Circle K Strings has now added 7, 8, and 9 string sets to their site!

[MF_Kitten]

Circle K Strings - Welcome - Circle K Strings

Finally, someone offering sensible sets for 7-8-9 string guitarists! The 8 string sets look really good too, and they all go from really light to REALLY heavy sets! They also cover different tastes in tension balance!

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Annnd theres a sale on atm!

 

[MF_Kitten]

So yeah, basically BUY DAT SHIT!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Dammit, I JUST bought me some GHS stings.

 

[Phrygian]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/gear-equipment/223767-circle-k-now-has-7-8-9-string-sets.html


They have some weird gauges though, not a single recognisable set haha! I'll have to send of an e-mail in their direction, their prices are not that bad and they do get a lot of praise around here.

 

[WaffleTheEpic]

They'll also have shirts and hoodies up soon.

 

[FireInside]

They'll also have shirts and hoodies up soon.

I would totally rock one of those!

 

[Captain Shoggoth]

holy shit, that .008-.082 8-string set is literally the exact kind of gauges I've always hoped for in a set

I knew Circle K were good, but wow

 

[TheDepthsWillRise]

Thanks for the heads up. I was just looking for 7 string sets a few days ago, and they didn't have any up yet.

 

[Hollowway]

holy shit, that .008-.082 8-string set is literally the exact kind of gauges I've always hoped for in a set

I knew Circle K were good, but wow

Where are you seeing that? I can only find 8-92.

 

[MF_Kitten]

Where are you seeing that? I can only find 8-92.

I think that was a 9 string set that he was looking at?

 

[Hollowway]

Could be that I'm on a mobile browser. I can't find the main page,
So I just typed in "8 string" and a list came up.

 

[Lorcan Ward]

They have some weird gauges though, not a single recognisable set haha! I'll have to send of an e-mail in their direction, their prices are not that bad and they do get a lot of praise around here.

Yeah they look really odd to me. Not sure what ones to try.

 

[MF_Kitten]

Yeah they look really odd to me. Not sure what ones to try.

Many of their gauges are "one higher" than what most companies make. a .86 instead of a ,85, .53 instead of .52, etc.

The gauges look odd, but that's why i love Circle K Strings: Their sets are made to be used! The gauges in each set is chosen to have balanced tension. They also offer different set types based on the balanced ones too, where you can get light or medium top string sets as well. This way, you can have really nice and tight low strings while retaining the looser normal feel on the high strings.

 

[Rook]

Said this in the other thread but I'll say it here as well. No drop tune sets, so I'm still buying a 6+1 or 7+1 set

 

[MikeK]

9-76 is fucking perfect for my 27" 8 string Ibby. I have an 80 on now and its just too much and kills tone.

 

[Winspear]

Many of their gauges are "one higher" than what most companies make. a .86 instead of a ,85, .53 instead of .52, etc.

The gauges look odd, but that's why i love Circle K Strings: Their sets are made to be used! The gauges in each set is chosen to have balanced tension. They also offer different set types based on the balanced ones too, where you can get light or medium top string sets as well. This way, you can have really nice and tight low strings while retaining the looser normal feel on the high strings.

The sets are perfectly constructed - The math behind D'addarios, Ernie Balls etc really makes little sense

There is a new updated unit weight chart too, for anyone who had sets made out might want to check how some strings have changed
http://circlekstrings.com/CKSIMAGES/UnitWeightChart130105.pdf

And a tension chart with all string categories, with 25.5 and 34 in one.

 

[SirMyghin]

^^

Where you seeing the guitar tension chart?

 

[Winspear]

I thought I pasted it haha oops
http://circlekstrings.com/CKSIMAGES/CircleKtensionChart130105.pdf

Both charts are accessible from the links at the very bottom of the page. The link on the Gauges and Tension webpage is still going to the old 2011 chart.

 

[Robby the Robot]

They would release these now, on sale at that, when I just order some strings from the yesterday before they announced these were becoming available.