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"default": true, "name": "George L's E9 set (Nashville canon)", "descriptors": [ "george-l", "e9-set", "nashville-standard" ], "match_tokens": [ "electric", "slide", "sustained-tone" ], "canonical_tags": [ "country" ] }, { "id": "pedal_steel_jagwire_modern", "name": "Jagwire modern (long-life coated)", "descriptors": [ "jagwire", "coated", "long-life" ], "match_tokens": [ "electric", "slide", "sustained-tone" ] }, { "id": "pedal_steel_daddario_xl", "name": "D'Addario XL E9/C6", "descriptors": [ "daddario-xl", "standard" ], "match_tokens": [ "electric", "slide", "sustained-tone" ] } ] } ], "_ownParts": [ { "id": "electric_technique", "default_variant": "electric_steel_pedal_swells" }, { "id": "pickup_steel", "name": "Pickup", "variants": [ { "id": "single_coil_steel", "default": true, "name": "Single-coil", "descriptors": [ "twangy", "biting", "cutting" ], "match_tokens": [ "electric", "slide", "sustained-tone" ] }, { "id": "humbucker_steel", "name": "Humbucker", "descriptors": [ 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