Tuck
Joined: Sep 02, 2006
Posts: 3166
Denver, CO
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Posted on Apr 10 2007 08:43 PM
Brian
I've heard the terms "pedal point", "pedaling" as well as "drone". Townsend does that a lot too.
Yeah, "drone" should work. The technique is sort of analogous to the drone pipes in a bagpipe, though there's only one "pipe," and it doubles as the melody "pipe," too. I was trying to think of that, but all that would come to me was "sympathetic strings" (as on a sitar) which is a bit different, because they aren't activated directly.
As for the whammy bar thing, this isn't the one where the open string is plucked and the fingering hand uses the whammy bar to bend the note?
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wooza
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 1618
Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Apr 10 2007 09:15 PM
Tuck
Brian
I've heard the terms "pedal point", "pedaling" as well as "drone". Townsend does that a lot too.
Yeah, "drone" should work. The technique is sort of analogous to the drone pipes in a bagpipe, though there's only one "pipe," and it doubles as the melody "pipe," too.
Alright then, I guess "drone" isn't bad. At least it's cooler than "pedal point." That sounds more like you're building a bike than playing guitar. 
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CaptainSpringfield
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 4387
Under the Sun
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Posted on Apr 11 2007 02:28 AM
I thought "drone" only applied if one of the notes was held throughout--like if the note skipping was on the A string while the E string rang out.
Though I couldn't agree more--pedal point is a totally crappy term.
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