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Topic: Franklin Pedal Alternative |
Ron Spears
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2017 4:59 pm |
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| Okay guys, I've added a zero pedal to an LDG. I'm already lowering my 6th (G#) string a full tone with my RKL. Is it okay to lower just the 5th and 10th strings with the pedal and combine it with the RKL? It makes the pedal easier to push without the extra string lowering. Your thoughts. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 15 Dec 2017 5:40 pm
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Many players already do it that way. Should be no problem at all as long as your 6th string lower to F# is on the opposite knee as your E lowers. The E lowers is used along with the Franklin pedal.
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Pat Chong
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2017 8:45 pm
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Ok, Mr Richard,
I do it that way, too, and it works. But you got my curiosity. I have had this Franklin arrangement for a while. What is done with the FP and the E lowers?
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Greg Milton
From:
Benalla, Australia
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Posted 16 Dec 2017 2:00 am
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| What is done with the FP and the E lowers? |
If you split the FP pedal as discussed above, with the E lowers and G#-F# lower you get another inversion of the major chord, two frets lower than the pedals down major chord.
Now lower the B strings to A very slowly - voila! A different feel to getting a 7th chord! Now play around with lowering the Bs to As and releasing, raising the F# note up to A and back again, and you've got lots of melodic possibilities - counterpoint moves, unison notes, etc. |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 16 Dec 2017 2:00 am
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I have added a 4th pedal with the 5/10 whole lower as well, with the 6 lower on the RKL..A lot of players are requesting this setup..
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 23 Dec 2017 6:13 am
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Pros and cons of putting it on the 4th pedal vs zero pedal?
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Finland |
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Jeremy Moyers
From:
Lubbock, TX
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Posted 5 Jan 2018 7:16 pm
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| Another disadvantage of splitting the Franklin pedal is that there is a really cool major 7th chord voicing that you can get when you drop your Franklin pedal and raise your first and second strings. It may be difficult to impossible depending upon your knee lever set up and placement to take advantage of this voicing, and I use it a lot. |
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Jeremy Moyers
From:
Lubbock, TX
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Posted 5 Jan 2018 7:19 pm
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Olli,
There's no real disadvantage of one way or the other. Paul says that it's on his 4th pedal because it was convenient to add there. I have guitars with it in both positions and really don't have a preference one way or the other. |
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