bb.

Also, I would use all sharps in your breakdown instead of mixing sharps and flats. Rationale: the guitar's basic tuning is in E triads. E is a sharp key. So instead of writing 2nd string Eb, I suggest making it a D#.

Dave Russell · From: Washington, USA

Bobby, that totally makes sense on that low octave and that is indeed how this is setup. I hadn't messed with 11 and 12 other than to tune them, as they weren't part of the 10S videos obviously. That actually makes it less intimidating because they would just be part of any chord I'm playing on 3, 4, 5, just an octave lower, so I'm not really needing to learn anything additional there. I appreciate that info. Also have that Mel-Bay Chord chart on its way.

Chris, thanks for the callout. Whiteboard changes have been made and that also makes sense. Though I made the 4th above F an A# since it is pulling it up a 4th and not down. At least that is how it makes sense to me for directional use of the same note anyway.
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