Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - Making a semi-baritone

esteban · May 6th, 2008, 11:17 PM

It's that time of year to change my strings, and I think I'm gonna turn my Tele into a wannabe baritone using a 7-string set.

Right now, I use D'Addario EXL120 Nickelwounds (09-11-16-24-32-42). Baritones are normally tuned A-a, B-b, or C-c; my thinking is that I can use the EXL120-7 set (09-11-16-24-32-42-54), save the high E for another day, and use 11-54 to tune my guitar down that low.

That'll work right? Will the nut have to be filed a tad? And just in case I end up hating my guitar like that, will the newly filed nut accept 9-42 strings nicely? Do I need to adjust the neck, too?

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esteban Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 1,159 3 Photos	Making a semi-baritone It's that time of year to change my strings, and I think I'm gonna turn my Tele into a wannabe baritone using a 7-string set. Right now, I use D'Addario EXL120 Nickelwounds (09-11-16-24-32-42). Baritones are normally tuned A-a, B-b, or C-c; my thinking is that I can use the EXL120-7 set (09-11-16-24-32-42-54), save the high E for another day, and use 11-54 to tune my guitar down that low. That'll work right? Will the nut have to be filed a tad? And just in case I end up hating my guitar like that, will the newly filed nut accept 9-42 strings nicely? Do I need to adjust the neck, too? __________________ When I die, they'll say, he couldn't play sh*t, but he sure made it sound good. - Hound Dog Taylor