guage

  1. S

    Drop F on a 28" scale 6 string

    Anyone else tuning to G/Drop F on a 6? I'm not much of an 8 string player (I will be, don't you worry) but I do a fair bit in that range on baritone 6's and 7's. Just wondering what string gauges you guys tend to throw on a low F on a 28in scale. Here's a link to a song in F my band threw out...
  2. omentremor

    006 or 007 electric guitar strings

    Hey guys Im using a tuning that needs a high GH (2 tones higher than the high standard E) and I live in a smallish town in Australia. Im having problems finding any 006 or 007 guage strings (Im using said tuning on a baritone and the lightest string I can find in a shop is 008, which snapped...
  3. darkdarkdoor

    String guage question

    Heya guys, first time making a post on here. Anyway, I have a Shecter Blackjack C-7. Atm, I'm running it with a 10 guage string set with a added 60 guage single. Standard tuning, (low) B to (high). I want to drop the B to A, but it flops out. I'm curious as to how thick I can go in order to...
  4. teamSKDM

    Elixir string drop B guage questions

    I tried using the search, and it showed no help for some reason. Anyways, I have an ibanez rga121 that im gonna be setting up in drop B, and The only strings I really trust are elixir. Elixirs themselves are alright really tight due to the coating they put on them,at least tighter than...
  5. W

    Strings!!

    http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/beginners-faq/132564-string-tension-super-thread-got-string-question-post-here.html
  6. gr8Har V

    Yet another string guage thread

    I have a 25.5" scale on my 7 string (has a floyd rose with a blocked bridge, if it matters) and I have a .060 at my 7th string. I find it's tightness is perfect for me at C, half step up from standard. it also goes to drop Bb perfectly so i can play an open Bb 5th chord without it sounding like...
  7. gr8Har V

    String guage for unique tuning?

    I want my 7 string down one and a half steps to C#-C# with G# on the 7th, but also to change sporadically to drop F#. I'm thinking .11-.52 w/ a .60 in the 7th. & the scale length is 25.5 :scratch: opinions???
  8. MaxOfMetal

    String Tension Super Thread (Got a string question? Post it here!)

    Many questions that often comes up on the boards are those involving string gauge. This thread will help to create a knowledge base of sorts to help guitarists with their string gauge woes. To aid me in creating this, I have chosen to use this string tension calculator: String Guage and...
    • MaxOfMetal
    • Thread
    • 12 guage 12s 24.5 scale 6 string 725 727 7string 8 string guitar calculator drop g drop tune gauge gauges guage heavy long scale low frequencies omen possible? scale schecter short scale sikth string string gauge string tension strings tension tension? tenstion tune tune down tune up tuning
    • Replies: 2,238
    • Forum: Beginners/FAQ
  9. kazE

    String guage for drop C/B

    I know this question has been asked before and I've done my share of research but I haven't found a clear answer. I'll be using drop C mostly in a floyd rose guitar, occasionally I'll go down to B. .52 Elixer's were suggested to me, does that sound right? Do you think getting custom individual...


Latest posts

Top