Four string guitars

[Ricky Martin]

Hi, can anyone suggest what four strings to use from a pack of six, and what tunings are best? I just finished my first build, an acustic electric one. Thanks for the help.

[Tres Seaver]

"It depends", mostly on what kind of sound you are looking for. I've used the lowest four on one build where I was looking for a really deep sound, and the highest four on one I wanted to play like a tenor guitar / baritone uke. Next build I will likely use the middle four, a la Keith Richards.

On both of my existing four-stringers, I move back and forth between the "standard" tunings for them and various open tunings (better for slide, at least for me). At the moment, the "low" one is D-A-D-F#, while the high one is D-G-B-D.

[Old Lowe]

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