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Topic: String gauges for 22.5 Scale in G ?
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FRANK MARIANO
Member From: PENSACOLA FL
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posted 16 October 2006 02:58 PM
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I need to find out what string gauges I should use on my Fender Lap in G tuning.
It"s 22.5 inch scale |
FRANK MARIANO
Member From: PENSACOLA FL
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posted 16 October 2006 03:00 PM
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By the way it's a 6 string |
Keith Cordell
Member From: Atlanta
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posted 16 October 2006 03:50 PM
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Start here
http://www.steelguitarinfo.com/strings/stringgauges.html or here
http://www.alanhorvath.com/stringauges.php Maybe here
http://www.countrypickin.com/help/string_gauge_chart.html I'll find more if needed. For lap steel go a gauge or 2 higher, as you don't need to bend 'em. |
FRANK MARIANO
Member From: PENSACOLA FL
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posted 16 October 2006 05:53 PM
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Keith, Thanks for your help but those web sites don't give me the exact gauge sizes I need for a 22.5 scale in G.Do you know of
any other places that can make this easy? |
Ron Victoria
Member From: Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
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posted 16 October 2006 05:56 PM
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How about this site? All you need to know are the notes of the six strings. http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/gauges.html Ron |
Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 16 October 2006 08:19 PM
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Assuming you're tuning in high bass G (bass to treble G B D G B D) then the same gauges as used on most Dobro® string sets will work fine for your Fender lap steel. If you're looking for an inexpensive string set, you could use a set of regular gauge guitar strings (which typically run from .013 to .056).------------------
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