String Tension

Per-string tension for your tuning, scale & gauges — so down-tuned riffs stay tight, not floppy.

Setup

Scale length

Tuning

String set (or edit gauges below)

Per-string tension

#	Note	Gauge	Tension	Feel

Comfortable feel runs roughly 13–19 lb per guitar string (30–50 lb for bass). Below that gets floppy; well above gets stiff and sharp to fret. Tension uses the D'Addario formula T = UW·(2·L·f)²⁄386.4; unit weights are standard plain-steel/nickel-wound estimates (±a few %).