String gauges for low tunings

Posted on April 2, 2017April 4, 2017 by Dave

Have you ever wondered what gauge of strings to use for different alternate or drop tunings? I’ve created a chart based on the string tension formula found on D’Addario’s website to create a chart for strings gauges based on popular tunings.

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