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Longer scale = playable tension at low pitch: A 27in or 28in scale stretches the string further, so the same low note reaches usable tension. A 25.5in guitar at B1 goes floppy because the shorter ...

F# Standard F#1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 27 to 28.625in Drop E E1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 27 to 28.625in E Standard E1 A1 D2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 28 to 30in F Standard F1 A#1 D#2 G#2 C#3 F#3 A#3 D#4 27 to 28.625in ...

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