Low G tuning

[TerryM]

@TerryM I have the exact same dial calipers. Small world.

Ha yeah, the world can be pretty small. I bought them (it?) when I was keeping my wife's Celtic harp strung and needed a quicker way of ID'ing the right strings. Had been using a fiddlier micrometer until getting them.

Cheers

 

[Canada Jim]

If you use a wound Low G string, you might not need to widen your nut slot. For a solid Low G, you would. It's not a big deal. The slot can easily be filled, or the nut can be replaced. It's not a permanent modification.

I have a Worth unwound low G and it is definitely skinnier than a wound low G.

 

[LorenFL]

^^^ Is my logic backwards, or is that particular Low G string different?

I could certainly be wrong. I only tried one wound string (besides experimenting with metal guitar strings once), and hated it. Never tried another.

I don't mind filing a nut slot to fit a string either way.

 

[TerryM]

^^^ Is my logic backwards, or is that particular Low G string different?

I could certainly be wrong. I only tried one wound string (besides experimenting with metal guitar strings once), and hated it. Never tried another.

I don't mind filing a nut slot to fit a string either way.

My wound low G strings are .030", and my unwound fluorocarbon low Gs are ~.035”/.036”, for whatever that's worth.

 

[merlin666]

In another thread there is discussion of d'addario carbon set where plain low G is a whoppin 0.041.

 

[Wiggy]

I have a Lanakai Uke...

Brian

On which scale length(s) are you considering a low G for; soprano, concert, or tenor?

Don't be afraid to try a wound string.

 

[Timm_S]

In another thread there is discussion of d'addario carbon set where plain low G is a whoppin 0.041.

I just had my concert re-strung to low-g this week. The very reputable guitar shop that changed them for me put on D’Addario fluorocarbon. The empty package they sent me home with is labeled as a Tenor Uke set, and the low g is indeed 41.