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Topic: Do you play different with different guitars? |
Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 13 Apr 2004 11:01 am |
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I've never been able to have more than one pedal steel at one time so I can't make this observation myself. I have about 10 electric guitars ranging from Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, Yamaha, etc. and I find that when I pick up a certain guitar, the tone and feel makes me tend to play certain licks, tune, and such. On my Gibson I tend to do more swing, jazzy type things and on the old Telejunker it's twang and chicken pickin' all the way. Do any of you with more than one steel do this to? Thanks in advance........JH
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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2004 2:53 pm
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| I do, but it's more because of the different tunings than anything else. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2004 4:41 pm
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I play different on different necks on the same guitar.
I play different kinds of music and use different guitars, that have been optimized for what they will be used for. So I play different depending on what I'm playing. |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 14 Apr 2004 3:49 am
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Close friends told me I would play different on a PP than a Sierra. I did not believe them. I was wrong. On a PP you do not have to look for sustain, it just jumps out at you. You do not have to look for string separtion it is just there right where you want it. Oh the guitar can make a big difference.
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 14 Apr 2004 6:02 am
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I play different with the same guitar !
does that count ?
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 Apr 2004 9:49 am
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My 2 steels are nearly identical. Both MSA u-12s, with the exact same copedent on both. They are nevertheless slightly different from each other.
However I play the same way regtardless of which on I'm playing. I play differently in different situations, but which guitar I use makes no difference. |
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 14 Apr 2004 10:01 am
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| Not since the divorce. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 14 Apr 2004 10:58 am
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Although I keep the copedents as similar as possible, I keep my Emmons p/p S12U set up to play bright and twangy, with a single coil TrueTone pickup. I use an 0.012 for my 3rd string, and use stainless steel strings. I use it for rockabilly and country. The pedals and knees have longer throws and you have to get physical with this guitar.
I set up my Zum S12U to play more mellow. I use an 0.0115 for the 3rd string, and sometimes use nickel or even semi flat wound strings. I have a quiet and mellow BL 912 humbucker pickup. The pedal and knees have a more precise and subtle action. I use this guitar for blues, jazz, classical, and a little Western Swing.
Having these different setups is just lagniappe. The real reason I have two pedal steels is so I can play a gig with one while the other is laying on the workbench with its legs sticking up.[This message was edited by David Doggett on 14 April 2004 at 12:03 PM.] |
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Souderton, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 15 Apr 2004 11:00 am
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ok DD, that's at least twice that I've seen in 24 hours you've used this word...
what it mean, Mr. Colloquialism? |
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Jackie Anderson
From:
Scarborough, ME
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Posted 15 Apr 2004 12:23 pm
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this
(Gee, and I thought it was Pennsylvania Dutch for b*llsh*t.) |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2004 2:02 pm
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| Right; Mark Twain explained all about the lanyap in Life On The Mississippi. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 15 Apr 2004 2:15 pm
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"Lagniappe" is a Louisiana Cajun term for something extra for free. It's pretty much the same as the expression "that's just icing on the cake," but it says all that in just one word. I was mighty pleased to get to use that neat word twice in one day.  |
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