MrBouleDeBowling
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12-60 is the way to go IMO.
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Oh, while I'm at it do NOT buy EBs "Not Even Slinky", that 24p is unplayable.
That's the "baritone light pack" I was talking about before. Honestly, I use this for C standard, but I'm sure it would be a-okay a half step lower. I understand that seeing a low B in the mid-upper 50s is pretty normal for a 25.5" scale guitar (or especially longer), but when you get to the Gibson scale I really feel like 60 is the minimum for anything resembling "normal" string tension. I wish Daddario made a NYXL version of this pack...D’addario Exl158 set is almost perfectly suited for Explorer/LP in B.
Just my two cents: the easiest way to Iplay in B standard is to buy a seven string, or you could have big troubles in setting the trussrod/action correctly.This forum needs new threads, so:
I've got a Dean Z (Explorer) which I want to put in B standard.
A little change in the plan, I decided to put the guitar to C standard in the end. So I got an Ernie Ball 12-54 set which is pretty nice. The plain 24 is a handful, though. I think I'd prefer a 22. Otherwise it's fine.
Just my two cents: the easiest way to Iplay in B standard is to buy a seven string, or you could have big troubles in setting the trussrod/action correctly.
Otherwise, have you ever tried Blacksmith strings?
Try the d'addario 11-54.
So far I haven't got any issues with the action, but the intonation with this TOM-bridge is a bit tricky (the room for adjustment is relatively small). But I won't start tweaking that properly before I decide on the final set.
And the reason I won't get a seven string is that I like the feel of a six-string more. The wider neck throws me off.
I think I will, this G-string is a bit too much for me.
zero issues with the short scale length despite what some of the zealots around here on SS.org claim about NEEDING a baritone scale for anything lower than C