[Leona]

So, the popular String Tension Calculator i've used for years is now defunct.

All the other ones suck. Suggestions?

 

[105]

Isn't there one on the D'Addario site?

 

[ohio_eric]

Have you tried this one?

Hikky Z's String Assembler

 

[cev]

So, the popular String Tension Calculator i've used for years is now defunct.

All the other ones suck. Suggestions?

Um, it works fine for me. You sure the problem isn't on your end?

 

[Reverend 7 Strings of Hate]

I find that when i listen to string tension calculators, my strings never feel right. there will be a few too tight or too loose. over the years i'v just had to remember my gauges through trial and error

 

[Leona]

Um, it works fine for me. You sure the problem isn't on your end?

Really? I tried it here on IE, Firefox, Chrome, and at work in another instance of IE.

 

[Reverend 7 Strings of Hate]

Its working for me too

 

[cev]

I dunno what to tell you, it's working perfectly fine for me.

 

[001]

Um, it works fine for me. You sure the problem isn't on your end?

Same here, works fine for me.

Ray

 

[Leona]

Have you tried this one?

Hikky Z's String Assembler

That worked great till i tried to do bass strings on it :lol:

 

[Leona]

well, son of a fuck.

 

[Tom]

Works for me, too.

 

[Screamindaemon]

Try this one.
Guitar String Calculator

It doesn't' limit you to set string sizes. course you still need to choose one size or the other in the end, but just an option I've used in the past.

 

[loktide]

Um, it works fine for me. You sure the problem isn't on your end?

+1

 

[Soopahmahn]

I find that when i listen to string tension calculators, my strings never feel right. there will be a few too tight or too loose. over the years i'v just had to remember my gauges through trial and error

+1. It gets you in the right ballpark, but perfectly balancing tension among the strings is a pointless endeavor. Getting close is a good idea. Always helpful when detuning and just trying to see how fat you'll have to go to achieve a minimum tension that you know you've liked historically.

 

[cev]

+1. It gets you in the right ballpark, but perfectly balancing tension among the strings is a pointless endeavor. Getting close is a good idea. Always helpful when detuning and just trying to see how fat you'll have to go to achieve a minimum tension that you know you've liked historically.

I agree. I always point people towards the calculators, but their purpose is really just to give you a good starting estimate that you can tinker with.