Drop Tuning String Gauge
PosterBoy
Nov 24 2013, 07:10 AM
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Brandon's recordings are starting to get to me and I'm tempted to tune one of my guitars down to D or C#

In Standard tuning I use 10's on my Burny (24.75 Scale)

So what would be a decent gauge for C#?

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Darius Wave
Nov 24 2013, 01:17 PM
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Uuuups...24 3/4" scale is hard to fit good gauges. I would go for 12-54 or 12-56 for a regular 25 1/2" but I had a 24,75" guitar for drop tunings myself and it was always making more problems with tuning stability during to the finger pressure on the frets. I was experimenting with gauges even to 13-72 but it worked perfect for dropped B with E6 dropped to A. in lighter gauges I always had problems with low strings being to much loosen

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Cosmin Lupu
Nov 25 2013, 02:52 PM
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Hmmm - I use 12-68 on my baritone for B standard and drop A - but the scale is 27. I think Darius' suggestion is good - but mate, what sort of bridge do you have?

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PosterBoy
Nov 25 2013, 03:04 PM
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It's an tune o matic LP bridge

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Cosmin Lupu
Nov 25 2013, 04:08 PM
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I think I'd try the 12-52 set from Elixir smile.gif Let's see how that goes!

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