EMMONS or DAY?

Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 21 Jan 2002 6:31 am

Emmons

Ken Williams · Post by **Ken Williams** » 21 Jan 2002 7:17 am

Earl Yarbro · Post by **Earl Yarbro** » 21 Jan 2002 9:00 am

My old ZB Came with the Day set up, so thats what I have used.

Kenny Forbess · Post by **Kenny Forbess** » 21 Jan 2002 9:25 am

Day, because my first guitar was setup like that.
I find it easier to get on and off the b&c pedal because my foot is already at that angle. (1st pedal)
I play either ,but not too fast in the heat of the battle on the Emmons setup.

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Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 21 Jan 2002 9:53 am

I play the Day setup. By my calculations the count it is:
Emmons 26
Day 20

David Mullis · Post by **David Mullis** » 21 Jan 2002 10:01 am

Emmons

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Jan 2002 10:06 am

Whatever the final count is, it's only a count of the ones that replied here. And, there are more steelers that are not on-line than what is on here.

RickRichtmyer · Post by **RickRichtmyer** » 21 Jan 2002 10:45 am

Nonetheless, it looks like Emmons is ahead. I'll add one more for the Emmons side.

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 21 Jan 2002 10:54 am

Put me on the Emmons side too. Didn't we go through this a year or so ago? Seems like it came out to 8 or 9 to 1 in favor of the Emmons setup.

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 21 Jan 2002 11:10 am

Emmons

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Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 21 Jan 2002 11:14 am

All opinions on this forum represent only the ones registered. I think I realize that. Bob, you can close this thread if you want.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Jan 2002 11:18 am

HT6C

Man, I'm even increasing my vocabulary !! What a place to learn new things and ideas.
Now all I have to do is figure out what to do with it.

Regards,Paul

johnnyb · Post by **johnnyb** » 21 Jan 2002 11:22 am

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Dave Birkett · Post by **Dave Birkett** » 21 Jan 2002 11:37 am

Emmons. I've never played a Day setup. Bud Carter, on his Ask Bud page, says that the Day setup would cause more cabinet drop. Comments?

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 21 Jan 2002 11:43 am

Bud's theory is that since the A pedal is more toward the center of the guitar with the Day setup, it would put more force on the body.

Lately, we've been hearing other ideas such as changer shaft flex contributing to the drop, so cabinet drop isn't the only culprit.

BTW, a good way to test cabinet drop without involving the changer shaft is to step on C6 pedals 5&6 on a double neck and see how much the E9 strings drop.

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Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 21 Jan 2002 1:13 pm

Emmons 31
Day 21

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Jan 2002 1:31 pm

Jim, the Day setup causing more "cabinet drop" was told to me by a Nashville builder, too.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 21 Jan 2002 1:59 pm

Emmons. HowdyDoody on the Universal B6 pedals. Actually, Roller, except that P6 is on a lever.

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Cairo Zoots · Post by **Cairo Zoots** » 21 Jan 2002 2:43 pm

Day

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 21 Jan 2002 3:16 pm

..... really...is there just one set-up that can be attributed to each of them? [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 21 January 2002 at 04:25 PM.]

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 21 Jan 2002 4:54 pm

I was referring to the ABC floor pedal setup being Buddy Emmons, and CBA floor pedal setup being Jimmy Day. Simple?

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 21 Jan 2002 6:04 pm

Simple enough Reggie....the thread has grown and taken so many turns that I'd forgotten your original post.....

EMMONS

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Jan 2002 6:31 pm

I just went back and read through the whole thread. What caught my attention was that the statement of comfort or ease of use was mentioned by a lot of readers relating to which set up they preferred.

Could it be that there is something like left handed vs right handedness in the use of the pedal foot ?? Some say it is easier to rock one way while others prefer the opposite rotation. It also seems that the baseball term, switch hitter, also applies here since some have stated they can do it either way with ease while others are absolutely blown away in that attempt.

I'm certainly no physiologist or anything like that but I do sense something else at work (play ??) here !! I hope this is also; still On Topic........I also think we have players of Master Level Talent who use both of these set ups so it's not a one way street by any stretch of the imagination.

Regards, Paul

Phil Coontz · Post by **Phil Coontz** » 21 Jan 2002 9:50 pm

I've played both but I prefur Emmons I guess.

Phil Coontz · Post by **Phil Coontz** » 21 Jan 2002 9:53 pm

Played both I like Emmons the best.