This video saved me so much trouble. I recently bought a 33 inch baritone guitar with a floyd and couldn't find strings that were long enough. You're a complete legend for this.

Good video. I’d like to add that I’ve found the Winspear string tension calculator to be very helpful when paired with the stringjoy one, because the Winspear one compensates for longer scale length with their “feel match” recommendation. In this case, tension increases as scale length increases so that the bends feel the same. For me, I find that I like heavier tension than most. Specifically, 11-54 on my 24.75” Les Paul in standard tuning. In this case, this puts me at having my 30” scale tuned to F1 with a 90 gauge. The tension is higher, but that F1 sings and it’s not as hard to play as one would expect. It feels right for my taste.

String joy is my goto for almost everything. If you have anything bizarre like 33” scale length or super long basses Kalium will offer even longer / thicker strings.

I can't count the amount of times I had to unwind the strings like at 7:20 haha . Didn't realize you mixed those 2 sets up, that's sick. I wish the website had an auto function where you could set your tuning and it automatically sets the gauge for you to something balanced. Great as always my man!

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Yeah its hard to automate it, cos personal preference for string tension comes into play. But that would make it easier :)

@BrendonKPadjasek

4 ай бұрын

@@GaryHiebner For sure. At least as a starting point haha

That’s great you got some stings from StringJoy!

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Great strings. Love them!

Thank you for making this dude! This will help a lot of people.

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was helpful

thanks a lot for doing content about low tunings. with The Bunn gone we really need someone to shed more light on the struggle of a modern baritone metal player haha

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Glad the video was helpful

I've found that the trick is to use the lightest guage you can stand . Currently running stringjoy baritone 58s in G1 standard on an Ibanez src6 30" scale. BB King tension is 12.1 lbs on the low string running 8-38s on a 24.75" scale.

@GaryHiebner

2 ай бұрын

Yeah you get a brighter tone with lighter gauges. Also depends on your picking hand. If you pick really hard, with lighter gauges its gonna go a bit sharp from a heavy picking hand. Like me. Haha!

Thanks for the shoutout Gary!

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the awesome strings!

Dude tech is how to tune down on bass vi like 2/3 different drop running’s would be awesome

Another fantastic video, Gary.

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dood!

I been doing. just this very thing with the string joy tension calculator for years now with my 30 inch scale baritones. The best part is once you figure out your custom gauge you can order a custom set from string joy for the same price as any other set of those strings. In my experiences all with string through body bridges, they have seemed to fit perfectly, The winding gets over the nut, and ends before the tuning keys.

You might want to try the Fender .100 - .024 set instead.

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I have tried that set as well. Very nice balanced set.

Nice video! Helpful indeed. I remember first time when I discovered tension calculator. It change my guitar life a lot :) I wanna try Stringjoy, especially bass strings. Did someone know, they come vacuum sealed or not?

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Excellent info! Subscribed. I've got a HB JA Baritone 30". Q: I put my ddadario XL156 in the string calc and they tensions are all over the place. Check it - 84. 72, 56, 44, 34 24. Drop D- but the calc starts at E0 so I use that. Maybe my octave designations are off? E0 A0 D1 G2 B2 E3. Seems right.

@GaryHiebner

4 ай бұрын

Yeah thats the thing. You put in some string sets you use and you an see how unbalanced some of them are.

@Ripzalot

4 ай бұрын

​@GaryHiebner amazing. I was wondering why my first string was so hard to tune up. Off to stringjoy for a balanced set...thanks!

Do "How to sound like sleep token", sometimes they tune really low, in song called "high water" they tuned B0

@GaryHiebner

2 ай бұрын

Great idea! Definitely need to do a How to Sound Like Sleep Token.

See, its informative but confusing. Im trying to go down to DDD# on my 27" 7 string and apparently i need a .105? String gauges are confusing haha.

@GaryHiebner

Ай бұрын

Yeah you'll need a super thick gauge on a 27inch if you wanna go down to Double Drop D#. Or you could use a lighter gauge and pick a bit softer