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Just wondered if it's possible to fit some 13s or so.. to a tele and be able to intonate it properly ?

Maybe even C to C.

Been playing the Blacktop Baritone at work, and it's giving me some new song ideas...

thanks
Owen

you could probably use 11s and have "standard tension" and such tuning down to C or even B.

Thanks, but I think they'd still feel a bit floppy with that gauge.

Thinking about it, the 'Metal' noobs tune to that right ?

Yeah. They also make sets designed for tuning low.
lank

I watched some dude on youtube a long time ago, and he just went and got himself a set of strings for a 7 string, but didnt use the top string. He just used the B to b strings.

^ that.

http://www.drstrings.com/catalog/ddt-electric-strings

- DR string fanboy opinion incoming -

These work really well for me. I've found that the biggest problem with using a low tuning is finding a balance between good action and good tension. I play 11-52 sets for standard tuning on a 25.5 scale and that's pretty much what I'm used to. The DDT's keep a good tension compared to some other strings. You could probably go up to the 11-54 set and still be playable in C standard. Using really thick strings will work just as well but strings that are super thick can mess with playability a bit.

Cheers, I went ahead and got some 13s and it worked really well and intonated pretty well.

I even recorded a song using this guitar. Aside from the solo and bass parts it's all B-B on this guitar. Sounds ace !!!

http://soundcloud.com/owenpeterthomas/y ... ster-i-run