Where can I find Jon Graboff or Eric Heywood Copedents

Adam Fischer · Post by **Adam Fischer** » 16 Jul 2009 4:48 pm

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum and to the pedal steel. I saw the copedent resources linked here, but does anyone know, or know where I might be able to find (or figure out) Jon Graboff (The Cardinals) or Eric Heywood copedents? Thanks in advance.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 16 Jul 2009 5:03 pm

Jon is a member here, so you could just pm or email him through his profile. Not sure about Eric.

Adam Fischer · Post by **Adam Fischer** » 16 Jul 2009 5:17 pm

thanks, ill try that

Rich Peterson · Post by **Rich Peterson** » 16 Jul 2009 9:48 pm

His website has an email address.

http://www.ericheywood.com/

Jon Graboff · Post by **Jon Graboff** » 17 Jul 2009 3:05 pm

hmmm… I've never been asked for my copedant before. well… it's not particularly interesting but here it is:

First of all, it's The usual 10 string E9 tuning and I use Jagwire strings which I like a lot. The Lloyd Green set with the wound 6th string. I don't like to "boing" of a plain 6th and the wound stirn growls real nice.

the usual A,B and C pedal emmons style order and the left knees do the "normal" stuff: LKL raises 4 and 8 and half step and LKR lowers 4 and 8 a half step. and the vertical lever lowers 5 an 10 a half step.

the right knees are: RKL lowers the 2nd string a whole step with a half stop triggered by lowering the 9th a half step. On my JCH, RKL also raises 7 a half stop but the feel was a little too stiff on my Show-Pro so I do without it.

that's it. pretty simple. thanks for asking. Jon

Adam Fischer · Post by **Adam Fischer** » 18 Jul 2009 9:25 pm

Wow,

Thanks very much, Jon. It is much appreciated.

Greg Gefell · Post by **Greg Gefell** » 20 Jul 2009 7:11 am

Jon - you didn't mention anything for RKR? No changes or don't you use it?

Thanks.

Jon Graboff · Post by **Jon Graboff** » 20 Jul 2009 10:33 am

Oops! yes I do have and use a RKR. It raises the 1st string a half step and lowers the 6th string a half step. thanks for bring the omission to my attention! JG

Bill Rowlett · Post by **Bill Rowlett** » 7 Aug 2011 9:04 pm

Jon,

Why did it take me so long to listen to you? Some really tasteful steel playing on your 2005 YouTube gigs with Ryan. Keep it up, you're making us proud and bringing steel to a whole different crowd.

Bill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMoYIgGS ... re=related

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 8 Aug 2011 10:37 am

You will also find some great playing by Jon on earlier Laura Cantrell recordings, and if my memory serves me well I believe it was on his old Shobud.Give me a shout when you are back in Scotland Jon, hope all is well with you.Malcolm

Brett Lanier · Post by **Brett Lanier** » 8 Aug 2011 7:49 pm

I absolutely love what Jon played on disc 2 of Cold Roses by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals (that's all I have). Especially the songs Easy Plateau and Rosebud. I don't think anyone could have played it better.

Bill Kellum · Post by **Bill Kellum** » 9 Aug 2011 8:21 am

Brett Lanier wrote:I absolutely love what Jon played on disc 2 of Cold Roses by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals (that's all I have). Especially the songs Easy Plateau and Rosebud. I don't think anyone could have played it better.

I believe that's Cindy Cashdollar playing steel. Graboff's first album with the Cards was Jacksonville City Nights if I remember right. But yes, it is really awesome what Cindy plays. Check out Jacksonville City Nights. Really nice stuff on there too.

Brett Lanier · Post by **Brett Lanier** » 9 Aug 2011 9:38 am

Thanks for that info Bill. Sorry to get off topic, but is that a stringmaster that she plays? That tone is incredible.

Stefan Roller · Post by **Stefan Roller** » 9 Aug 2011 2:45 pm

I think, that Eric Heywood is playing a 11-string Williams. My friend and fellow forumite Tucker Jackson informed me, that Eric raises the first string to G# instead of G. (You can hear it on Son Volt songs like "Windfall"). Best regards, Stefan

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 4 Jan 2016 9:20 pm

So...anyone know Eric Heywood's complete 11-string copedent? Or where to find it?

John Larson · Post by **John Larson** » 27 Dec 2022 5:51 am

I know it's an old thread but I'd be very interested in what Eric's complete copedant is.

Not sure about the 1st string info. It seems in the Son Volt Austin City Limits vids he's using finger pulls behind the bar.
Check out "Left a Slide" https://youtu.be/Za64md-Ax7E which has one of the best overdriven PSG tones I've ever heard. It's possible he simply didn't have this change on his Williams D-10.

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 27 Dec 2022 11:39 am

John Larson wrote:I know it's an old thread but I'd be very interested in what Eric's complete copedant is.

Not sure about the 1st string info. It seems in the Son Volt Austin City Limits vids he's using finger pulls behind the bar.

Yeah, finger pulls here for sure. I retract my prior comments from 11 years ago -- hadn't seen this video and was basing it all on various audio of him playing, just hearing a whole-tone raise on that 1st string.

Mike Romero · Post by **Mike Romero** » 27 Dec 2022 11:59 am

John, thank you posting this amazing video. Unreal.

Ryan Knudson · Post by **Ryan Knudson** » 3 Jan 2023 1:23 pm

Yes, thanks for that Son Volt video! I don't want to derail the copedant topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for getting close to that gorgeous overdriven tone?

John Larson · Post by **John Larson** » 3 Jan 2023 7:58 pm

Ryan Knudson wrote:Yes, thanks for that Son Volt video! I don't want to derail the copedant topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for getting close to that gorgeous overdriven tone?

In the Son Volt days Eric was using a Vox AC-50 head and a 2x12 cabinet, there looks to be a Goodrich Matchbox clipped to his Williams D10 in the Son Volt vids.

Nowadays he plays a Williams SD-11 (Adds a low E) and uses a Sarno Earth Driver for his gain tone.

Any "transparent" OD will do the trick, it helps if it has a good tone control that you can mellow out the high frequencies so it isn't piercing.

I use a Aion Azimuth clone of a Zendrive (Dumblesque, think David Lindley on Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"). It gets in the ballpark of Eric's tone to my ears, it would probably be closer if I had a humbucker in my guitar and had a tube preamp.