I understand that there are a wide variety of strings that can be tuned to an open G. Some stress the high frequencies while others express the deeper tones. My question is: What kind of string tension do you prefer on your 3-stringers? Tension calculators for a given scale length and note make it fairly easy to pick a string for a given note and tension, but the question is "What does everyone prefer in a string?"
I currently use a set that is fairly high tension with all wound strings. I recently tried tuning my favorite slider down to fairly loose strings and liked the old-school Delta sound it produce.
So, what do you like?
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I prefer a low action on a fretted guitar, so in order to slide it takes a bit of tension... I generally use "medium:" gauge strings on a 25" scale... .045, .035, .026 is what I'm using now... Before I was using .042, .030, .022, as listed by CBGitty in the knowledge article: http://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowledge-base/open-g-gdg-tuning-on-y...
I always played my regular acoustic guitar with lights strings... but I like the heavier gauge strings on my CBG's... Neither are bad! Just different...
Harrison Withers did a pretty good blog on this a couple of years ago Tom,you might search for it here or at hcw guitars
I find that I choose one of slidy, spanky, slappy or bendy. I think I'm on my 4th set of strings on my Sawzall box resonator. Originally I was open G with Ernie Ball Power Slinky strings, but then I bumped up to John Pearse medium Resonators (59-16) and they will make your left hand scream in pain and produce the nicest calluses on your finger tips. They sound great with a brass slide. You have to be a machine to play them and forget bending too much without forceful intent. I'm working my way back down now. I think I have an 11 on the high D string, a 16 for the B and an 18 for the G. The low G and D strings are still 59 and I think 46, but I plan on taking them down to maybe 42 and 36.
So yeah. Guess I didn't give you much of an answer.
I am not much of a player -- I play around. But I prefer lighter tension and have settled on the Fender 3/4 scale (22.5" I think) and love the Martin extra light strings. They are as smooth as silk and allow for very nimble fretting
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