New Standard Tuning - String Gauges

String Gauges

With traditional guitar strings, the low C may be loose and the high G may be too tight. Special gauges are therefore more suitable for NST. For steel-stringed acoustic-guitars, many Guitar-Craft participants use either an .011–.058 inch set or an .011–.059 inch set; string-sets may be purchased as a set from a manufacturer or purchased singly and assembled by the guitarist.

Steel-string gauges (inches) for acoustic guitars
G 1 E 2 A 3 D 4 G 5 C 6 Distributor
0.011 0.013 0.023 0.032 0.046 0.056 Guitar Craft Services (Unavailable in 2012)
0.012 0.015 0.023 0.032 0.046 0.060 Guitar Craft Services (Unavailable in 2012)
0.011 0.013 0.022 0.032 0.047 0.058 John Pearse Strings, manufacturer
0.011 0.013 0.022 0.032 0.047 0.059 D'Addario, manufacturer (available at Guitar-Circle courses)
0.010 0.052 (light) Newtone Strings

In 2012, a 0.007 inch gauge was being evaluated by Fripp and other members of Guitar Circle, who are considering replacing the first string's G note with an A note, the better to approximate the B note of all-fifths tuning. The 0.007 inch gauge was produced by Octave4Plus of Gary Goodman. Robert Fripp uses lighter strings for electric guitar.

Gauges for electric guitars
G 1 E 2 A 3 D 4 G 5 C 6 Reference
0.010 0.012 0.016 0.024 0.038 0.052 Robert Fripp
0.008 0.012 0.015 0.026 0.042 0.052 Curt Golden

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