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Topic: Heel pedal on a ShoBud |
Harold Liles Jr
From:
Denton, Texas USA
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 11:46 am Heel Pedal |
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Herold,
Very interesting, I'd like to more about it and his set-up. Copedant? |
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Harold Liles Jr
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Denton, Texas USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 12:02 pm
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Dick, I'm sure John Davis on YouTube could get that info and post it. In the video you can hear him talk a little about his setup but not too much detail..
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Dick Sexton
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Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 12:06 pm
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| Thanks Herold, maybe John will ring in here and take a little of the mystery out of it. |
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 2:30 pm
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After downloading the video and listening to it again and again, I have come to believe that what the heel pedal does, is to raise the E string most would have as the 8th string up a fourth; E-to-A.
This is where it seems to create that eerie unison with his B-pedaled sting G#-to-A which most will have as the 6th string.
The player also mentions, he, like most, can then also lower his E's half, which extends his total bending range to a b5th.
As his interlocutor points out, it's quite surprising how well it seems to stay in tune given the abusive pull.
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John Davis
From:
Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 8:29 am
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| Sorry guys, I can`t help much so I have sent the link to Barry so I am sure he will chime in His tuning has always been a mystery to me...... |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 8:39 am
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| It sounds like it raises the sixth string from F# to B (the steel is in D9 tuning) |
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John Davis
From:
Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 9:04 am
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| What I can tell you is yes it does stay in tune and its amazing how quickly that Barry has incorperated the move into his playing and how smoothly it all works..... |
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Harold Liles Jr
From:
Denton, Texas USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 9:08 am
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Thanks for chiming in John, we all look forward to Barry's comments..
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Barry Gaskell
From:
Cheshire, UK
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 10:02 am
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Hi Guys
As Richard says, it raises my sixth string (F#-B)two and half tones to unison with the pedalled fifth string. I also flatten my 6th a semi-tone on a knee lever so the total movement covers 3 tones. I play a D9th. I use Ernie Ball strings with a plain 22. It retains it's tuning perfectly.
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Barry |
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Harold Liles Jr
From:
Denton, Texas USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2010 8:08 am
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Hey Barry, could you post a few close-up pics of your heel pedal? there are a few of us who would like to look at the design.. That has so many possibilities..
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T. C. Furlong
From:
Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2010 11:58 am
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That heel pedal is way cool. I also like the custom fretboard on the D9th (front) neck. I believe that Russ Hicks has a tone and a half raise on his sixth string. But a two and a half tone raise is crazy.
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