How I setup the Gretsch Baritone for LOATHE 

He will know simply because that particular guitar needs to go from Drop E to B. .105 is very tight for E but to some comfortably slack for B for this sort of thing, so it’s kind of “meet in the middle” sort of gauge for what he is doing. He would certainly notice that change.

@@Return2TheLiving I also watched Eric's rig rundown published yesterday but I still think he should give it a try !

@@didtoknan8128 I have the same Gretsch and can confirm that using the 35” .100 won’t work. I use the Ernie Ball 6 string bass set with a .90 for the low E. It tapers at around 32”, just long enough to stretch over the nut but also just baaaaarely short enough to fit into the tuning post without drilling/unwinding. I’m also accounting for the distance from the ball end to the bridge, which is about another 2”. The 35” .100 definetly won’t fit since the bass VI has more of a distance from the ball end to the bridge and the scale length is exactly 30” as opposed to the Gretsch’s 29.75” Because of this, there will be about an extra 2-3” of taper going past the tuning post on the Gretsch using the .100, meaning you’ll also have to either file the post or unwind the string if you really wanna get it to fit. The .90 from the EB set is literally perfect for drop E: taper is just long enough for the scale length/short enough to fit into the tuner and is at around 23lbs of tension at pitch. Though I would only go as low as D1 with it still being tight enough to really dig into the string. C#1 is pushing it, but you WILL have problems trying to go to B0 with it, even with a good setup. At that low, the .105 is definetly more viable of an option. It’s also not too unbearable of a feeling if you also play actual bass guitar as well since you’ll be used to the thicker gauge a little more. Hope this helps!!

@@nathanbaird7150 Thank you, it's interesting to know that ! On my Gretsch, I only try the 24-90 from Stringjoy and it works perfectly. Next time, I will try the 24-84 from d'Addario.

I've always hated it to be honest on acoustic guitar i find it to always sound too metallic

fresh strings after like 2 days of use is the best

I did some maths. In total stock in B, it's 186.6 lbs. With the Loathe gauge and tuning it's the exact same number. In E Standard, the results are: Ernie Ball 20-90: 156.8 lbs Stringjoy 24-90: 165.8 lbs D'addario 24-84: 171.5 lbs Stringjoy 26-95: 179.7 lbs Fender 24-100: 194.3 lbs I used the Stringjoy calculator with some approximations (for example .085 rather than .084).

@@didtoknan8128 amazing info, thank you for this!

I have a sub zero guitar cause of them and I'll bring it down a bit for my tastes lol.

It’s crazy to me that people even at that level care that much. I understand if you’re doing crazy shredder stuff but most of the time my guitars are in whatever height the strings came in

The same way you would with any guitar, adjust the saddles back or forward accordingly

Exactly the same as you would on any guitar or bass!

With patience and squinted eyes 😂

Those are stock!

Yesterday evening I tuned it in a weird tuning just to match the tensions I will get with my new strings & tuning. This morning I tightened the trussrod. This evening I installed Stringjoy 24-90. The 90 fits in the V-tail without drilling. It also fits in the tuner. Nice. It needs to settle in but it looks like I won't need a shim. Also the 90 fits in the nut as mentionned by others. I have to check the others strings, I didn't pay attention if they need or not to be enlarged.

@@didtoknan8128 Hello, I'm pretty interested in purchasing this guitar. One month ago I bought a Danelectro 66BT, but I sent it back because there was neck dive. Does this guitar has this issue ?

@@milko3990 I'm sorry for the delay. I just tried it with a Ernie Ball polypro strap (the cheapest you can get) and it's fine.

Completely slipped my mind to mention that, but nothing was done to the nut or the bridge saddle at all to compensate for the bass string! It didn’t need it!

@@RaynP New they came with lighter strings so of course someone has to fill the nut but it should have be done before you.

@@didtoknan8128 Even when setting up brand new Gretsch baritones for this use case, I haven't found the need to file the nut slots or bridge saddles at all. That's my experience with it! It holds a setup perfectly without any issues of strings falling out of place or anything else!

@@RaynP So it looks like that from the factory the nut is cut too wide.

I have one of these and didn't have to do anything to the nut or bridge saddle, all I did was file out the stopbar like it was stated in the vid. Guess they all come from the factory that way.

Definitely meant ditching the 14 gauge - not sure how you got those numbers but the tension is nowhere near as high as the calculator would suggest

a 68 for a low a is nothing special. Even at almost 30 inches.