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Topic: Neck Location On Top Of Pedal Steel Guitars |
Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 10:29 am |
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No, not the player's neck!
I have two S-10 guitars (not SD-10's).
The bodies of the two guitars are very similar in size.
The neck on the BMI is centered, down the top of the guitar.
The neck on the Williams is pushed forward, near the front of the body.
It's amazing how such a small difference can create such an issue in picking accuracy when switching from one guitar to the other.
Maybe I need to keep them both set up and practice a little on both of them every day.
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Lee Bartram
From:
Sparta, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 2:57 pm
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| hey Lee I think you should just practice on the BMI and sell me the Williams HA HA!!! |
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John Goux
From:
California, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 4:21 pm
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| One way to minimize the issue of changing guitars, is to set a consistent height from the floor to the strings, on both guitars. Hold a ruler across the strings near the pickups, and measure from that plane to the floor. Even similar guitars can be set to different heights, which puts your picking hand in a different position when you change guitars. Guitars described as "standard height" can vary by 2" in string height from floor. The more consistency between guitars, less adjustment woes you'll have when you switch instruments. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 6:35 pm
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Lee - I was actually expecting that from you!
John - I've got both guitars set up almost identical to each other, down to the feel of the pedals and knee-levers. It's a visual issue.
With the Williams guitar, the neck is about in the same location as the front neck of a D-10. The first string is kinda floating out in space.
With the BMI I'm looking down and there is guitar body behind the first string.
I only use one of the guitars and keep the other in the case, swapping them about every six months or so. It always takes me a few days to get used to the change.
BTW, I've seen pictures of older BMI S-10 guitars with the neck at the front of the body, like my Williams. |
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