Quick Question about Strings

[Alan Siegler]

Is there really a different between Pedal Steel Strings and Non-Pedal Strings. I hope I can get some really good answers. Especially C6th Tuning.

Thanks

[Hal Braun]

To my knowledge they are the same (at least in the GHS line I use) but GHS does make a .011PG string which is pretested to insure tensile strength ( helpful on the #3 string on the E9 neck)

The individual strings I use for my guitars are in the same individual packs as the ones I use on my lap and pedal steels. I will say it is hard to find the heavier string gauges in a "guitar" set. Mine are usually 11 to 46 for the guitar and some of my lap steels get up to .056.

I cannot speak to other string mfgs. YMMV!

[Alan Siegler]

I read somewhere I believe in the Steel Guitar Forum that if you play a lap steel guitar then you need to get No-Pedal Steel Strings for which every tuning you like. So I bought Scott's Non-Pedal Strings and I'm currently in the process of evaluating them.

Anybody else got any thoughts on this?

Thanks

[S.M. Johnson]

Some of the older SGF Members are still using JERRY BYRD's special string set-up for lap steel that consisted of Gibson Spanish Guitar strings. You can find out more about it by visiting the JERRYBYRD-FANCLUB.com/

[Brad Bechtel]

Electric guitar strings are the same whether played on a pedal steel, non-pedal steel, or regular guitar. You do need to use the right set of string gauges for C6th tuning, as a standard set of electric guitar strings will not be the correct sizes. See the link to Strings at the top of this page for some suggested string gauges.