ryst Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I would post this in the guitar forum no one likes me over there. Anyway, I am wondering how heavy a gauge of string I can put on my baritone guitar without having problems? Right now I use a .74 on the low string and I tune to drop A (A D A D G B). I want to tune down to G and use an .80. Do you think this will be ok or could it hurt the neck? (28" scale) www.myspace.com/apocrypha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Not feeling the love? Necks are pretty resiliant. Neck angle and pocket height (if it is a bolt-on), relief (truss rod adjustment), nut height/nut string-slot depth, saddle height/string-slot depth, pickup height, etc. may have to be addressed. I'm with you on heavier strings on baritones. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 What makes you think nobody on the guitar forum likes you? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryst Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Bbach a loo bach a wam bam boom, lol.....i was just kidding. But I do like it here the best. Hey, Doug. What do you mean when you say "etc. may have to be addressed."? You mean it's possible but I have to be cautious? I figured since it has such a long scale it could handle it fine. I even found that D'addario makes an .80 www.myspace.com/apocrypha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I do actually get better and more responses here on guitar-related questions than on the Guitar Forum, but to be fair, I rarely post there. You might want to ask a guy at a guitar shop just to make sure. I had someone - what's the phrase? - retruss the rod or make some sort of adjustment to the rod of my 1967 SG when I wanted to put .12s on it. I realize that this is a lightweight guitar, so on some guitars, you might not have to do this. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I'd like to have a baritone. I just played one for the first time a few days ago. It was cool. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryst Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: I'd like to have a baritone. I just played one for the first time a few days ago. It was cool. Which one did you play? www.myspace.com/apocrypha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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