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Where do you lower your E's? (E9 neck)
LKL
7%
 7%  [ 27 ]
LKR
49%
 49%  [ 169 ]
RKL
34%
 34%  [ 117 ]
RKR
9%
 9%  [ 31 ]
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Chris LeDrew


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:16 am    
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Just curious about where everyone is lowering the E's a half-step on their E9 neck. I lower them on my RKL, in keeping with the old Sho~Bud setup. The more common position these days seems to be the LKR. Anyway, it should be interesting to see the percentages. There have been threads about this before, but I don't believe a poll has been run. Forgive me if it has. Smile
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Sam Lewis


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:38 am    
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LKR
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Hook Moore


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:52 am    
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RKL
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Robert Dominick


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 10:36 am    
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LKR
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 10:46 am    
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RKL on the Buds, LKR on my Emmons. No problem switching from one to the other.
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Dick Sexton


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Greenville, Ohio
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 11:00 am    
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RKL Started with that(Newman), tried it on the other knee, but RKL just seems natural. Oh, I'm a pedal stomper, that may be why...
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Steve Reynolds

 

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Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:08 pm    
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LKR
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Ray McCarthy

 

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New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:17 pm    
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LKR--Seems natural, especially in combo with the B pedal for all those 7ths that the E9th does so well.
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KENNY KRUPNICK

 

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Grove City,Ohio
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:21 pm    
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LKR Very Happy
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Paul Sutherland

 

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Placerville, California
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:30 pm    
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RKR is a more natural move to me than moving that knee to the left.
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Jerry Hayes


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Virginia Beach, Va.
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:31 pm    
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LKR.....It just seems logical to me. When I got my first real guitar (more than 8 strings) it was a ShoBud S-12 which had 'em on RKL. I tried it like that for a while and then changed it to LKR which was really uncomfortable to me. I really like 'em lowering on the RKR as it leaves my left leg free to go to any of my 8 floor pedals.......JH in Va.
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Dick Wood


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Springtown Texas, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:35 pm    
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I had it on the LKR for over 23 years and then one day I put it on the RKL. Took me a couple of weeks but it works just as good as it did the other way.
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Jay Jessup


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Charlottesville, VA, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:51 pm    
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I have had it everywhere, right knee both directions in the olden days, currently LKR on my D-10 but I am also fooling with the Zane Beck tuning where it's close cousin is on LKL!
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Ben Turner


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:52 pm    
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I reckon my knees are universal. I've trained myself to be able to use both. Currently mine is set up for RKL but I played 10 years on a steel set up for LKR. I find myself sitting in with bands/playing other guitars or friends guitars that are all set up differently. 1st steel I ever sat behind with the RKL setup I was lost! Shocked
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Mike Ester


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New Braunfels, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 2:36 pm    
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RKR, which is pretty much standard on a universal E9/B6 setup.
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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:19 pm    
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R K L

While I did start out on a ShoBud, there are a lot of things I do off the BC pedals with the Eb lever that would not be possible (or really awkward at best) if I had it on the LKR .... I think your particular musical style probably is the biggest influence on where you have it positioned.
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Chris LeDrew


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:19 pm    
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As I figured, LKR is in the lead. When I go to Dallas and St. Louis, about 95% of the guitars on the floor are LKR lowers. I guess you could call that "standard" for E9 now.
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Russ Tkac


Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:45 pm    
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I'm with you Skip. LKR D-10 Emmons or RKL S-10 Emmons Both work out fine.

Russ
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Jeff Valentine


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Colorado Springs, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:15 pm    
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RKL
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Chris LeDrew


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:20 pm    
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It's interesting to watch the close call between the LKR and RKL, though. Obviously, a lot of people learned on Sho~Buds. Smile
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John Gould


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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:24 pm    
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RKL my first steel was made that way and I just
couldn't bring myself to change.
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:33 pm    
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LKL #1. I have 2 LKL levers. This one is more toward the front (actually about 1/2 way between the front and back apron)of the guitar and to the right of LKL #2

I play a Day setup
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sonbone


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Waxahachie, TX
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2009 9:44 pm    
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RKL
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Barry Gaskell

 

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Cheshire, UK
Post  Posted 16 Jun 2009 2:32 am    
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Yo
RKR
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Rick Winfield


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Post  Posted 16 Jun 2009 2:38 am     Lkr
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Had it on both axes, I learned on.
Just a reflex now.I'd like to eventually get 2 LKR. One for the B-Bb change, as well as E-Eb
Rick
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