It's not difficult work, but as a beginner it may be smart to let Billy Knowles handle it.įinally, I'm not sure what model that GFI is, but when that LDG is setup properly, I wouldn't be surprised if it beats it out for sweet vintage tone and playability. I'd recommend studying some copedents of great players here: Īnd yes, you should have no problem setting up an LDG any way you like.
IE - 'Emmons' is ABC, whereas 'Day' is CBA (from left to right, addressing the guitar).įrom there, you'll see some variation on knee lever function, but Buddy's standard was to raise his E's (4 and 8 ) on the LKL lever, and lower E's on LKR. Hello and welcome to Steel Picking In this video, I show how to change the strings on a pedal steel guitar as well as some routine maintenance techniques that will keep your instrument in. The converse of this is called the 'Day' setup, where the function of the pedals remains the same, but they are reversed in order. PDF copies of these manuals were processed and provided by John Fabian of Carter Steel Guitars. The most common denominator for an 'Emmons' setup is more the function of the pedals, especially as regards the E9 neck, in that the first pedal (A) raises strings 5&10, the second (B) raises 3&6, and third (C) raises 3&4.
