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I'm a beginning guitar player, with a secondhand Yamaha FG-180J I got as a gift. The strings were already wound when I got it. Upon playing it, I had a lot of trouble playing barre chords. The strings feel tight and it's relatively high-action. It's a really old guitar by the way, with some of the old pegs having been replaced.
How can I change/adjust the guitar to make it easier to play barre chords? I can play barre chords using other guitars with relative ease but I'm stumped using mine. It's frustrating. I'm trying finger strengthening exercises but to still no avail. The middle and sometimes last strings are the the most difficult, I find. I can't put enough pressure on the fret and I end up muting the strings.
Re Stringing Acoustic Guitar: Why Won't My Ball Thingy On The Low E String Go All The Way Down? Can I Tune It Up Even Though?
Those strings look like .011s or .012s. Not only that but 10 years too late being changed ! Put some .009s on first, and feel the difference. If that doesn't solve all the problem, check the action, and the relief in the neck - they're related, and in old guitars often need adjustment.
Put a new set of light gauge strings on it and adjust the truss rod accordingly to give just a bit of neck relief. It needs adjusted from time to time especially if you change string gauges. It may have had heavier strings put on at some point—which are great for tone but harder to play if you aren't used to them—or the neck just got out of whack over time.
Here is a detailed explanation of how to do it. If you have never tried it before try not to put to much pressure using truss rod, it might break your guitar :). But the sad part is you will never learn without breaking one or two guitars. So if you love your guitar too much try going to a shop and getting it fixed else you can try it on your own.
Why Do My Guitar Strings Feel Tighter Sometimes?
By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.A general rule for guitarists who want to change from standard to an opening tuning is to tune down for acoustic guitar and up for electric. The two most popular open tunings, especially for slide, are Spanish and Vestapol, named after tunes once popularly played in those tunings. Spanish tuning is Open G or A. Vestapol is open D or E. You can tune lower or high and still be in one of these two tunings. Following the example of Leo Kottke and others, I often tune my 12-string guitar down so the first and sixth strings are both C# and sometimes to C (though that’s a bit loose and floppy). Spanish tuning thus becomes open F (or E if 1 & 6 are C) and Vestapol is Open C# (or C).
The logic of tuning up on an electric is because most modern electric guitarists use light gauge strings. The tension on the strings if tuned down to D to D would not be high enough to prevent the strings from buzzing. It would be difficult to keep a slide from pushing the strings down to the frets.
The consideration for an acoustic guitar is too much tension if tuned up to open A or E. If your acoustic isn’t built to support it, the extra force could harm your guitar. Equally important is that the action on an acoustic guitar is a bit higher than on an electric. The extra tension from tuning up will make it more difficult to play fretted notes.
Guitar Strings: Why Tension Matters!
If you own a Fender and a Gibson (e.g. a Stratocaster and a Les Paul) and string both with the same set of strings, and tune both guitars the same (regardless of tuning), the tension on the strings for the Gibson will be 94.2% of the tension on the Fender (i.e., nearly 6% less).
Tuning down 2 half-steps will always result in a tension that is 79% of the original, regardless of the starting note. If you know the starting tension from the manufacturer’s product information, you can calculate the tension for alternate tunings using the above table.
What if you want to put the strings you use on your favorite electric guitar on a lap steel guitar with a 22.5 inch scale length? If you’re comparing to a Strat, the tension on the lap steel guitar would be about 78% of the Fender (~22% lower than the Strat). Now combine that with tuning down to open G or open D. If you’ve been using a 9-42 set, you’ll have some seriously floppy strings on the lap steel.
Ultimate Guide To Guitar Intonation (with Diagrams)
L: Scale length in inches. % T: Percent change in tension for identical strings and pitch at different scale length as compared to 25.5 inches on Stratocaster.
You can find string and set tensions on the D’Addario website. Not all manufacturers provide string tension information. Stringjoy has a nice tension calculator that allows you to make and order custom sets of strings. The tool includes the ability to set scale length as well as explore the effect of different string gauges on tension.
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