F# to G# Knee Lever Overview | Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- I give an overview of the F# to G# knee lever in this video.
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You explain things in a way that is comprehensive...
thanks
Thank you again for the kind words!
Keep picking!
Thanks Aaron. As expected you deliver the cool stuff. Nice work and very useful licks and instructions.
Larry, glad you liked it.
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Aaron
A bit of trivia:
For MANY decades we did not have the F# to G# change on PSG's, or the D# to E. However, Jimmy Crawford and Buddy Emmons had tried it, but they didn't use it much. But later Paul Franklin did it on several recordings and it drove us crazy.
And as always, we just HAD to have it. Now it is "standard" on E9th tunings on PSG's. I could not do without it. I feel that MOST players would agree.
Note: Most do not raise the F# to G# on the 7th string. Rather they lower the G# 6th string to F# on that lever; which Buddy Emmons created when the famous song "Yesterday" came out by the Beatles. You can hear this on an album "Suite Steel" at the END of "Yesterday". As far as I know, that was the first recording using the 6th string G# to F# lick. If I am incorrect, please forgive me.
The following is a link to the album:
ua-cam.com/video/T0Zgd6Ctz1Q/v-deo.html
For what it's worth.
Thanks, Aaron. I've been working this video all week- nice to have early access through Patreon. That pedals down 5th fret move at 5:10 sounds great.
Thanks so much buddy!
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Aaron
Allan, I just wanted to thank you again for your continued support of Steel Picking on our Patreon site, as well as here on UA-cam. Your comments are always encouraging. Thanks for helping to keep the channel going.
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Aaron
Thanks for the ideas with the 1 and 2 raise. I have this on a different lever but you have still given me some nice.voicings to use.
The new cameras.look great btw.
Thanks so much! Jacob is always working to make our videos better and I will tell him what you said,
Thanks again!
Aaron
Hello Aaron. Super great as always. Who said an old dog (like me) can’t gleen some new ideas from your teachings! Your licks really do open up a lot of new ideas. Thanks again my friend. Tim
Tim, thank you as always. Glad to help!
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Aaron
Thanks. Like the Sho-Bro.
Thanks. That was my dads and I am glad I still have it.
Thanks so much and keep picking!
Aaron
Really nice sounds. My vertical lever only raises 1 & 7 a half step from F# to G. I don't use it much but does it also make a 7th with pedals down? Thanks Aaron
Brian, you will get a Maj.7 with this knee and A,B pedals down. Open you would have an A Maj7 that is with A,B, and this knee.
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Aaron
If it only raises it a half step, you will have a dominant seventh chord, not a major seventh.
So I have a starter pedal steel with only 3 pedals and one knee lever (E to Eb) if I was to add a couple knee levers, which ones should I add? like which ones would be most useful?
and thanks for doing all these videos for us! I’m not sure how i would learn steel without having such a wide selection of your instructional videos !
Micah, thanks. I would add the E to F knee next. That raises your 4th and 8th strings from E to F or a 1/2 tone. I also have a video on the B to Bb knee. Just Goggle best knee lever to add to your steel guitar and it will come up. Thanks!
Hi Aaron, what exactly did you glue on the two L-705 pickups and why?
Knut, you have a good eye. The pickup is really hot so on the E9th neck I put a piece of black electrical tape under the 1st or F# string to tone the note down a little bit. On the C neck I placed the tape under the 3rd and fourth strings. Hey I might be crazy but it seems to have taken a little of the high edge off. Also to balance the volume from string to string.
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Aaron
Hi Aaron, thanks for answering my question. At the moment I'm experimenting with different string diameters to get a well balanced loundness for all strings, but I'll give your taping method also a try. :-)
Best .. Knut
Cool, let me know!
My wife and I travel a lot. We'd love to stop at your church and listen to You play. Could you send me the address and times.
Phillip thanks. Right now we are still having limited services due to the C19
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Aaron