9-68 Gauge!

[JosephEMG]

Hey guys, first post here! I just bought my first seven string after 12 years of playing 6 strings (Schecter Loomis NT Black). Stumbled upon this site and just registered.

After reading endless threads about string tension, and playing with the 7 string standard sets (hated them, 7 string was too floppy), I decided to create my own custom set. I settled for 9-12-16-26-36-49-68 in E Standard. Also, I swear by Elixir strings. I would've chosen a .66 for the low B but Elixir doesn't make them. Bottom line is, I LOVE IT! Anyone else using this specific custom gauges or something close?

 

[mnemonic]

I don't use anything fancy, but I'll agree that elixir string are amazing, my favorite sounding strings, and they last ages too.

I use the 'custom light' set, 9-46 and I use a .060 for the low B. Elixir don't do a guitar .060, so I have to get a bass single string... which means that string costs the same as the whole pack of 9-46's... but whatever. Also I get one huge ball-end that sticks out the back of my guitar, haha.

 

[wat]

I have almost the same set as you, OP except it's 10's on top.

 

[Thrawn]

I've just started using the 9-64 set from La Bella for Drop A# tuning on my 7 and it's seems pretty balanced. The gauges are 9-11-16-26-36-46-64. Before that I was using a 10-52 set plus a single 66 from D'Addario but I was tuning a little lower.

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

I use Elixir .068 for the bottom string and a set of .046-.009 for the rest. I play in drop A, and these gauges are perfect for that tuning.

 

[Bretton]

their Baritone set, plus a .009 up top looks aiight, pretty tight on the bottom

len 25.5"

E4 .009" PL == 13.13#
B3 .012" PL == 13.11#
G3 .016" PL == 14.68#
D3 .022" PL == 15.57#
A2 .038" NW == 21.58#
E2 .052" NW == 22.01#
B1 .068" NW == 21.73#

 

[JosephEMG]

their Baritone set, plus a .009 up top looks aiight, pretty tight on the bottom

len 25.5"

E4 .009" PL == 13.13#
B3 .012" PL == 13.11#
G3 .016" PL == 14.68#
D3 .022" PL == 15.57#
A2 .038" NW == 21.58#
E2 .052" NW == 22.01#
B1 .068" NW == 21.73#

This is awesome man, i haven't tried a PL on the D string yet! Is it any difference tone-wise? Or is it just feel?

 

[Chuck]

their Baritone set, plus a .009 up top looks aiight, pretty tight on the bottom

len 25.5"

E4 .009" PL == 13.13#
B3 .012" PL == 13.11#
G3 .016" PL == 14.68#
D3 .022" PL == 15.57#
A2 .038" NW == 21.58#
E2 .052" NW == 22.01#
B1 .068" NW == 21.73#

Yeah I would under no circumstance play a plain D string. I hate plain strings over 18 or so. That set would never fly for me

 

[Sepultorture]

I don't use anything fancy, but I'll agree that elixir string are amazing, my favorite sounding strings, and they last ages too.

I use the 'custom light' set, 9-46 and I use a .060 for the low B. Elixir don't do a guitar .060, so I have to get a bass single string... which means that string costs the same as the whole pack of 9-46's... but whatever. Also I get one huge ball-end that sticks out the back of my guitar, haha.

Elixir is and always will be my go to guitar string

but i would also like to say i love your Avatar, i ....ing love Franziskaner Weissbier \m/

 

[Nag]

same, I love mah Elixirs.

9-12-16-26-36-52-68, almost the same

 

[tedtan]

I use 9-64 in standard tuning, 9-68 in drop A, so not too far off from the OP.

 

[mnemonic]

Elixir is and always will be my go to guitar string

but i would also like to say i love your Avatar, i ....ing love Franziskaner Weissbier \m/

I'm by no means a beer snob, but its definitely in my top 5 beers.

 

[Shredderboy1658]

I use a D'Addario 8 string set and only use the 10-13-17-30-42-54-74 and exclude the 64 and play in Drop A

 

[Yo_Wattup]

Yeah I would under no circumstance play a plain D string. I hate plain strings over 18 or so. That set would never fly for me

+1 I used a .022 plain once... never again.

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

Yeah I would under no circumstance play a plain D string. I hate plain strings over 18 or so. That set would never fly for me

I even hate playing a 17 unwound string, gotta find the thinnest wound string for my guitar, but Elixir doesn't sell any wound strings under 22 I think.