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Topic: Tom Brumley's tuning??
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Larry Behm
Member From: Oregon City, Oregon
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posted 26 February 2006 07:15 PM
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A friend of mine is looking for a current set up for Tom.Larry Behm |
Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 26 February 2006 08:19 PM
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Single-11 string standard E9th pedal steel with low E.
P1 raises 7 & 10; whole tone
P2 raises 5 & 10; whole tone
P3 raises 3 & 6; half tone
P4 raises 4 & 5; whole tone
LKL(out) raises 4; whole tone
LKL(in) raises 4 & 8; half tone
LKV lowers 3 & 6; half tone
LKR lowers 4 & 8; half tone
RKL lowers 5 & 10; half tone
RKR (out) raises 1 & 7; half tone
RKR (in) lowers 2, half and whole tone; and lowers 9 a half tone.
This is how Tom has set up and played his pedal steels for a long long time.
Ricky
[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 26 February 2006 at 08:25 PM.] |
Larry Behm
Member From: Oregon City, Oregon
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posted 27 February 2006 04:41 AM
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Thanks RD. This thread can be closed.Larry Behm |
Glenn Suchan
Member From: Austin, Texas
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posted 27 February 2006 09:54 AM
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And now, for a blatant display of my ignorance: Does anyone have any suggestions on how Tom's pedal one, whole-step raise, on strings 7 and 10 could be used (aside from licks)? I've never heard of that change and I figure, since Tom has had it on his guitars for awhile, there probably are some interesting applications. Also, what is string 11 tuned to (E, G#, A...)? Wooops! never mind that last question. Ricky answered it above.Keep on pickin'!
Glenn[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 27 February 2006 at 09:58 AM.] [This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 27 February 2006 at 09:59 AM.] |
John Sluszny
Member From: Brussels, Belgium
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posted 27 February 2006 10:00 AM
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String 11:E. |
Jerry Hayes
Member From: Virginia Beach, Va.
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posted 28 February 2006 08:47 AM
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Hey Glenn, I use the pedal one the same as Tom's. I think b0b does too! One easy way to think of it is when your E's are lowered and you're in a B6 mode it'll provide the same function as the A pedal in E9th (raising the five a whole tone). It's also useful when using your E's raised a half along with the A pedal as it eliminates the F# note (sus4) when you use those two changes together and permits you to strum the whole chord if you desire. It's a great change and I personally wouldn't want to do without it.........JH in Va.------------------
Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!!
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Glenn Suchan
Member From: Austin, Texas
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posted 28 February 2006 10:59 AM
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Thanks for the info Jerry, but if you are describing the "universal tuning" approach, wouldn't the 9th string D get in the way: With your B6 mode suggestion (B root note), the pedal one, whole step raise gives you the 6th interval on the 7th string and the 9th interval on the 10th string, but the 9th string would be the #9 interval. I guess you just wouldn't be able to strum from the 10th string up. On the other hand, in the B6 mode, strings 11 through 7 would give you the choices of the 11th, 9th, 3m, 3rd and 6th (the root note B is on the 5th string).Is'nt your second example essentially, the same as the major triad on strings 6 through 4 with the A pedal F knee lever combination? The 7th string raise would be in unison with the 6th string. Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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