survey on C 6th pedal steel

Jimmie Hudson · Post by **Jimmie Hudson** » 13 Dec 2022 5:54 pm

Survey . If you were in the market for a C 6th pedal steel.
What would you buy?
6 string 8string or 10 string.
just a survey. so be nice.lol

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 13 Dec 2022 6:09 pm

10 string

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 13 Dec 2022 8:26 pm

10 string.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 13 Dec 2022 10:07 pm

pedal, 10
non-pedal, 8

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 14 Dec 2022 3:54 am

10, but would really prefer a 12.

Samuel Phillippe · Post by **Samuel Phillippe** » 14 Dec 2022 7:19 am

I have an 8 string so would buy a 10 string pedal
sam

Ron Hogan · Post by **Ron Hogan** » 14 Dec 2022 8:45 am

Will Brown · Post by **Will Brown** » 14 Dec 2022 11:35 am

8 and 10 string pedal

Alan Struthers · Post by **Alan Struthers** » 14 Dec 2022 1:41 pm

10 string. And are you thinking of making a C6 pedal steel without the E9 neck? Has that ever been done?

Levi Gemmell · Post by **Levi Gemmell** » 14 Dec 2022 1:44 pm

scott murray wrote:pedal, 10
non-pedal, 8

I would do the same.

Jim Arnold · Post by **Jim Arnold** » 14 Dec 2022 3:42 pm

10 string.

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 14 Dec 2022 5:50 pm

10 String.

Jimmie Hudson · Post by **Jimmie Hudson** » 14 Dec 2022 6:24 pm

Alan Struthers wrote:10 string. And are you thinking of making a C6 pedal steel without the E9 neck? Has that ever been done?

Yes it has been done

Tony Oresteen · Post by **Tony Oresteen** » 14 Dec 2022 7:17 pm

10

Alan Struthers wrote:10 string. And are you thinking of making a C6 pedal steel without the E9 neck? Has that ever been done?

Sho-Bud did make a C6 S10. In the 70's they sold the 6140 which came with 6 pedals centered on the pedal bar. Later versions had the pedals to the left like an E9 psg. I think they shipped with 2 knee levers.

I have a 6140 and Ricky Davis went through it this spring. It plays so well now. Mine has the 6 pedals in the middle and 4 knees.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 15 Dec 2022 5:24 am

My first 'pro' steel - a ZB S-10 - was intended to be a C6 guitar. It came with five pedals and one knee-lever.

It's fifty years ago now so I have no recollection what, if anything, the extra pedals did but they set it up as an E9 3+1 for me.

So yes: another case of a guitar straight from the factory as a C6th steel; it was the UK dealer who switched the setup for me.

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 15 Dec 2022 6:17 am

I often wonder how different my neck knowledge would have progressed had I started out on a 6 string lap steel without pedals and levers, like many of the greats did.
BUT, that said, all that can be done on a 10 string guitar, with the side benefit of being able to grow into it, and already having the pedals and levers and THEN, only having to buy it once.

My morning musings

Abram Wenger · Post by **Abram Wenger** » 15 Dec 2022 4:25 pm

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 15 Dec 2022 4:47 pm

I don't use the 1st and 10th strings much and could probably live without them, but would the saving of weight and cost be enough to justify losing them? I doubt it.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 19 Dec 2022 6:05 am

The last guitar Buddy Emmons was in the market for, was a C 6th pedal steel. He wanted a 12 string

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 19 Dec 2022 8:47 am

10 string.

My single neck C6 guitars are 1) a 1967-68 Emmons S-10 with 6p/4k, and 2) a 1st Generation Maverick, played non-pedal with undercarriage removed.

The 1st Gen Maverick is the best non-pedal single neck console I've ever owned. I've sold two of them right off the bandstand.

Joe Krumel · Post by **Joe Krumel** » 19 Dec 2022 9:25 am

10 for me.

Tom Keller · Post by **Tom Keller** » 19 Dec 2022 9:50 am

10 string

John Ely · Post by **John Ely** » 26 Dec 2022 11:04 am

8-string for sure...

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 26 Dec 2022 11:38 am

Or, you can do this.....

Brett Bonner · Post by **Brett Bonner** » 28 Dec 2022 6:15 pm

C6 10 string with boo wah to play Night Life.

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