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  1. FingersuvfireNfury

    A complicated tension question.

    What lbs total is too much tension for a 7 string? My tuning is drop E. I have a KM-7 26.5" scale with a Floyd And A LTD 607b 27" scale that loads through the guitar. Currently running a set of strings with a .102 for the low E on the KM7 which gives me around 175lbs of tension but I...
  2. 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...
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