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Is the Low E on guitar the first string or sixth string?
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I'm confused on whether the low E is the first or the sixth string. I've seen images online that show the high e as the first string, but I've also seen this statement in a book I'm reading:
Strings are always counted from the bottom. The bottom most string on the fretboard is the 1st string.
Is the first string the E or the e below:
EADGBe
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I'm confused on whether the low E is the first or the sixth string. I've seen images online that show the high e as the first string, but I've also seen this statement in a book I'm reading:
Strings are always counted from the bottom. The bottom most string on the fretboard is the 1st string.
Is the first string the E or the e below:
EADGBe
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guitar strings
asked 4 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago
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I'm confused on whether the low E is the first or the sixth string. I've seen images online that show the high e as the first string, but I've also seen this statement in a book I'm reading:
Strings are always counted from the bottom. The bottom most string on the fretboard is the 1st string.
Is the first string the E or the e below:
EADGBe
Thanks
guitar strings
asked 4 hours ago
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I'm confused on whether the low E is the first or the sixth string. I've seen images online that show the high e as the first string, but I've also seen this statement in a book I'm reading:
Strings are always counted from the bottom. The bottom most string on the fretboard is the 1st string.
Is the first string the E or the e below:
EADGBe
Thanks
guitar strings
guitar strings
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2
Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago
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2
Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago
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It's all right. The thin E is at the bottom, physically, when the guitar is held properly: nearest to the floor. That doesn't make it the bottom string, though, as bottom here means lowest in sound. So, the thinnest is the top string, 1st string, and the fattest is the bottom, 6th string.
EDIT: it really is time to get realistic and stop using ambiguous terms for something as simple as this. My question is - who the heck started it in the first place? Followed by - have they let him out yet?
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
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The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
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I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
It's all right. The thin E is at the bottom, physically, when the guitar is held properly: nearest to the floor. That doesn't make it the bottom string, though, as bottom here means lowest in sound. So, the thinnest is the top string, 1st string, and the fattest is the bottom, 6th string.
EDIT: it really is time to get realistic and stop using ambiguous terms for something as simple as this. My question is - who the heck started it in the first place? Followed by - have they let him out yet?
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
2
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
1
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
It's all right. The thin E is at the bottom, physically, when the guitar is held properly: nearest to the floor. That doesn't make it the bottom string, though, as bottom here means lowest in sound. So, the thinnest is the top string, 1st string, and the fattest is the bottom, 6th string.
EDIT: it really is time to get realistic and stop using ambiguous terms for something as simple as this. My question is - who the heck started it in the first place? Followed by - have they let him out yet?
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
2
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
1
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
It's all right. The thin E is at the bottom, physically, when the guitar is held properly: nearest to the floor. That doesn't make it the bottom string, though, as bottom here means lowest in sound. So, the thinnest is the top string, 1st string, and the fattest is the bottom, 6th string.
EDIT: it really is time to get realistic and stop using ambiguous terms for something as simple as this. My question is - who the heck started it in the first place? Followed by - have they let him out yet?
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
It's all right. The thin E is at the bottom, physically, when the guitar is held properly: nearest to the floor. That doesn't make it the bottom string, though, as bottom here means lowest in sound. So, the thinnest is the top string, 1st string, and the fattest is the bottom, 6th string.
EDIT: it really is time to get realistic and stop using ambiguous terms for something as simple as this. My question is - who the heck started it in the first place? Followed by - have they let him out yet?
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
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answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
answered 3 hours ago
Tim
92.1k1094232
92.1k1094232
2
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
1
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
add a comment |Â
2
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
1
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
2
2
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
The bottom/top terminology might not be the best to use since bottom could mean two things as you say (1-closest to floor, 2-lowest in sound). Maybe thinking of it in terms of pitch would be easier to understand. Highest pitch=1st string, lowest pitch=6th string. But if someone says to start counting from the bottom then it does make sense that the bottom is the string closest to the floor.
– Rich
3 hours ago
1
1
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
I always go by thickness.. thinnest vs. thickest. It's unambiguous that way.
– user2808054
2 hours ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
@user2808054 - totally unequivocal. I've called them thick and thin for years - students seem to understand...
– Tim
58 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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2
Possible duplicate of String ordering - Top vs bottom?
– PeteCon
3 hours ago
The highlighted statement doesn't contradict that the high e is the first string, nor its position.
– Tetsujin
3 hours ago
@Tetsujin Does that mean that the bottom most string is the high e, not the low E? That's what confuses me. I'm thinking of the low E as the bottom. Is that incorrect?
– Rich
3 hours ago