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Randy Major
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Post by Randy Major »

Just got an old Rus-ler. D10. it has the Bs lowered with the LR knee and the E lowered with the RL knee. How do you use the lowered B?
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Post by Bobby D. Jones »

On a lot of guitars they drop the 5th or 5th and 10th to A#/Bb on LKV. Some guitars have that pull on another lever, If they do not have a LKV. They use it at end of a phrase, or fill.
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Bart Bull
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Post by Bart Bull »

Not the case my RusLer, so I'm guessing it's a set-up thing.
John DeMaille on the SGForum has been very helpful to me regarding RusLers. Maybe he can offer experienced thoughts.
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Donny Hinson
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Post by Donny Hinson »

Are the B's lowering a half tone, or a full tone?
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Post by John Hyland »

Lower the b with half a tone and a split tuner which the Rus-Lr may not have, does give a four note chromatic run down. . Plus a minor chord with A and B pedal down.
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Post by Randy Major »

Donnie Hinson,
They are lowered 1/2 tone. I played an Emmons for 25 years with the G# lowered as well as the D. This guitar has neither. I'm wondering about stealing the parts from the Bs (that I don't use and lowering the 6 and 9,
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