I have done a fair amount of searching and haven't really come up with much. Looking to do DAD tuning on a new build. 25.5" scale length with magnetic pickups. C.B Gitty has them for acoustics but not electric. I am guessing there is a reason why.
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I made a pair of canjos with this scale length and tuning, but used completely different strings for them. one had EAD strings with the E tuned down and the other used the Gbe Strings tuned down. I'd recommend trying the Gbe strings, gives off a good jangled chime.
got the idea from an alternative DADDAD tuning used in Scottish and Irish Folk, just a matter of splitting up a regular 6 string set. plus you still got the EAD for another DAD if you wish.
For DAD I have used D’addario XL (52-42-30) & strings (6,5,4 ) from La Bella flatwound heavy for 25.5” & beyond for years & years, with great results? Personally, I like my strings big, so you might wanna try medium first, but if you want deep delta blues, go with the heavy? Cheers :)
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using a DAD tuning on my git. its a good tuning..i have a shorter scale 600mm ( 23.62") . i used the 3rd,4th and 5th strings from a set of cheap electric guitar light set of 9's
Good info... Thanks for the help.
I don't know if this helps, but here is a link for electric D Major tuning
https://www.cbgitty.com/cigar-box-guitar-parts/strings-sets/electri...
Or look down lower right on the main page and see info on strings for different tunings.
No reason why that I can think of. Use the 6th, 5th and 4th strings from any six string set - those are 'standardly' tuned EAD and work great for DAD, especially with a longer scale like you have. Musicians Friend has a brand called Musicans Gear that is cheap and good.