24.3/4" String gauge for drop B

[Tjerd1]

Hi guys
I want to ask what string gauge is better for drop b tuning on my Godin Redline 1 -24.3/4" scale-.
Thanks in advance

 

[elrrek]

13-56, I have that on 24 5/8s and 25.5 scale guitars in C and B.
Works fine for me, can even do dropped A# with reasonable tension but if you want it TIGHT and to avoid "boing" you might want to go heavier.

 

[McBrain]

I use .013-.062 with a plain .022 3rd string.

Edit: I misread the title. This is what I use for B-standard.

 

[Dominthebox]

I've tried experimenting with some lower tunings on my PRS custom 22 which is 25" scale, when I was tuning to drop B I used the D'addario EXL-148 12-60 Extra Heavy set. I like my strings on the tighter side usually But the problem I ran into was the Low B string and the F# string sounded too muddy when played together when distorted and I couldn't achieve clarity with the Low B string. They sounded amazing on a clean channel tho and I came to the conclusion that the problem had to be either with the PRS Dragon II pickups not being able to handle the lower tunings or the fact that I have one of those PRS stoptails WITHOUT the individual string saddles for intonation, I'm guessing it was a combination of both.

Also although I never mind having these threads, it's only a matter of time before somebody posts this
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/be...per-thread-got-string-question-post-here.html

 

[Dvaienat]

Buy a set of 11-52 or 12-52 gauges, and replace the 52 with a 60 or 62. Works perfectly for standard tension.

 

[astm]

I would buy an 11s 7string set and remove the first string

 

[AkiraSpectrum]

12-54 or 13-56 d'addario's perhaps?

 

[scherzo1928]

12-54 or 13-56 d'addario's perhaps?

I use the 12-54 set from Daddario for drop B on a 27.5" scale. Personally, I would never use that at 24.75, haha.

And yeah, there's a LOT of tension on my strings.

 

[Andromalia]

Try a set of skulls 60-13.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

12-60+ for a tighter tension, 11-56 for something in-between, and 11-52 for something loose.

 

[CapinCripes]

i can pull off a stable drop b on my 24 5/8 inch scale St3 with 11-48 but as far as feel goes anything less than 11s in standard or 12s in D feels plain wrong to me.