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- Octave4plus are the plain
steel strings that can tune
to the open string notes you've always wanted to tune
to, but could never attain with conventional strings.
Octave 4 begins with C4, or middle C, 261.63 Hz. The
high E on the 24"-26" scale electric guitar is E4,
329.62 Hz. This has been the highest pitch for a
guitar's open strings . Some have tuned up to F4, F#4
and G4, the upper octave G on the electric 12-string guitar.
Some claim to have reached G#4, 415.30 Hz. Have you
ever tried to reach A440 only to have that string snap?
When bassist Garry Goodman conceived of a single course
12-string matching the range of a grand piano, he had
to develop a string that could tune to Ab4 at the 32"
scale. One of the by-products resulting from Garry's research and
development of the Ab4 string for the 32" scale is the A440 string
- for the 26" - 30" scale. He discovered other tunings for other
instruments were now possible.
Here are some of the open notes now attainable with
the Octave4plus string for non-fanned fret instruments:
A 440 for the 24"-30" scale (Bb4-C5 too!)
Ab4 for the 32" scale
G4, 392 Hz, for the 34" scale
F#4 for the 36" scale
At this time, these strings are hand wound and also
available for the Floyd Rose system.
Some of the new tunings the Octave4plus strings make possible are:
3 octave tuning for the 4x3 12-string bass and sub bass
C5 all octave tuning for the 12-string electric guitar
B string in octaves for regular electric 12-string guitar tuning
High A for 7- and 8-string electric guitars
E4 for the 36" scale bass guitar
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- All strings are handmade when you
order.
Please check back as this site is still under construction!
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Look for Octave4Plus
in Guitar Player and Bass Player Magazines.
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