String guages for lower tunings

[noodleplugerine]

wow. u guys all amaze me. i used to use 12-52s tuned to standard E on my flying V, but found they sound to bright. I still use 11-48s and to 48s and even tune to E. if i play a guitar with standard strings my pick attack become sloppy and un-articulate, on my solos i overbend every other note and miss half my pick strokes because the string doesnt snap back to where it should before i hit it again.

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You've honestly made my day.

I've saved that quote and shall use it whenever I'm talking to mates about anything on this subject :D

[Metal-Assmoney]

sweet! do i get a cookie or anything? cause that would be epic.

[nfe]

wow. u guys all amaze me. i used to use 12-52s tuned to standard E on my flying V, but found they sound to bright. I still use 11-48s and to 48s and even tune to E. if i play a guitar with standard strings my pick attack become sloppy and un-articulate, on my solos i overbend every other note and miss half my pick strokes because the string doesnt snap back to where it should before i hit it again.

As I said on the previous page, anything below 12's is of no use to me in any tuning. 12-56 in E ftw.

[noodleplugerine]

sweet! do i get a cookie or anything? cause that would be epic.

You get a cookie and a muffin.

One of those so called "English Muffins" which don't exist anywhere other than America.

[Metal-Assmoney]

^^^BROOTAL.  :twisted:

what kind of picks do you use btw? i recently switched to Dunlop Jazz IIIs and i love em. they are tiny so they take some getting used to, but after about 2-3 hours any other pick feels sloppy and bulky. they really tighten up your pick attack because they are pointy as hell and are like 1.5mm thick.

[noodleplugerine]

Pickboy exclusively. I prefer the plastic ones (black) with the raised grip, tis a shame you have to get them imported really since nobody in England sells them, but the Ceramic (white) are alot easier to find and they're still awesome.

[Roobubba]

I have an Ibanez RG490F (Floyd Rose-style bridge) and my tuning is: A-E-A-D-F#-B. I use D'Addario 'Jazz' Strings (13s) (I play hardcore/metal, not Jazz!), and the tension is *almost* identical to the 9s the guitar had been set up with before I tuned down. I only had to adjust the tension a little - the set up is not 100% there yet, but it's really very, very close!

I've also done this to a Marlin (no idea what type, horrible horrible guitar, but used as the experiment!). That also worked fine, but if you do switch to 13 gauge, or even 12 gauge, string sets, make sure the bit where the string goes to the machine heads at the end of the neck is big enough to cope (or metal).  Cheap guitars often have a plastic bit for the strings to sit in, here, and they can snap if you don't file them down - this would be a nightmare!

(I'm talking about the "other" end from the bridge, but I can't think of the word just now!).

I use Stubby Triangle picks (2.0mm). Work nicely :)

Roo

[BloodMountain]

roobubba, welcome to the forum.

do you mean the nut?

anyone, would i use 12-54 sets for a 24.75 inch scale Floyd Rose guitar tuned to C# Standard? (dean razorback, to be precise)

[noodleplugerine]

I use 13-56 on my SG and that's in C standard/drop A# - I'd recommend it, anything flabbier would be lame.

[BloodMountain]

yeah, but the scale is different on an SG, isn't it?

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Hails Guys
iīm having a $%&#ing Dillema here.(Dillemma? Dilemma??Dilema?)
iīm using 013 standard by daddario on my 25,5 Schecter Avenger. tuned to C standard.
and itīs ok, but i wish the 6th string was tighter than it actually is.
and iīm using 012 standard by daddario on my D standard tuned Charvelfusion deluxe. 24,75 scale Length.
itīs ok but i wish it was tighter Too.
and iīm planning to switch from E to D standard on my ESP mii Deluxe.
which has a 25, 1/2 scale Length
do you think it will be tight and ok with 011īs?
i need some 0.60 sets . but itīs hard to find here .
JP

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Hails Guys
iīm having a #$%!& Dillema here.(Dillemma? Dilemma??Dilema?)
iīm using 013 standard by daddario on my 25,5 Schecter Avenger. tuned to C standard.
and itīs ok, but i wish the 6th string was tighter than it actually is.
and iīm using 012 standard by daddario on my D standard tuned Charvelfusion deluxe. 24,75 scale Length.
itīs ok but i wish it was tighter Too.
and iīm planning to switch from E to D standard on my ESP mii Deluxe.
which has a 25, 1/2 scale Length
do you think it will be tight and ok with 011īs?
i need some 0.60 sets . but itīs hard to find here .
JP

by 6th string do you mean the low e????

best bet is what i do heavy bottom strings

i use .10s heavy bottoms for tunings down to drop c

the low e is a slightly thicker than normal which keeps the tension just fine

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yeah, 6th=low E.
what is the string measures , manufacturer of this 10īs heavy bottomīs?
Hails and thankīs in advance.
JP

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yeah, 6th=low E.
what is the string measures , manufacturer of this 10īs heavy bottomīs?
Hails and thankīs in advance.
JP

no idea off top of my head ill just check i know of two manufacturers that make them ernie ball (ive used these but they break often)

and daddario much better


you can get them in the usual guages 9, 10, 11 etc

just look them up on google im sure youll find them

the ernie ball ones are called skinny top heavy bottoms unsure about the daddario

[nfe]

yeah, 6th=low E.
what is the string measures , manufacturer of this 10īs heavy bottomīs?
Hails and thankīs in advance.
JP

It's only a 52, if ou're not happy with the 56, it'll be no use at all.