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I recently read an article in the Taylor Quarterly publication regarding high strung guitars. It talked about the tuning and how the bass strings were tuned to the same pitch as some of the treble strings. I was a little unclear about how to high string a guitar exactly. It took me a little while to realize that you can't just tune the bass strings up but you have to use other strings but I am not sure which ones.


Does anyone know anything about this and also does anyone know if any string makers make a high strung set? I don't know anyone who sells strings individually rather than in a set.

Thanks,

JeanB

That's commonly referred to as "Nashville" tuning...

Basically you're stringing the guitar like a 12 string...but just the high strings..
low e is a d string tuned to e an octave higher than low e then a gstring tuned to a an octave up then a high e tuned to a d then a real thin (008 or 009) to a g...then b and e as usual

VVIOLA !

Bob

At least that's how I was taught..
I'm sure Mike Dunbar will appear to tell me I'm wrong !

But hey....ya do what ya can..

See ya' Sis !

Bob

Hi Jean-

The taylor website tells you exactly what to do, I don't think you read the whole thing. You take a set of 12 string strings and only use the high 6 to string with. This leaves you with only the "high" strings from a 12 string set up. I am going to try it on my baby taylor. It's supposed to be very cool.

Herbie

Hi, Bob! Thanks! I get it now. The way you explained made it easier.

Hi, Herbie! (Jean pouts) I did TOO read the whole thing (and that part several times) but the way Bob explained it was easier to grasp than the article. Now that I read Bob's explanation what the author said makes sense to me.

I would still rather buy a presorted set of strings though. I think I will go googling.

Thanks guys. Now I'm gonna go practice on my Fender (with regular tuning) so I can high string my Taylor and finally play like Paul Simon. LOL. I'm dreaming.

JeanB

Well googling didn't help much. Oh well, I'll just have to see if I can find a store that sells individual strings.



[This message has been edited by AKA JeanB (edited 10-27-2003).]

Sorry, didn't mean to imply you don't read or something. Anyway, Just buy a set of 12 strings and put the low 6 on your Fender, and the high 6 on your Taylor!!!! This does exactly what you need.

Herbie

Sis..

I'd suggest high stringing the fender..

I'm sure the Taylor is a better sounding guitar..
High stringing gives lots of "jangle" but not much tone..

just a thought

Bob

Good idea, Bob! Thanks.

Sis

http://www.stringdeals.com/brand.asp?vvid=4&dept=21

Online source for single strings - make up your own highstrung set.

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Later,

Pat

Thanks, Patrick! How are you by the way?

JeanB

I didn't read the article, but have done the whole Nashville tuning whenever I have had an extra acoustic around. It is awesome for recording, you can double the regular guitar track on the Nashville guitar and bury it in the mix to just give the main part some shimmer, or any time you would use a 12 string you can use a regular guitar on one track and the nashville tuned on another track and it just rocks. I know I am neither timely in response, nor am I saying anything that everyone else doesn't probably already know, but Nashville tuned guitars are just such a handy thing to have around the studio and you can use them in so many ways, or just by itself of course.

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[This message has been edited by veryvince (edited 11-11-2003).]