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Old 03-28-2006, 06:45 AM   #1
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Extra high string experiment

So i wanted to play along to some new school testament songs, which tune to C# Standard... i had a really light guage on my Schecter from messing around with a set of strings that had equal tension on all strings, (so it was really light) so i tuned the thing from C# with a high F#.. And.. You know.. Its really freaking fun. The chords sound really cool with the extra high note.. i think i'm gonna lighten up everything a few notches and try to tune D with a high G... right now, the 9 guage is the F#.. i'm ASSUMING (havent calculated yet) that i'd be able to take an 8 up to G.. i'm actually kinda stoked about the whole thing. its SO disorienting with everything being shifted down by a string... but i'm getting the hang of it.. Arpeggio shapes are new and different lol


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Old 03-28-2006, 06:48 AM   #2
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So i wanted to play along to some new school testament songs, which tune to C# Standard... i had a really light guage on my Schecter from messing around with a set of strings that had equal tension on all strings, (so it was really light) so i tuned the thing from C# with a high F#.. And.. You know.. Its really freaking fun. The chords sound really cool with the extra high note.. i think i'm gonna lighten up everything a few notches and try to tune D with a high G... right now, the 9 guage is the F#.. i'm ASSUMING (havent calculated yet) that i'd be able to take an 8 up to G.. i'm actually kinda stoked about the whole thing. its SO disorienting with everything being shifted down by a string... but i'm getting the hang of it.. Arpeggio shapes are new and different lol
Beware of string breaks, G is quite high a pitch even for .08

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Old 03-28-2006, 06:57 AM   #3
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yeah, the high g on a 12 string is usually first to break
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Old 03-28-2006, 09:13 AM   #4
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Dude, I used to play a lot of F# tuning with my Steinberger TransTrem. Fun!

Now if only they made a 7-string so I could go down to C#...........

Oh yeah, and it was a calibrated 0.009 string on that F#.

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Old 03-28-2006, 10:13 AM   #5
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Good luck. I'd stick with the C# though, since I'm starting to love that tuning.
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Old 03-28-2006, 03:24 PM   #6
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well, i dont think that 8 would be a problem for G.. i mean, i've got the 9 on F#, and the schecter's a 26.5" Scale. .i've done some bends on it and whatnot, and its staying put just fine. I'm probably gonna take a whirl at messing around with the string tension calculator and see if i can't come up with a decent set of strings...

Edit: Anyone know where to get 7 guages? According to some calculations, that would put about exactly the tension i want on there... but i cant seem to find them on just strings..
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Old 03-28-2006, 04:04 PM   #7
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Ken, I used .007s on my 9 string. I might still have one or 2 around. If not, I had the music store back home order a bunch in for me. I'm sure they still have some.
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Old 03-28-2006, 05:20 PM   #8
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Beware of string breaks, G is quite high a pitch even for .08

I honestly never had any problem with a high g with either .008" or .009"

It's the high a that gives issues. Keep in mind, a pedal steel guitar has a slightly longer scale (~26"), and uses a .010" or .011" for g#. It's pretty damn tight, but it won't break too much.

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Old 03-28-2006, 11:53 PM   #9
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I've had luck with a .008 tuned high A..

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Old 03-29-2006, 12:14 AM   #10
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That tuning sounds sweet, Ken. I used to try so many different tunings on my six-strings, but, due to the tremolo on my seven, I've only played in standard and drop-A. I'd like to try a lot of other tunings, though.
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