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Topic: Which lever should I add |
Barry Thompson
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Jul 2009 11:30 am |
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I'm just learning and being encouraged to add a second knee lever. My old Sho Bud has 3 pedals and a single RKL lever. lowers 2 and 8
I 'spose the next thing to do is add a left lever. should it be single or double action ? and is it also possible to modify my existing right lever so that it will move in both directions ?
Yep it's E-9.
Last edited by Barry Thompson on 5 Jul 2009 12:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2009 11:55 am
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Most people will assume that this is an E9. Is that right?
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Pat Comeau
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New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 5 Jul 2009 12:13 pm
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Hi Barry,
It all depends on your changer capability, if you have 2 raise and 2 lower on your changer...you can add 2 more lever, the first one LKL to raise your E's(4th and 8th) and a LKR to lower your E's(4th and 8th) and then change your 8th string to the lower the 9th string instead with the 2nd string on your RKL  , that should keep you busy for a long time
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Larry Bressington
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Nebraska
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Posted 5 Jul 2009 12:33 pm
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I agree with pat, if you can go the extra mile and get the right knee right to lower the 2nd string a half tone, optional 9th a half tone with it, i took mine off the 9th because i wanted very precise half steps, but i payed the price in the loss at the same time.
2nd string half is a must really, i played that simple set up for 10 years without any limited complaints the limits are on the player, not the guitar, atta boy, buy two!
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Clete Ritta
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 13 Jul 2009 12:01 pm
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I agree as well. If you could only add one lever, I think concensus would say the 4 and 8 E strings lower to Eb is the most commonly used lever.
I too removed the 9th string pull on the half stop and have only 2nd string D# lower to D on RKR.
Im not sure about getting your RKL to move BOTH ways though. Interesting thought though. I envision a Uni-lever; a U-shaped lever that fits over the knee. Im sure it would have been invented by now if possible. Lots of players are split on having E raise/lower on the same leg or not. But something like this might help solve the dilemna of a smooth transition between raising and lowering 4 and 8 on the same (usually left) knee. Besides getting the levers as close to the leg on either side, has anyone modded their LKL and LKR to act in unison as if it were one lever that could raise AND lower smoothly across the E? |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2009 1:18 pm
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Raise both E's to F on LKL. It gives you 3 more major chord positions in every key. Most bang for the buck.
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Key of G
Position Chord
3 G
3AB C
5AB D
6AF G
8 C
10 D
10AB G
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Tip for beginners: always aim a little bit sharp of the fret in the A+F positions to sound better in tune with the rest of the band.
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Scott Hay
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Portland, OR / Yucca Valley, CA USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2009 3:32 pm
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I second Bob. I could not live without the "F lever". You can get a lot out of the raise to F, and if you're playing country, it's a staple change.
On Bob's chart, if you slide from the 3rd fret position to the 6th Fret position, to the 10th fret A&B down position, you've effectively moved through the 3 inversions of a major chord with strings 8,6, and 5, or strings 6,5,and 4.
Do it in front of your band mates and you'll get a "Oh my god that was so cool!" Shh.... don't tell 'em |
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