Is the Low E on guitar the first string or sixth string?
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
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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?
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