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Posted: **Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:52 pm**

How many of our members have a Franklin pedal?
When I purchased My Zum I had Bruce install a Franklin pedal since it seemed like a good idea at the time rather than at a later date.
I never did find the changes very useful even after buying a CD from Paul Franklin showing possiblities.
I ended up removing the floor pedal and rod and Have been playing with the standard Emmons set up for a long time.I was wondering if anyone has made good use of the Franklin changes or perhaps altered the pulls with good results.
My Franklin pedal is on the #! position next to the "A" pedal

Posted: **Thu Oct 06, 2022 2:15 pm**

Billy, when I ordered my GFI, I asked for a Franklin to be fitted, mainly because it was called a 'Franklin' and I thought it would come in handy, once I had developed my chops :oops:

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It was fitted after the C pedal, and to be honest I found it to be a bit of a one-trick pony and as Willie G might say it ended up 'stoorie'.
Then one day I came upon the information that, the late, Mike Sigler had come up with a change that converted the bottom 7 strings to a C6 tuning, and that this enabled him to cover most gigs using his single neck GFI.
So, after some incredible engineering by Mr Bob Adams, it was out with the Franklin and in with the Sigler!, and I am now in possession of yet another 'stoorie' pedal :oops:

Danny by name, *anny by nature.

Posted: **Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:41 am**

Emmons and, with even less on board, Lloyd Green had it sorted! IMHO.

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:07 pm**

*anny, I also have have the Sigler pedal, and even after having Mike show me a few things on it at the Dallas show,still don’t use it all that much, I can get a lot of it just lowering E’s. When Mitchell Smithey comes to stay with me after the Irish show I am going to ask for his advice on what he considers would be a good idea to change it to. Think Ted has a useful change on some strings on that pedal but can’t remember what it is, Ted ??

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:45 pm**

Malcolm wrote:*anny, I also have have the Sigler pedal, and even after having Mike show me a few things on it at the Dallas show,still don’t use it all that much, I can get a lot of it just lowering E’s. When Mitchell Smithey comes to stay with me after the Irish show I am going to ask for his advice on what he considers would be a good idea to change it to. Think Ted has a useful change on some strings on that pedal but can’t remember what it is, Ted ??

Malcolm, I must say, I really enjoyed everything I heard from Mike Sigler, ever since you recommended that I check out his version of Alabama Jubilee. Getting a chance to sit down with him must've been a great experience. And, I look forward to hearing any thoughts you have after your conversations with Mr Mitchell MSA Smithey.
With hindsight, I'd agree with Tony, but as an old musician that still suffers from a combination of insecuriousness and technolust, I'm a sucker for anybody pedalling, snake oil innovations that might offer a shortcut to musical Shangri-la.

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:16 pm**

Zumbilly(Murdoch) wrote:How many of our members have a Franklin pedal?
When I purchased My Zum I had Bruce install a Franklin pedal since it seemed like a good idea at the time rather than at a later date.
I never did find the changes very useful even after buying a CD from Paul Franklin showing possiblities.
I ended up removing the floor pedal and rod and Have been playing with the standard Emmons set up for a long time.I was wondering if anyone has made good use of the Franklin changes or perhaps altered the pulls with good results.
My Franklin pedal is on the #! position next to the "A" pedal

Hi Billy
Hope you're keeping well bud. I have put a Franklin pedal on all of my guitars. Mine sit next to my A pedal on my Day tuning. I don't think that it's a 'must have' change by any stretch of the imagination, but I like it for an occasional passing chord. I sat in front of Mike Johnston one evening at the Station Inn with his band, and he used his Franklin pedal on his red Emmons just once the whole evening.

I also use it very occasionally as a (second to last) arpeggiated chord on the ending any ballad, and that can be resolved by the home or root chord.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:54 pm**

My suggestion for an alternative change on pedal 1(if that is where you Franklin change was) Lower strings 4 + 8 a full tone
and you have a nice 7th chord. Give it a try.

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