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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Brodo on April 05, 2007, 05:38:20 PM

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: Brodo on April 05, 2007, 05:38:20 PM

What gauge strings would you advise for the funky tuning of:

C G D A E G

Thanks in advance
-brodo-

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: Ratrod on April 05, 2007, 06:14:06 PM

11's at least.

Or telephone poles.

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: the_bleeding on April 05, 2007, 07:21:37 PM

25.5" scale: 11-48 or 11-52

24.75" scale: 12-52.  or 12-56.

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: Elliot on April 06, 2007, 11:16:48 PM

those other guys are wusses - I mean, 11s for standard tuning is like for girls or teens - we folk dudes would touch a C tuning like that without at least 13s  :D

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: froglord on April 07, 2007, 10:53:23 AM

Just get a 6-string bass set (25 - 125) and have done with it.

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: mecca777 on April 07, 2007, 06:09:06 PM

If I'm reading that correctly, you're tuning the 1st string up to a G, with the lowest five strings tuned C-E in fifths. I'd say... NOT 11's. :P

I'd start out by assembling a custom gauged set, high-to-low: 0.008, 0.011, 0.014, 0.024w, 0.038w, 0.052w. Then see how that feels and perhaps adjust the wound strings for comfort. Neglect not your trussrod. :)

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: Peter Antal on April 08, 2007, 02:43:28 PM

Newtone Strings make custom sets, I'd give them a call.

Title: What gauge for brodo?
Post by: indysmith on April 08, 2007, 04:30:24 PM

Quote from: Peter Antal

Newtone Strings make custom sets, I'd give them a call.

I don't think newtone strings like being put in locking tremolos though...(being all nickel)
I'm not sure about this, but the newtone's i had said not to use them like that. Might be something to bear in mind if this is a trem guitar