Just finished first 3 string cbg which strings?

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on December 6, 2009 at 10:12am

Depends on electric or acoustic, scale length and the tuning you are shooting for...give us a few hints!

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Permalink Reply by john mcconnachie on December 6, 2009 at 10:14am

Thanks it's electric and i've whent with a full length neck...not sure what tuning i'm going for ?
I'm using super lights..

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on December 6, 2009 at 10:26am

When you say 'full length' what do you mean? Scale length is the distance from nut to bridge - regular electrics typically run 24 3/4" (Gibson)to 25 1/2"(Fender), but there are huge variations from tenor to baritone and beyond at both ends.

If you want an open tuning on this sort of scale length, I'd suggest trying something like 024 W, 016 plain and 014 plain from bottom to top, tuning it GBD low to high and seeing how you get on....but it's just a suggestion..there's no rules...whatever sounds good to you.

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Permalink Reply by James Walter on December 6, 2009 at 10:48am

I use strings 3, 4, and 5 and tune G-C-g. Just my preference but I love how easy it is to make major/minor/7th/and 9th chords using that configuration.

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Permalink Reply by Keni Lee Burgess on December 6, 2009 at 12:33pm

GDg in action. Happy Holidays. Enjoy.
Standard medium gauge strings. The A,D,g strings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr8x3yyPw9o

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Permalink Reply by Roger Martin on December 6, 2009 at 7:11pm

Like Kenny, I like to keep it simple.I tend to go with the 3rd,4th,5th strings and tune to high "G" "D", and LOW "G" . Later after you get your feel for the instrument then I'd start trying different tunings and or strings.

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