This also shows a lot of useful tips.
http://youtu.be/Hec8TkKB8Pg
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This also shows a lot of useful tips.
http://youtu.be/Hec8TkKB8Pg
What about Double Bass strings?
Hey Simon thanks for the YT video links I'll have a look, I missed them from last night (my time)
Also your double bass string conversion should be 43.3"/110cm or 1100mm
Imagine the callouses those strings would give you. I faintly (and painfully) remember when I first started playing the EX-5 and how tender things were after trying out the fat B string for a few hours. This monster could be 2 - 3 times thicker than that.
Hey Waz, as it is double scale everything I plan on using the low E string to be no bigger than 0.1 inch or about the width of a E bass string. Trying to get my fingers around the neck even at the narrow end I'd be lucky to play a chord with my medium sized hands hahah
I'd guess it will more than likely be played as a slide guitar, might have to build a stand to play it flat and have a stool on wheels to move up and down the fretboard haha