Question for you #guitar minded folk.
I have an old electric guitar that I don't use. I'd like to convert it so it plays similar to a 3-string (DGD) cigar box guitar. BUT... I also want to double up the strings (similar to how a 12-string is tuned. So it'd be:
D
D-1
G
G-1
D-1
D-2
The bit I'm stuck on is, what string gauges would I need so the strings wouldn't be too loose/tight when tuned?
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@nonayadambidnes I think I get what they're saying there and it does make sense. On an electric, the top 3 strings are normally 'straight' (basically just a wire), and the bottom, lower-pitch strings are 'wound' (kind've one wire coiled around another).
Might be able to work something out from that, with a little experimentation, so thanks to you and your housemate 🙂
@66ALW99 He said "They're building a 6 string balalaika?" 😄
@66ALW99 I talked to my housemate who is a guitar guy and he said that you should use one wound string and one straight string for each pair, and tune one an octave lower. I don't know if that helps because I didn't understand a thing he said lol.