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Topic: Other uses for "The Lock" on U-12 |
Ron Kassof
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Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 10:32 am |
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| It occurred to me that since the E>D# Lock on my SD-12 Mullen PRP is a cam lock with its own cross shaft and change, rather than just a lock for the E>D# knee lever, it might be re purposed for something else. But what? This is way past my current needs but I was just thinking. String 7 F#>E for Sacred Steel-type unison? Something else? |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 10:40 am
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If my guitars had locks (they don't) I'd use them to shift the zero pedal from lowering the G# strings a half step, to raising them to Bb.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 11:27 am
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Ron, you could use it to lower your 2nd string to D and hold it there. Or to lower your 10th string to A. Or both. Those are the retunings that I commonly do on a per song basis.
Mike, I think you're talking about a crossover lever, not a tuning lock lever. Very different.
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 1:43 pm
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Try changing the lock to lower E's-to-D, and see how you like that for an open E7th tuning.
Here is some info on Sacred Steel E7:
http://b0b.com/tunings/sacredsteel.html
If you are interested in locking into a full B6th tuning, you could add string-2 D#-to-C# to the E's-to-Eb Lock. This is known as D-on-top, in C6th instructional material.
The ability to lock into other 7th tunings would depend on the available raises at the changer.
Since you already have the E-lowers, you could engage the B-pedal G#'s-to-A for an open B7th tuning, or B's-to-C for open G#7 (a nice big A7 at the first fret).
I would definitely ask the folks at Mullens, as they have probably experimented with other Lock options, or are aware of showstopping issues that could save you from messing things up during experimentation. |
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