How Many Play S10 C6 Pedal Steel
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- Alan Brookes
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How Many Play S10 C6 Pedal Steel
How many of you out there have a single-necked pedal steel guitar tuned to C6 ?
Usually when one has a single-necked PSG it's tuned to E9, and one only sees C6 on the second neck or on non-pedal instruments.
Usually when one has a single-necked PSG it's tuned to E9, and one only sees C6 on the second neck or on non-pedal instruments.
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I have a single 8 Desert Rose tuned to D6. Does that count? It is my main gig axe, but I don't get many gigs.
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The more I play my C6th lap steels, the more I consider this.
If I did, it would be on my Emmons S-8, and I think I'd try a modified version of Murph's copedent.
If I did, it would be on my Emmons S-8, and I think I'd try a modified version of Murph's copedent.
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Me - Carter 5+5. I don't play traditional country, so I don't miss the E9th. But seriously, avoiding cliches is important to me, and by now the E9th has been milked so thoroughly that only steel players can tell one E9th player from another! And a player has in many circumstances been judged by how much he sounds like so-and-so, not by what he brings to the song. I would blame ignorant producers looking for that "traditional" sound much more that the players, BTW. If more other people had heard Mike Perlowin, Dave Easley, Bruce Kaphan etc. they would be calling on the steel for what it can do, not for what it did do 40 years ago.
The question then becomes "What do you want to do? Play other people's licks, or play music?" And I find the C6th to be better suited for the music I like. I should add - pedal steel has always been a pleasure or luxury to me, bass and guitar pay for the toys... if I had to depend on steel to make money around here, it wouldn't matter which tuning I used, I'd be playing it at home under the Rt. 50 bridge.
The question then becomes "What do you want to do? Play other people's licks, or play music?" And I find the C6th to be better suited for the music I like. I should add - pedal steel has always been a pleasure or luxury to me, bass and guitar pay for the toys... if I had to depend on steel to make money around here, it wouldn't matter which tuning I used, I'd be playing it at home under the Rt. 50 bridge.
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C6
I have a beautiful Mullen RP SD C6, 6 pedals and 5 knee levers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6PbVO7CA7I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6PbVO7CA7I
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I love the sixth mode. I have a universal and find myself flatting the E's and mashing the last four pedals often.
But, I've heard from many a Nashville steel session guy that the quickest way to loose work is to play the rear neck on a double neck.
Listen to what Hughey did on Vince Gille's "Honey I'll Take Texas". It's very 6th sounding but I know he did it on the front E9 neck. He's was a great C6 guy. Perhaps he did it on the E9 neck in case an industry type was looking over his shoulder.
How do you get a C6 pedal steel player off your porch? Pay for the pizza
But, I've heard from many a Nashville steel session guy that the quickest way to loose work is to play the rear neck on a double neck.
Listen to what Hughey did on Vince Gille's "Honey I'll Take Texas". It's very 6th sounding but I know he did it on the front E9 neck. He's was a great C6 guy. Perhaps he did it on the E9 neck in case an industry type was looking over his shoulder.
How do you get a C6 pedal steel player off your porch? Pay for the pizza
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OT - Cambridge?
Dave I was starting to think there was no (other) steel on the Eastern Shore! Good to see... I'm driving home from DC (work) into Earl this afternoon to jam (bluegrass fiddle) in Craddockville tonight then home near the Cape (where my Red Baron lives!)
Good to hear from any other steelers on ES!
-Sorry to be long-winded, must be the hurricaine
Good to hear from any other steelers on ES!
-Sorry to be long-winded, must be the hurricaine
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Since two years, I exclusively play C6. And I have more gigs than ever . I recently bought my second C6 single neck pedal steel, a Desert Rose "Delta Blues" dual-pickup model, to cover even more sound bases (primarily jazz and blues). If I ever should have to play some country-style steel I bring out my C6 single neck Sho-Bud Pro I and emulate the few E9 licks I have managed to learn.
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Gear: 10-string Desert Rose "Delta Blues", Fender Deluxe 8, Fender CS Nocaster
Transcriptions of Lloyd Green's music: www.lloydgreentribute.com (Tablature menu)
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Dual-foot mashing! I don't even hardly know how to hit pedal 5(eight)* with my left foot, and pedal 4(seven)* gets it's share of the right foot too. I find the further you get from the E9th cliches, the less important the volume pedal gets. I stick a piece of foam under it's pedal that keeps it around 80% loud with my foot off, and ignore it for quite long stretches sometimes. Decay can be as musically fun as sustain.
*(Converted for you doubleneckers)
*(Converted for you doubleneckers)
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C6
Howard Nash:
I have a Carter S10DB,3x5, and have quite often considered changing it to "full time" C6 neck, but lack the mechanical "know-how".
My thoughts were to develop a C6 neck, using my existing 3x5, to emulate a C6 w/5x3.
Would it simply be a matter of re-rodding and adjusting the strings ?
or, would it be simpler to add a few pedals and make a "sort-of" 10 string uni ?
Not really a country player, I'm presently working on playing jazz chords on E9.
Basically, standards like Misty,Satin Doll, et-al.
thanks
Rick
I have a Carter S10DB,3x5, and have quite often considered changing it to "full time" C6 neck, but lack the mechanical "know-how".
My thoughts were to develop a C6 neck, using my existing 3x5, to emulate a C6 w/5x3.
Would it simply be a matter of re-rodding and adjusting the strings ?
or, would it be simpler to add a few pedals and make a "sort-of" 10 string uni ?
Not really a country player, I'm presently working on playing jazz chords on E9.
Basically, standards like Misty,Satin Doll, et-al.
thanks
Rick
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I thought I was the only nut that played a S10 C6
I have (had) a D10 and took off the E9 neck. Moved the C6 to the top and added a pad. I now have a C6 8x5 but I only use 6 pedals. 3 on the right and 3 on the left and the middle two to separate the others or a place to rest my beer.
I guess you can tell I am not interested in Country music, only Jazz and Western Swing.
Copedant is standard Emmons with an extra pedal and knee. Vertical knee G to F. Pedal is a reverse 6.
Any ideas on what to do with the extra two pedals? I can always get the OL to hold the beer.
I have (had) a D10 and took off the E9 neck. Moved the C6 to the top and added a pad. I now have a C6 8x5 but I only use 6 pedals. 3 on the right and 3 on the left and the middle two to separate the others or a place to rest my beer.
I guess you can tell I am not interested in Country music, only Jazz and Western Swing.
Copedant is standard Emmons with an extra pedal and knee. Vertical knee G to F. Pedal is a reverse 6.
Any ideas on what to do with the extra two pedals? I can always get the OL to hold the beer.
Bill