C6th pedals

[Lee Bartram]

Hello,
I am new to the forum,so here goes my first question.
I have just recently started trying to learn C6th and am having a lot of trouble switching from one pedal to the other and then getting back on my home pedals.Is there some specific way I should go about practicing this and do i maybe need to change my sitting position when on the C6th neck?

[Bobby Lee]

Most people change their sitting position when playing C6th. The "home" position for your foot is over the 5th and 6th pedals.

[Al Marcus]

Right. That's about all you need , P5 and P6 and put P7 on a knee lever.That is about all I use on a lot of my solos.....al

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[Chris Forbes]

Practice, practice, practice. I thought I'd never be able to get used to moving from pedal to pedal. But after much repetition, no sweat. I have one phrase that I use for a quick 1-5-1 turnaround that has my left foot hit the 5 pedal, jump to the 8 pedal, and right back to hit the 5 pedal again.

[Mark Butcher]

I have a music stand in front of my Guitar when I'm practicing. I bought a car interior mirror which sticks on the stand and a have a liitle light on the pedals. With the occassional quick glance my feet are starting to find the right ones. I can you a pic if you want.

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[Carl West]

Like Chris said, practice, practice. You'll get the hang.

Carl West

[David Mason]

A whole lot of people double-foot the things, including Buddy Emmons. P8 is easier to reach, and there are combos of P5+P7, and P5+P8 that are musically useful. The trick is to not let it mess up your volume pedal work - easier said than done.

[Larry Phleger]

Don't some folks exchange P4 and P8 to make P5 and P8 work with only 1 foot?

[Roger Shackelton]

David, what you are describing has been referred to as "Pedal Dancing". It is an art, used by Buddy and the late Jimmy Day.

Roger

[Jim Hankins]

I found it necessary to become adept at jumping from P5 to P2 on my U12 (without looking at the pedals of course) to emulate my Buddy C6 tab. Its amazing how you can train your muscle memory, Jim

[CrowBear Schmitt]

Larry, on C6 using two feet is legal and widely accepted
it's that "pedal dancing" you'll have to learn and get used to
practice makes good...
ps: Mark's got a good idea usin'that rear view mirror

[David Mason]

You can exchange P4 and P8 as Larry says to make the P5/P8 combo one-footed, and you can put P7 on a knee lever as Al says to make the P5/P7 combo easier, but then you lose some other things, depending on your knee lever setup. The possibilities are endless, which is why some people have 7 or 8 knee levers for the C6 neck alone. I get boggled enough so far with just 4. The rear view mirror sounds cute, but you can pretty much tell when you hit the wrong pedal by ear too - I sure hope so....<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by David Mason on 19 November 2004 at 06:46 AM.]</p></FONT>

[Lee Bartram]

thanks guys for all the reply's and yes David there's no doubt when you hit the wrong one!!!!

[Steve Knight]

If you're "at home" position is over pedals 5 & 6, then 7 and 4 are just one pedal away. You'll get the hang of finding those quickly. Buddy Charleton showed me a trick to find pedal 8. Take your left foot & keep going until you hit your volume pedal (or your right foot), then you know you're at pedal 8.

I love that C6 neck. Good luck.

SK

[Tom Gorr]

Al Marcus - you're right there. P7 on a knee....I do that too -and would never do it any other way !

[Richard Sinkler]

I also use pedal 7 on a knee lever. Also pedal 8 is on the opposite knee.

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