damn stay or leave!!

[TwoSteppingMonkey]

Just broke my d string trying to tune up to that song. I need some advice on the next pair of strings i put on my guitar. any suggestions would be awesome. Thx, bo

[billywestom]

You broke a D string? That must have been violent. I don't know how to play that one, but aren't you supposed to use a capo with standard tuning? Anyway, I have used a few different types of strings. The best ones I have found are the D'Addario ESP 16 Lights (I think this is the official name, it might be EXP). I tried Martins, DR's, and some others, these are my favorite.

[geekmug]

Somewhere I have seen someone describe using a set of normal strings plus an extra "high-E" string.. and then start with the "low-A" string as the 6th string.. and then you use that extra high-E string on the 1st string cause you used the other on the 2nd string. Whether this works or not, I don't know.. I have never tried.. I use the capo on 7th fret to get to raised-B tuning. Btw, I am amazed you got anywhere with regular strings.. it takes a capo on the 7th fret to get to the pitches.. that means you have to over-tune your strings 7 half-steps.. I am lucky if I can get past 3 or 4, max.

[grock]

Just broke my d string trying to tune up to that song. I need some advice on the next pair of strings i put on my guitar. any suggestions would be awesome. Thx, bo

you can't tune nrmal strings up to B tuning. there is a faq on this.

http://www.dmbtabs.com/faq.php?id=7

[Mongoose]

Just broke my d string trying to tune up to that song. I need some advice on the next pair of strings i put on my guitar. any suggestions would be awesome. Thx, bo

give the man some credit, he got up to the d string, the highest I heard of without changing strings is b. Good job.

[Jay]

from the FAQ:

This should leave the High E string position w/o anything there. Now
comes in that extra B string you bought. You take that extra string
and string it into the High E position It will be a little
wierd to play because the highest position string will have a lower
pitch than the one above it, but that's how Dave strings his guitar.

does this mean that the high string is tuned to a B BELOW the F#?

so the order of strings from low pitch to high is 6(B), 5(E), 4(A), 3(D), 1(B), 2(F#)?

just wanna make sure...

[DMBFan63]

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