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Topic: Any tips for the Fessenden Six Shooter (6 str pedal steel)? |
Steve Ahola
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Concord, California
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Posted 19 Aug 2011 8:12 am |
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I just got this from a forum member, figuring it would be a good transition from lap steel to pedal steel. I was wondering if anyone here has done anything interesting with it, like changing the tuning and copedent. It is tuned B-E-G#-B-E-G# (low to high) with just two pedals. The A pedal raises both B's to C# and the B pedal raised both G#'s to A.
The two tunings I use the most on 6 string lap steel are E9 (B-D-F#-G#-B-E) and C6/A7 (C/C#-E-G-A-C-E). I was wondering if anyone here has used either of those tunings with the Six Shooter. Or added a knee lever or 3rd pedal...
Thanks!
Steve Ahola
EDIT I'm thinking about doing this with the E9th tuning I like:
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E
B A pedal raises to C#
G# B pedal raises to A
F# (opt. added knee lever lowers to E)
D A pedal raises to E
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 19 Aug 2011 9:19 am
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Steve, sooner or later you're going to want a 10 or 12 stringed instrument. In my opinion, you should forget about the 6 stringer and take the plunge now.
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 19 Aug 2011 9:31 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| Steve, sooner or later you're going to want a 10 or 12 stringed instrument. In my opinion, you should forget about the 6 stringer and take the plunge now. |
I already have a 1972 ShoBud Pro S10 with the undercarriage rebuilt last year but I have set that aside while getting my left and right hand chops together playing lap steel. It is a lot easier to bring the Six Shooter to a jam than set up 10 string pedal steel so I am looking at it more as a console steel with pedals.
Steve Ahola
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2011 12:11 pm
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| If your aim is to transition to your S-10, E9th guitar, it's in the perfect tuning already. I wouldn't change it. |
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 20 Aug 2011 1:51 pm
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I've been using E9th tunings on my 6 and 8 string non-pedal steels for almost a year now [E-B-G#-F#-D-B-(G#)-(E)] hi to lo, reportedly something that Buddy Emmons came up with in the 50's. So I feel kinda lost without that D and F# in there. 
I'm going to see if it will work to have the B pedal raise the B 6th string to C# which would give me 9 consecutive diatonic scale pitchs at one position (or 11 if I slid to the 7th:D or D#)
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string gauges
PEDALS
A B lite heavy
E .015 .015
B ++C# .017 .018
G# +A .022p/w .024w
F# .026 .030
D ++E .030 .036
B ++C# .038 .042
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I appreciate all of the comments here- I decided that I am ready to start working with my ShoBud S10. I will use the Six Shooter to extend the capabilities of the 6 string E9th tuning I've been using, with the pedals replacing some of the slant positions and slides I've been using.
Thanks!
Steve
P.S. Here is a 6 string C6 Six Shooter tuning inspired by an old 8 string C6 copedent I found on the site here. I had to omit all of the lowers since the Six Shooter is not set up for that and rearranged the raises for 2 pedals. (I don't think that I would ever try it but it might be interesting for Hawaiian styles.)
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A B
E +F
C ++D
A ++B
G
E
C +C#
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