Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
GUEST,Rod acoustic baritone guitar strings? (22) RE: acoustic baritone guitar strings? 14 Oct 05


I just ordered some D'Addario Baritone strings from Music123, but they have not come in yet. They are 0.016" to 0.070". Music123 also sells GHS Baritone Strings, which are 0.014" to 0.070". I normally use Elixir light gauge strings for standard tuning, and their "B" string is 0.016", so these would seem to allow B-to-B tuning on a guitar with a normal scale length at a tension similar to light gauge strings. I know that Tacoma's Thunderhawk baritones use D'Addario strings with a 29" scale length, so they must be tuned to a much greater tension to achieve "B-to-B" baritone tuning. After realizing that, I have thought of just getting a jumbo-sized guitar and stringing it with baritone strings.


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.