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String Gauges: What is Right For You?

1,136 views - 19 Jan 2011

With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...

string gauges & tunings || are you getting it right?
String gauges & tunings || are you getting it right?
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
7647 views 3 Sep 2019
drop tuning guitar strings: what gauges are best?
Drop tuning guitar strings: what gauges are best?
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
12523 views 31 Aug 2019
cigar box guitar - ebe tuning
Cigar box guitar - ebe tuning
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
1748 views 3 Sep 2019
7 string alternate tuning cgcfadg
7 string alternate tuning cgcfadg
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
10704 views 16 Sep 2018
String Gauges for C-Standard Tuning 🎻 @ernieballinc Magnum Slinky #downtunedguitar
String Gauges for C-Standard Tuning 🎻 @ernieballinc Magnum Slinky #downtunedguitar
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
654 views 16 Nov 2025
WHICH STRING GAUGES/TENSION FOR DROP TUNING?, DROP B,DROP D,DROP C AND DROP B FLAT A SHARP
WHICH STRING GAUGES/TENSION FOR DROP TUNING?, DROP B,DROP D,DROP C AND DROP B FLAT A SHARP
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
1066 views 4 Sep 2019
Choosing String Gauges for Down Tuning Your Bass #doommetal #downtune #downtuning #bass #bassguitar
Choosing String Gauges for Down Tuning Your Bass #doommetal #downtune #downtuning #bass #bassguitar
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
4498 views 10 Apr 2025
Banjo tunings for a cigar box guitar (Starr Cigar Box Guitars)
Banjo tunings for a cigar box guitar (Starr Cigar Box Guitars)
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
10744 views 4 Sep 2019
the guide to string gauges!
The guide to string gauges!
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
5371 views 26 Dec 2018
Changing to Heavier Guitar String Gauges? Keep These Things in Mind.
Changing to Heavier Guitar String Gauges? Keep These Things in Mind.
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
0 views 22 Oct 2021
drop c 7 string test
Drop c 7 string test
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
18123 views 5 Feb 2019
8 string guitar rundown- my set-up
8 string guitar rundown- my set-up
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
11479 views 25 Nov 2019
You’re Probably Using The WRONG Guitar Strings
You’re Probably Using The WRONG Guitar Strings
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
80 views 2 Mar 2021
this is why you suck at guitar: how to change tuning and string gauges floyd rose tremolo
This is why you suck at guitar: how to change tuning and string gauges floyd rose tremolo
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
109 views 12 Jun 2018
New Cigar Box Guitar Tuning! Introduction to GDB
New Cigar Box Guitar Tuning! Introduction to GDB
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
14 views 14 Dec 2024
nashville tuning or high strung tuning - demo, tutorial, string gauges
Nashville tuning or high strung tuning - demo, tutorial, string gauges
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
76 views 2 Feb 2018
minotaur sonic terrors fuzz and burn - green matamp gt120 - drop b tuning
Minotaur sonic terrors fuzz and burn - green matamp gt120 - drop b tuning
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
201 views 7 Jun 2019
fuzzlord effects fet120 - sleep dopesmoker guitar tone?
Fuzzlord effects fet120 - sleep dopesmoker guitar tone?
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
111 views 11 Jun 2019
matt pike sleep guitar lesson - the druid - c standard tuning
Matt pike sleep guitar lesson - the druid - c standard tuning
With Ernie Ball sponsoring Scotland's award winning rock and metal festival, Les-Fest (www.les-fest.co.uk), I decided to take a selection of the strings they sent ...
2492 views 21 Jun 2019 
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