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EBE Tuning ???

I am knocking up a 3 string fretless for a mate of mine.

He said he would like it in open E tuning -- EBE I presume.

I have done a search on the site, as to what strings I should use.

And I am still confused.

Without getting too technical, could someone explain what are the

best strings to use.

I think he likes it a bit "Bassie".

Thanks for your help "Confused.com !!!"

Dave

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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on February 27, 2012 at 10:15am

I used a 1 1/2" wide x 1" thick oak neck, strings 6,5,4 from a medium acoustic pack and tuned EBE. The scale length is the same as my Fender Acoustic somewhere between 24" and 25". The guitar has been tuned like this for over a year and no visible change in the neck. There is no laminated finger board. I just burned the fret lines into the neck with a soldering iron.

It also holds its tuning for a long damn time without need for adjustment.

Hope that helps.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on February 27, 2012 at 11:05am

Another advantage to using all the wound strings from a set is you still got three consecutive strings to use on another too, I used to do this a lot in my three stringer days..
Also if any of u lot ever seen any of my three pair jobbies, I do those with a regular set of guitar strings 10-46 for g and 12-52 for d or e