Strings and Tuning

[Dan Salini]

Hi gang, I was wondering if you purchase your strings
as sets or order singles. I guess what I am after is....
where is the best deal ??

My other question is, Does any one know what tuning
Jr. Brown is useing on Hill Billy Hula Gal ???
I currently play A6 8 string. E A C# E F# A C# E.

Let me know. Thanks. Dan

[Dylan Schorer]

Hey Dan,

Junior Brown generally uses a C13 tuning. It's just a standard 8-string C6 tuning with the bottom string tuned to a flat-7: low to high: Bb C E G A C E G. Your A6 tuning would have identical intervals to this if you tuned your bottom string up to G.

[Jeff Au Hoy]

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[Rick Alexander]

b0b has sets of Jagwire strings right here - good prices too. Just click on the STRINGS link at the top of the page and you'll find everything you need . .

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Rick Alexander
Fender Stringmaster, National New Yorker

[Maurie Junod]

Hi Guys,

Just to mention that I am now on my second
set of Jagwires (one set per year)and found
out last year that I can use a .014 gauge
on my top "G". This gives a thicker sound
than the former strings using only a .012
gauge without breaking.

My guitar is a Cougar D8 with a 24" scale.

Maurie

[Gerald Ross]

For my Bakelite Rick I assemble a custom set of GHS Pure Nickel Wrap Semi-Flat Strings

I get them from JustStrings.com
http://www.juststrings.com/purenickelghsguitarsinglestrings.html

My gauges for C6 (lo-hi) .36 .30 .26 .24 .20(p) .18(p)

I use whatever plain strings are the cheapest.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website

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