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Custom Tunings
The Stick is a blank slate for all tunings
All Stick hardware is designed to accommodate any tuning within the
limits of tensile strength at the highest string and the human
hearing range at the lowest string.
High guitar E is at the high limit of our long 36-inch scale Stick
models, and is at the same tension as a higher A on guitar, if a
guitar were ever tuned that high. At the other end of the spectrum,
low bass A at the bottom end of the piano keyboard is about as low as
most of us can hear before the higher harmonics dominate over the
fundamental sound. For best tapped sound within this range, we
recommend custom Stick tunings that stay within the limits of a high
D just below high guitar E, and Bb below low bass E.
A highest Eb and even an E tuning is possible on our long Stick
fretboard (longer from bridge to nut than most bass guitars), but
there's a greater chance of these thin strings snapping at a tension
above our recommended D. A lowest A is also possible, but some
supporting deep resonance is lost.
Most of our models will support two separate tuning groups, each of
which can run from high to low strings (conventional guitar and bass
direction), or low to high (as with our inverted 5ths bass tunings).
Our NS/Stick bass guitar model, however, is designed for a single
group of eight strings, from high to low.
We do not charge extra for new Sticks strung and set up in custom
tunings, but we do charge a small extra fee for custom strings sets.
When you place an order with us for either a new Stick, or repair of
your older Stick, or for just a string set, we want to be sure we've
got your correct tuning with complete information.
Chosing Your Custom Tuning
Your first step in specifying a custom tuning is to tell us which
Stick model, scale length and string grouping you will be using.
Step One: Scale length, model and string groupings
Please select your instrument from the models below to be taken to
the appropriate custom tuning form.
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