030 Nickel Wound (Low A) #3 - . 014 Plain Steel (High E) For best results with reaching the desired tuning, these should be used on a lap steel that has a scale length (the length from the nut to the bridge) of around 23. String specs: 034 Nickle Wound,.030 Nickle Wound.024 Nickle Wound, .020 Nickle Wound, .017 Plain Steel, .014 Plain Steel High-quality, medium-gauge strings Silpat Home & Living | ShopStyle G7th, The Capo Company-Nashville spring capo for 6 string and classical... Introduction To C6 Tuning For Lap Steel Chords This is the same set we include with our 2x4 Lap Steel Kit. #1 - . Much longer or shorter than that and the strings will either be too loose and sloppy, or so tight that they break before they reach the pitch. E String Electric Guitar A Good Set Of Strings For Lap Steel C6 Tuning Please Lap Steel Guitar 020 Nickel Wound (Middle G) #5 - . 017 Plain Steel (Middle B) #6 - . This set is a mix of plain steel (unwound) and Nickel-wound strings intended for use with magnetic (electric guitar-style) pickups. Intended for tuning to CEGACE, for that distinctive Nashville sound. 024 Nickel Wound (Middle D) #4 - .