What's the Deal With New Standard Tuning

Robert Fripp's New Standard Tuning has one of the strongest cult followings among alternate guitar tunings. What is it? Where did it come from? Why's it good or bad? We answer these questions and mooooore... 0:01:23 - Fifths Tuning 0:02:45 - NST History 0:04:01 - Advantages 0:05:19 - Disadvantages 0:06:32 - Gauge Recommendations 0:08:14 - Demo Our top String Gauge picks for New Standard Tuning: Acoustic: .010 - .012 - .020w - .032 - .044 - .056 Get it here: Electric: .0085 - .010 - .015 - .026w - .038 - .056 Get it here: SHOP STRINGJOY: SUBSCRIBE: ABOUT STRINGJOY Stringjoy is a boutique guitar string company located in Music City—Nashville, TN. We’re dedicated to making the highest quality guitar and bass strings, providing the best customer service in the industry and giving our players more gauge and customization options than anyone else out there. We proudly make all of our strings in the USA, and we donate 5% of our net profits to support music education programs. FIND US AT Instagram: Facebook: Our Homebase: