Standard guitar in Baritone Tuning?

tritheory · 10-24-2005, 09:19 AM

Hello,

Been playing my Yamaha Drop 6 Baritone guitar. I need to have back-up guitar in this tuning...

Is it possible to set a standard guitar in Baritone tuning? Heavier strings..Will be going from .009-.042 drop D 1/2 step down to 1/2 step down baritone tuning A#,D#, G#, C#, F, A #.

Guitar is a bolt-on ESP Mirage delxue with a floyd rose that I am considering for this tuning.

Any considerations for this? Will guitar intonate in this tuning and stay in tune?

Thanks,

Steve

eaeolian · 10-24-2005, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tritheory

Hello,

Been playing my Yamaha Drop 6 Baritone guitar. I need to have back-up guitar in this tuning...

Is it possible to set a standard guitar in Baritone tuning? Heavier strings..Will be going from .009-.042 drop D 1/2 step down to 1/2 step down baritone tuning A#,D#, G#, C#, F, A #.

Guitar is a bolt-on ESP Mirage delxue with a floyd rose that I am considering for this tuning.

Any considerations for this? Will guitar intonate in this tuning and stay in tune?

It shouldn't be a problem, with the larger string gauges (I'm guessing 11s?) you may need four springs, though the lower tension may completely compensate. Intonation souldn't be an issue, Floyds generally have a lot of travel in the saddles.

D-EJ915 · 10-24-2005, 09:32 AM

It might not intonate the best, but it should work...just use really thick strings, like a 12-60 set and you should be fine.

7StringofAblicK · 10-24-2005, 11:57 AM

Standard 7 string necks are only 25 1/2 in scale. So you figure whatever you would use on a seven you could use on a six...just minus the high e string. yea, a lower guage string would work .58 or .60 should be awesome as stated above. any less and an A# might be a little slinky without a baritone neck.

noodles · 10-24-2005, 12:09 PM

I did this for three years, and it works great. Just use a 13 gauge set with a plain third for best results. You can find huge (up to 24!!!) plain strings at Just Strings.

Shannon · 10-24-2005, 12:34 PM

Just grab yourself a set of 13-56 strings, re-intonate & check your action. You should be fine. I did this for years when a 7-string was unavailable.

Vince · 10-24-2005, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shannon

Just grab yourself a set of 13-56 strings, re-intonate & check your action. You should be fine. I did this for years when a 7-string was unavailable.

+1

D-EJ915 · 10-24-2005, 07:48 PM

56 will be flappy, that'd be like tuning a 46 to c.

Drew · 10-24-2005, 07:52 PM

.56 is what I use for a standard B with 9's - at Bb, it should be fine, but I wouldn't go much lighter.

Shawn · 10-24-2005, 09:21 PM

Back when I used to drop tune my six-string to low A, I used heavier strings. Never had a problem.

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tritheory ss.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5 Thanked: 0	Standard guitar in Baritone Tuning? Hello, Been playing my Yamaha Drop 6 Baritone guitar. I need to have back-up guitar in this tuning... Is it possible to set a standard guitar in Baritone tuning? Heavier strings..Will be going from .009-.042 drop D 1/2 step down to 1/2 step down baritone tuning A#,D#, G#, C#, F, A #. Guitar is a bolt-on ESP Mirage delxue with a floyd rose that I am considering for this tuning. Any considerations for this? Will guitar intonate in this tuning and stay in tune? Thanks, Steve

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