String gauges for 22.5 Scale in G ?

FRANK MARIANO · From: PENSACOLA FL

I need to find out what string gauges I should use on my Fender Lap in G tuning.
It"s 22.5 inch scale

FRANK MARIANO · From: PENSACOLA FL

By the way it's a 6 string

Keith Cordell · From: San Diego

Start here
http://www.steelguitarinfo.com/strings/stringgauges.html

or here
http://www.alanhorvath.com/stringauges.php

Maybe here
http://www.countrypickin.com/help/string_gauge_chart.html

I'll find more if needed. For lap steel go a gauge or 2 higher, as you don't need to bend 'em.

FRANK MARIANO · From: PENSACOLA FL

Keith, Thanks for your help but those web sites don't give me the exact gauge sizes I need for a 22.5 scale in G.Do you know of
any other places that can make this easy?

Ron Victoria · From: New Jersey, USA

How about this site? All you need to know are the notes of the six strings. http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/gauges.html

Ron

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

Assuming you're tuning in high bass G (bass to treble G B D G B D) then the same gauges as used on most Dobro® string sets will work fine for your Fender lap steel. If you're looking for an inexpensive string set, you could use a set of regular gauge guitar strings (which typically run from .013 to .056).

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