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Topic: Just curious..................... |
Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 23 Mar 2012 9:59 am |
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How many of you have discovered that your application of pedals is MORE MECHANICAL than from the heart?
Some folks just smash their feet down..... (just examine some of the pedal rods of guy's guitars)
Others, use a gentle caressing touch with a lot of finesse...........like an angelic voice.
WHICH are YOU?  |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 23 Mar 2012 10:03 am
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I do better when I don't think about the mechanicals.When I DO think about the mechanicals,I can only wish I could mash my potatoes as strongly as my pedals!  |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 23 Mar 2012 10:06 am
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| By jove ,I think he's got it ,smashing ol' chap,smashing. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 5:46 am
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It depends on the song, the lick, the application.
Bud's Bounce or going all Mooney? Mash that sucker.
Ballads? Squeeze that sucker good and slow, speeding up as you get near the final note (a ¼ fret off sounds more painful than ½ a fret).
I'll lightly tap the B pedal in a blues lick I'm fond of, taking the VI tone to the VII and letting it drop right back.
Or, whatever it takes to express whatever was on my mind at the time
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 6:58 am
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| Make love to them with all your heart.... |
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Lynn Fargo
From:
Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 1:58 pm
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Funny you should ask, Ray. I never gave it much thought until I viewed a video I made for YouTube (after a friend suggested I also show the footwork.) Always thought I kind of smashed them, but I guess not. Looks like my foot caresses the pedals. Who'd a thunk?
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Sho-Bud Pro II Custom, GFI Ultra SD-10, Fender Pro Amp, Fender Mustang II Amp, Morrell 8-string lap, Epiphone 6-string lap, Galveston reso, etc. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2012 1:29 pm
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Ray, I am an emotional player! That being said, sometimes I smash the pedals down  
All jokes aside like Lane said some songs require a pedal hammer down and others require finess. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2012 1:31 pm
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| Dave Grafe wrote: |
| Make love to them with all your heart.... |
My wife wondered how I got so good with my feet |
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