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Topic: ZB pedal action |
Jim Peters
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Feb 2004 2:34 pm |
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| Hi everyone. I'm Jim Peters from St. Louis, this is my first new post. First a little background: guitar player(6string)40 plus years, steel 3 mnths. I play R&B in a local band named ~SWIRL~. I have 2 great teachers on PSG, Don E. Curtis and Dave Alley, I could do no better than those two! My question is this; How does the pedal action on my ZB D10 compare to other makes and models? Can it be adjusted easier without the use of helper springs? This is a great forum, I feel like I know most of you just from reading the last 3 months of posts! Thanks for any info |
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Larry Chung
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2004 8:55 am
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Hi Jim:
Yes, yes, yes. It's definitely possible to get the ZB guitars to play very smoothly. It's a matter of experimenting with rod length and pull locations on the cross bars and changer - with the goal of even pulls (which don't necessarily mean straight pulls). If you do a search on ZB guitars on this Forum, you'll find lots of info about this. It's useful to remember that , given that you're pulling two strings at a time, the thicker string requires less distance to achieve a raise or a lower. That small fact has allowed me to properly adjust both of my ZBs.
I'm sure you've already seen the LONG ZB thread that's on this part of the Forum. There are lots of ZB guys out there and also LOTS of posts on the Forum about adjusting the pedal action on ZB guitars. Tricky, but not impossible at all! My two cents - read up, give yourself some time (and patience), learn as you work it out, and enjoy the results!
Best,
lc
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Larry Chung
ZB D-10 8+4
ZB Custom S-11 4+4 Dekley S-10 3+4
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Ron Sodos
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2004 9:37 am
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Hi Jim,
I have been playing professional lead guitar in rythm and blues style for 30+ years. I played in funk bands and blues bands all through the 1970s. When I started playing steel in 1976 I put the guitar away for a couple of years. That was the only way I could learn steel. I became proficient on steel and started playing professionally fairly quickly. Of course that was the 1970s and I was young and didn't need as much money as now. Now i get real kick out of being a fulltime steel player and pulling out the guitar. I did a gig last week with a band i had never played with before. They hired me as a steel player and when i pulled out the guitar on a blues tune and blew their minds at how i played. I loved it.
Good luck with the steel. The E9th is similar conceptually to a guitar. I always thought of the open (no pedals) being the E position and the 2 pedals down (4 chord) being the A position. It helped me start playing..........  |
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