Drop B with 10s!!

[pat2]

This may or may not be interesting to anyone, but I was just playing around with my epi lp (which has 10s) and I thought hmmmm... let's just see how loose these stings get in Drop B. So i did it and.... it's actually playable

It's keeping tune fine, and there are no problems with intonation or the note going sharp or anything... it's just a bit loose.

I'm not sure if it makes any difference, but I've got a set of cobalts on there and I use a Big Stubby for a pick (I've noticed significantly less of notes going sharp when i hit them with this pick).

I'm slightly confused but whatever; now i can haz teh br00talz on mah lester!

 

[jephjacques]

I always used 10-54 sets on my Les Paul tuned to drop-B, it is totally doable. The looseness improves the tone IMO!

 

[pat2]

And on top of that, the bending is insane

Now I'm wondering why I have 11s on my torero in Drop B

 

[nicktao]

How?! I need 12s for standard tuning on my lp and it's still not enough!

 

[jephjacques]

are you a caveman or possibly a yeti

 

[pat2]

I might have a lighter touch than I thought

I always feel like I'm gonna break a string with think strings like that though

 

[nicktao]

are you a caveman or possibly a yeti

Actually yes

 

[InfinityCollision]

Are you playing with any sense of dynamics and articulation or just playing with the lightest touch possible?

 

[pat2]

I was playing aggressively and everything

 

[Devyn Eclipse Nav]

Ihad my 25.5 Ibanez RG in Bb standard with D'addario a 10-46 set for the few weeks leading up to me getting a 7 string and it sounded ....ing awesome. Felt terrible, but intonation wasn't an issue, and there wasn't too much flop, so long as I didn't pound on a non-palm muted note too hard.

Strings are weird. HOWEVER, I have noticed slightly more tension on the wound cobalt strings than on normal Nickel wound strings.

 

[pat2]

That certainly makes sense. I think I'll try a set of DR 10s on my 25.5 inch torero though. That would be very interesting

 

[RestyPad]

I have 10-52 on my ltd with 24.75 scale tuned down to drop A# which is ridiculously low for such guitar and strings, but it's more or less playable however the strings are quiet loose.
It's interesting to see how long you can go, before it loses too much tension

 

[arcadia fades]

I have 10-52 on my ltd with 24.75 scale tuned down to drop A# which is ridiculously low for such guitar and strings, but it's more or less playable however the strings are quiet loose.
It's interesting to see how long you can go, before it loses too much tension

just wut.

if you are a gigging musician this just wont work full stop. Must be a bedroom warrior.

 

[edsped]

I use 9-42 on some of my guitars for D standard, I would probably dig 10-52 in drop B.

 

[pat2]

I actually like how it feel (save for the 46 gauge in B) so I think I'll probably switch to 10-52 or 54

 

[BIG ND SWEATY]

i use 11-54s for drop Bb and i love the feel and tone i get from them

 

[Chasethebreather]

I did 11s with a Torero for B. Felt perfect.

 

[Mprinsje]

i use 10-52 for everything ranging from e standard to drop a#. sometimes, a little flub adds something.

 

[SoItGoesRVA]

i use 11-54s for drop Bb and i love the feel and tone i get from them

That's crazy. For drop Bb on a 24.75 scale 6 i used the power slinky 7 string set and dropped the lightest string (14-58s).

 

[RickSchneider]

I use 13-62s for drop b and have been for ages, but I'm thinking of going a bit lighter, maybe not all the way down to 10s though!