its kind of hard to add to what has been covered.
Searching this site is a great way to see what can be done.
Generally I go with GDG but I have one that is AEA nylon strings I really enjoy playing.
I have no musical background, so I just try different ways... Ignorance is bliss.
Just remember your not stuck with a single tuning with a three string guitar. Everything from standard to 1,3,5 and beyond! Yes I know, most people like 1,5,8. It's a great start. Be a rebel! Play with em all!
And that's just from the first 5 of 52 pages using the Search function. ;-)
TN Twang > Ron "Oily" SpragueMay 29, 2015 at 4:13pm
Yeah. You gotta' be careful about that question. I believe some former CBN-ers have been shot in feuds over how to string their instruments. Last count I had 8 different versions--and I still need to build at least 2 more.
Trust Ben Baker (aka CB Gitty)--our graceful host here at CBN. He has built AND played and will sell you some strings at a reasonable price.
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Searching this site is a great way to see what can be done.
Generally I go with GDG but I have one that is AEA nylon strings I really enjoy playing.
I have no musical background, so I just try different ways... Ignorance is bliss.
Just remember your not stuck with a single tuning with a three string guitar. Everything from standard to 1,3,5 and beyond! Yes I know, most people like 1,5,8. It's a great start. Be a rebel! Play with em all!
Seriously, do you mean what string gauges for what tuning for which scale length? Here's a useful site:
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/string-gauge-calculator
And these various discussions of the same issue:
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/strings?commentId=259268...
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/scale-lengths-etc-group
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/stringing-and-string-guages
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/scalelengthsetc/forum/topics/st...
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/best-strings-for-open-a-...
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2592684%3ABlogP...
And that's just from the first 5 of 52 pages using the Search function. ;-)
Yeah. You gotta' be careful about that question. I believe some former CBN-ers have been shot in feuds over how to string their instruments. Last count I had 8 different versions--and I still need to build at least 2 more.
Trust Ben Baker (aka CB Gitty)--our graceful host here at CBN. He has built AND played and will sell you some strings at a reasonable price.
http://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowledge-base/how-to-pick-the-right-...
http://www.cbgitty.com/choosing-strings-for-your-cigar-box-guitar/