The Steel Guitar Forum

Mr. Emmons,

Thank you in advance for your time. I was wondering the "how, and why" you came up with your setup on the Black Carter S-12 posted on the website? Any other comments on the guitar are appreciated. Have a great day sir!

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Regards,

John

Steelin' is a way of life!

My PSG website-Carter SD-12-U, 8p/5k, Nashville 1000

John, I am sure that ANY comments that BE would care to make would be welcome to all of us. I too saw that E6-E13 tuning he had on his Carter black S12., on Ernie's Website. It looks to me like a Great S12 tuning! I call it the "Real Universal"...al

Al,

I know! That tuning looks like a whole new world of possibilities! I am very interested...

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Regards,

John

Steelin' is a way of life!

My PSG website-Carter SD-12-U, 8p/5k, Nashville 1000

Hey Bill Fulbright,

Is this guitar's tuning the same tuning yo were referring to?

John,

Yes it is.

The C# on the 5th and the 10th strings makes a lot of sense, although I have not tried it yet.

Since I have Day setup, I get the C# on the 5th string with my C pedal and with the A pedal as well. I'm planning on adding an additional C# to the 10th string with the C pedal when I send my Sierra back to the factory for some setup and repairs. (Neil's suggestion).

His setup actually looks pretty cool. But with the his A pedal (my C pedal) down you sure have a lot of C#s. I still may try it anyway.

That is the beauty of the U-12's - room to experiment with tunings a bit more.


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Bill Fulbright
1998 Sierra U12 7x5; Gibson ES-165; Peavey 50-410
ICQ# 2251620 Bill's Launch Pad

I don't know what tuneing you guys are referring to, but here is the one I have used on S-12 for the last 40 years. <font face="monospace" size="3"><pre>
1 2 3 4 LKL LKR RKL RKR

F# G#
Ed E D
G# A
E F# D# F
C#
B C# C# A#
G# A G
E D# F
C#
A
B C# A#
E </pre></font>The middle 8 was the tuning I used years ago before pedals and it has served me well. Just about everything is there for western swing, jazz as well as commercial pedals. You may think it's odd, maybe not, but it works for me. You don't have to lock it in like you do the standard universal.

Jerry

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MSA S-12<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by b0b on 25 July 2001 at 03:41 PM.]</p></FONT>

Boy did that get messed up.
Anyone want to know the pedal set up, email me.
Jerry

Jerry, that happens to me EVERYTIME I attempt to post something like that....I look at it immediately after posting and wonder "what the ---- is that?" I usually have more corrections than the original post. Gene

Use the [TAB] code as described in the UBB Code Help File. I'll fix your chart for you this time.

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You are a sweetie b0b.

Hey Jerry, That is a good tuning, but you would get a E diminished, if you put one of those Left knee lever on the right, and on of those Right knee levers on the left...al

Al, you are certianly right. I have 2 more on the floor that didn't get listed (no fault of b0bs) that not only gives me that chord but several others. I've used it that way for so long that I'm not sure I could get used to it. You know how set in our ways old men are. 3 weeks ago I put on the standard universal, went to a swing convention 2 weeks later where I crashed and burned. So as of this week I'm going back to what I've used for so long. I'm not good but I'm at ease with it.
Thanks for telling me though, I had never seen that combination.

Jerry

http://www.buddyemmons.com/CarterE912.htm

Here is the Link Bill...

b0b, nice hat pal. All you need now is some cuban coffee and a cigar and you'd fit right in down here!

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Regards,

John

Steelin' is a way of life!

My PSG website-Carter SD-12-U, 8p/5k, Nashville 1000

<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by John Sims on 26 July 2001 at 06:06 AM.]</p></FONT>

Hi Jerry, that is the way I have done it. Always go back to good old E6, been playing it off and on for about 59 years. I have played the A6, Bb6,the B6,the D6, The C6th, the E9 and always go back to E6 Now with 12 stings , I can play E9 too.
The only differnce between what I have used
on my Carter S12 with 8/8, and what

BE is experiminting with on his Carter S12, he is using the F# on his 8th string and I dont put that in , instead I Put and E on the bottom. I didnt want to interfere whith my grips for the 6th side. But maybe I should use the F# and drop the E. But Kinda like that low E. That would be perfect for a 13 string guitar. ?
You Younger guys ought to take a close look at BE exp. S12 tuneing as it is all There..al

I would like to see Mr. E give a pedal-by pedal rundown as to what he is doing - both in E13th and "B6". I laid it out in C and I really haven't got a handle on it at all. He knows what he's doing - don't you think?

As I understand it, the tuning is geared towards maximizing contrary motion.

Buddy's out on tour right now. Maybe when he gets back, he'll enlighten us.

Is Buddy still on tour?

Looks like a busy schedule to me.

Thanks Bobby...I sure wish they'd tour down south. Their schedule is too far to drive, but I'd sure like to see Mr. Emmons live.