Tuning to standard C# seems to be ok and back to the lowest common denominator for almost all kind of music styles and playing techniques and wanted sound produced by the guitar. 052 tuning to standard C doesn't fulfil the lowest common denominator anymore. The loose tension rendered it useless for my needs, so I didn't test intonation and other things.Īfter stringing the guitar with Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom 2215. After adjusting the springs of the whammy bar it might already fit to the needs of some musicians. The extra pitfall of my Fender scale guitars is the combination of whammy bar and a guitar synth pickup.įor testing purpose I tuned the Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 2222 equipped guitar to standard C.

However, the action is very good and intonation is perfect, no buzz, no dead notes. It's quite close to the mentioned lowest common denominator, but already the cause for some additional pros and cons. One of my Fender scale guitars is factory adjusted at standard E to Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 2222. IOW to me such sets are the lowest common denominator, with pros and cons related to the kind of music style, playing technique and wanted sound produced by the guitar. 040 for almost all kind of music styles and playing techniques and wanted sound produced by the guitar. Even if we are willing to play strings with higher or lower tension, at some point adjustments become impossible.įor standard E I'm in favour of playing Fender scale guitars with sets similar to the Fender 150XL. My impression is that using thicker strings, adjusting action and intonation as well as the positions of the pick ups is limited to some extend.

I seriously doubt that without rebuilding the guitar, aka buying another kind of guitar, it's possible to go as low as standard C by keeping the feel of a. 009 sets on Fender scale guitars could go as low as a standard C# by using a hybrid. IMO those of us feeling comfortable with. My guess is that we can't have everything. I'm aware that this is an old thread, but it likely helped me with getting what I want at the first attempt.

Drop tuning 24.75 scale