30 inch Drop Eb1 string gauge help?

[lewis]

Hey everyone.

Im all but done with a near 2 year Hiatus from Guitar playing. Me and my old bands vocalist want to have some fun with music again. I want to go straight in with this new project on my 30 incher. I basically bought it right when my band dissolved so its never had use - until now

Want that Drop Eb tuning on it as I adore how that sounds but due to my Hiatus I cant remember f*** all about string gauges and past setups.
Anyone got any suggestions for a middle of the road tension at 30 inches for Drop Eb1 open? ( really dont like super high tension)

low to high:
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Gb

Cheers guys and Im glad to be back

 

[FirstnameLastname]

I'll preface this by saying I don't quite "get" your tuning. If you want it open, wouldn't it make more sense to turn that Ab into another Bb? (5th-4th-5th-4th-Min3rd)

Anyway I would say if you have the luxury to pick individual strings go for 74-54-42 for the bottom 3 strings and 17-14 for the top 2 strings, then either a 30 or a 26 for the 3rd string depending on the note.

Otherwise you could get a D'Addario EXL145 set, ditch the top string and add the 74. The tension might get pretty high on the treble side though, so be careful with that.

 

[ArtDecade]

Ah, the old open Gb6/9 chord with the Eb in the bass tuning. Weezer are big fans too.

 

[lattjeful]

When you say "middle of the road" tension, how much is that? You might be able to get away with an .085 for that Eb if you don't mind a little slack. Should feel roughly similar to a .044 in E standard on a 25.5" guitar. A little more slack due to the longer scale length allowing for more flexibility in the string. Equal tension != equal feel.

 

[lewis]

Regards to tuning I'm trying to do it from memory so may have messed up exactly what the notes are. It's been years lol