what gauge strings?


Jowin
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Jowin
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12/25/2003 3:33 pm
im getting a new guitar which im going to put into drop B(B,F#,B,E,G#B) . what gauge strings will i need to get it to that tunning without the strings being really slack?

thanks for any help.
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12/25/2003 5:07 pm
Probably .12 or .13
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12/26/2003 10:32 pm
You could just get a baritone guitar, you know.

With a standard guitar I would definitely try 13. 12 or even 11 might work, depending on the guitar, but it's much more simple to just get the job done.
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