I ask the same question a couple of weeks ago and was advised that the "E","B" and D string would work for DAD tuning. I tried it and it works great I think.
Bill, I just bought 3 sets of strings for about 12-dollars, just by buying single strings. I went for the solid steel .o24 to replace my .023 wound strings for my CBG. Good source. Bob's right though. If you have guitar strings, use what you have.
With my standard disclamer: I don't want to hijack any thread, but have another question.
I'd like to use the top (that is, lowest sounding) D string as occasional melody string. My setup now has a wound string there, and it squeeeeeeeeks when I slide from one note to another.
The setup is: .010, .014, .023 These are all banjo strings, I think. Bill, that might be a good combination. It is the set sent with McNally Strumsticks (Gdg, DAd, CGd.)
Does anyone know of a string which is NOT wound which I can use instead of the .023 banjo. Or another set of strings which Bill or I could use for DAd tuning.
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Bill, I just bought 3 sets of strings for about 12-dollars, just by buying single strings. I went for the solid steel .o24 to replace my .023 wound strings for my CBG. Good source. Bob's right though. If you have guitar strings, use what you have.
http://www.juststrings.com/plainsteeljuststringscomguitarsinglestri...
I'd like to use the top (that is, lowest sounding) D string as occasional melody string. My setup now has a wound string there, and it squeeeeeeeeks when I slide from one note to another.
The setup is: .010, .014, .023 These are all banjo strings, I think. Bill, that might be a good combination. It is the set sent with McNally Strumsticks (Gdg, DAd, CGd.)
Does anyone know of a string which is NOT wound which I can use instead of the .023 banjo. Or another set of strings which Bill or I could use for DAd tuning.