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Topic: Reconfiguring GFI Copedent |
Jeff Scott Brown
From:
O'Fallon Missouri, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2014 12:02 pm |
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I have a GFI Ultra S10. After the discussion at http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=272478 I wanted to rig my guitar up with a 7th string raise. I have never worked on one of these before, have never received any advice on how to change pedals or levers and never seen any one do it. I looked at the thing and it wasn't too tricky to figure out. I didn't see anything too scary and thought the worst case is that I get to a point where I was uncomfortable and I would have to make a trip to Scotty's this coming week. I called Bob at GFI and had like a 45 second call to clarify something that I wasn't 100% sure about on the changer and I wanted to clarify that before I started unscrewing things. With that question answered, the whole thing took me maybe 15 minutes to do, probably more like 10 and I was being careful.
I don't have any experience with any other guitars and don't know if most are easier or more difficult to monkey with than mine but the GFI was very simple to work with.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 2:25 am
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| I added the 7th string (half tone) raise to my Wife's GFI Expo S-10. I wanted it to be like my Franklin's setup. But adding the 7th string raise has really stiffened up the knee lever. I tried several different leverages and none really were "good". Sadly, I took that change off. |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 6:56 pm changing set up.
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In my 50 years or so of playing steel I owned ,many steels. I worked for Reese Anderson back in the early 70s. I found the GFI to be the most easy steel to change over or work on. I played the same msa on and off the road for 30 years or so. As I got older it kept gaining weight.
First thing I looked at when considering a new steel was under the hood. Also I never bought a steel only because so and so played a certain make.
I have said this many times and noticed from the first time I heard Curly Chalker in the 50s I noticed over the years it never mattered what brand of steel he played he always had the same tone so it Is my opinion the tone is mostly in the hands and amp. |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Oct 2014 2:21 am
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I'm not knocking the GFI. It was bought for my Wife to learn on and after some realignment of the foot pedals and knee levers, due to her smaller female size, it is doing its job. I've had it on a job, to see how it really plays and it is available if I need it. The stock 4 knee levers are set up like 4 of my Franklin knee levers (I have a 5th on the Franklin), except for that one extra change on the RKR.
My Franklin has 4 changes on the RKR and RKL (3 on the E9th and 1 on the C6th on each KL) and is much easier to operate than the stock 2 on the GFI. Thus adding the 3rd change, without having helper springs, stiffened the GFI too much for my preference. Someone without an easy Franklin to compare may not consider the extra pull an issue. |
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Dan Behringer
From:
Jerseyville, Illinois
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Posted 5 Oct 2014 2:12 pm
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The RKR lever on my GFI was pretty stiff when I got it. I eventually moved the stops to allow a longer throw and let the lever come in slightly closer to my leg. This allowed me the room to increase the leverage farther than I could before, and now I’m very pleased with the way it works. I am only lowering two strings though.
It's only the third pedal steel I’ve owned, but it’s by far the best. Love my GFI! |
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