Universal tuning
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In playing pedal steel guitar
, a universal tuning is one for a neck of twelve or more strings (commonly fifteen) which combines features of several other tunings, commonly including one or both of the standard C6 and E9 tunings. Universal tunings are particularly favoured by advanced players of single-neck instruments.
Pedal steel guitar
The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
, a universal tuning is one for a neck of twelve or more strings (commonly fifteen) which combines features of several other tunings, commonly including one or both of the standard C6 and E9 tunings. Universal tunings are particularly favoured by advanced players of single-neck instruments.
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- E9/B6 Universal Tuning for 12-string single neck pedal steel used by Jeff NewmanJeff Newman (musician)Jeff Newman was an American country musician who played the pedal steel guitar. He was a veteran Nashville session player. A devoted teacher and player, Newman also wrote a column for the short-lived specialty magazine Steel Guitarist, appearing on the cover of the September 1979 issue...
. - Typical E9/B6 S-12 Universal Tuning for pedal steel guitar.
- E9/B6 Universal Tuning for 12-string single neck pedal steel used by Larry BellLarry BellLarry Bell may refer to:*Lawrence Dale Bell , American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation*Larry Bell , contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, California and Taos, New Mexico*Larry Bell, founder of Bell's Brewery...
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