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Topic: E9 On Front Neck and 8 String C6 Non Pedal On Back Neck? |
Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 10:03 am |
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| Has anyone ever had a Pedal steel guitar made with regular E9 3x5 on the front neck and an 8 string C6 non pedal on the back neck? I'd like to hear some thoughts on this idea and maybe some photos if anyone has any. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 10:19 am
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I've never done that, but I wonder why you'd want the C6th without pedals? 8 strings, wide spacing - I can understand that, but the pedals are very handy. You can choose not to use them, but why would you choose not to even have them?
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Rick Abbott
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Indiana, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 10:27 am
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There's an Excel steel for sale in St Louis with that description. What's the guy's name?  Playes a Rickenbacher Frypan... His store.
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 10:28 am
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Scotty's!!!!!!!!! go to the links above.
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 10:36 am
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Mike Fried had a Sho-Bud like that at one time. Very pretty as I recall.
Marty Rifkin has been playing his d-10 with 8 on the back neck and no pedals connected. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 11:27 am
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| b0b wrote: |
| I've never done that, but I wonder why you'd want the C6th without pedals? 8 strings, wide spacing - I can understand that, but the pedals are very handy. You can choose not to use them, but why would you choose not to even have them? |
I would want the wider spacing on the 8 string neck and with a pickup more in line with a console steel. I find more and more that I like to play lap style steel using slants when I take a break from E9 and havin it behind the E9 neck would be mighty handy, not to mention the lighter weight and lower cost without the 5 C6 pedals, rods and changer.
Ahhh, here's the Excel mentioned at Scotty's
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 13 May 2010 11:41 am
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| Andy Sandoval wrote: |
| not to mention the lighter weight and lower cost without the 5 C6 pedals, rods and changer. |
I think the fact that it would have to be a custom build might cancel out the lower cost factor. |
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Ben Feher
From:
Austin TX
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Posted 13 May 2010 12:58 pm
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I think it'd be great to have a S-10 with some sort of mounts to allow you to have interchangeable back "necks". It can be an plain ol' lightweight S-10 when you want to bring it out and not carry much. Then have a plain pad for the SD-10 feel. For the double neck thing have Wide spacing 8 String C6 on the back or even a 6 string E7 with humbuckers for dirty blues or something. The back necks could be independent so when they are not attached they can be used as lap steels.
Dunno if it makes sense but I think it'd be neat. I have an idea for the mounting config, but I dont feel like writing it out. |
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Ryan Barwin
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 13 May 2010 2:49 pm
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The guitar at Scotty's has 3 knee levers for the C6 neck...it's not really non-pedal. I wonder what setup it's got for that neck, and which 8-string C6 tuning it's got...
| John Groover McDuffie wrote: |
| I think the fact that it would have to be a custom build might cancel out the lower cost factor. |
The one at Scotty's is $3800!  Definitely not saving anything there! My Excel D-10 cost less than that last year, and it's 8&5.
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