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8 strings....why don't you just use pitch effects instead? | pete cottrell

4,624 views - 19 Jan 2011

why use an 8 string if you don't use all 8 of the strings? can't you just use pitch effects on a 6 string instead? get this pedal here: http://amzn.to/2lcayfo subscribe to pete: http://goo.gl/6rbo1...

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why use an 8 string if you don't use all 8 of the strings? can't you just use pitch effects on a 6 string instead? get this pedal here: http://amzn.to/2lcayfo subscribe to pete: http://goo.gl/6rbo1...
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why use an 8 string if you don't use all 8 of the strings? can't you just use pitch effects on a 6 string instead? get this pedal here: http://amzn.to/2lcayfo subscribe to pete: http://goo.gl/6rbo1...
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why use an 8 string if you don't use all 8 of the strings? can't you just use pitch effects on a 6 string instead? get this pedal here: http://amzn.to/2lcayfo subscribe to pete: http://goo.gl/6rbo1...
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