String Gauges

[Goliath]

There's a bunch of posts out there, how about a poll?

Which do you use?

 

[Dylan7620]

i use a light top heavy bottom.... then add a string so its all over the place...

 

[Toshiro]

..... I use in E: 9-46(9's on top, 10's on bottom), in D: 10-52(10's on top, 12's on bottom), and in Db/C#: 11-56(11's on top, 13's on bottom)....

 

[Chris]

11-60

 

[Digital Black]

.10's with a .58 for the low B. EB's naturally...

 

[Leon]

traditionally i've been a 10's guy. but, i've got some 11's on my RG7621 that just plain rock.

i think i'll keep the 10's on my 6string, and maybe stick to 11's on the 7string.

 

[Metal Ken]

9's in E, 10s in D...

 

[Vegetta]

i use a light top heavy bottom.... then add a string so its all over the place...

+1
I do the same thing tho i usually use blue steel custom lights

 

[Drew]

.09-.58 currently, but I've got a couple sets of Blue Steels .09-.56 that are going on for my next restring...

 

[GuitarMofo]

Hmm i use 10, heavy gauge... i brough erm off moojimoo3 as i felt that 9's were slowing me down... also i couldn't bend well on 9's

 

[moojimoo3]

I use Ermie Ball Heavy Bottom .10-.52. They're pretty steady and I feel comfortable with them, no bad points. I karate chop when palmuting hard, I snap too many strings. Whoops. Guitarmofo uses the same strings.

 

[pooo]

Dean Markley Blue Steels .10 - .56 for me. Not sure if i'll be stickin with .10s, they're a lil heavy for really crazy shred

 

[VII]

Hi everyone Slinky Ex heavy.

 

[telecaster90]

.9-.46 usually on my tele.

But I have .10's right now, becuase I was at my friend's house when i changed the strings.

 

[Ancestor]

10's, but I'm a half step down. 9's feel a little too loose. Of course, my Blackjack is a 70 through a 14, but that's down in G.

 

[Cyanide_Anima]

i use 10-46 with a .50 for my low B. tune down a half step.

 

[Drew]

i use 10-46 with a .50 for my low B. tune down a half step.

a .46 E and a .50 B? Is that a typo, or are those really the guages you use? That B would just be hanging limply, I'd think... Yikes.

-D

 

[SevenatoR]

Mine's a total wack-job...I use 9's, but replace the .52 with a .58 cuz we tune down to A. I should prolly go even bigger but if wanted to do that, I'd play bass

 

[keithb]

I use a normal set of Ernie Ball 9-42, and add a 54 low B. The guitar stores around here seem to only sell 7-string packs in 10's and up, and I'm way too used to 9's.

 

[Cyanide_Anima]

nah, thats right, .50 low B. it fucking rocks. it doesnt flap, when you play it with finesse. it sounds much tighter to my ears, i cant stand anything heavier than a .52 for low B, it just turns to mud. its the secret to that "Dino tone", im tellin ya!