String Tension Super Thread (Got a string question? Post it here!)

[amadeus]

I have 2 7 strings ones a hard tail and the others a Floyd both have 25.5 scale lenght.
I wanted to tune both guitars ADGCFAD

on my six string i use 11-49 daddarios for standard D

what gauge should i use for the Low A string?

I was thinking between 68-70? any thoughts?

 

[amadeus]

Also 5 string Bass ADGCF (one step down) what string guages should i use?

 

[pearl_07]

I'm tempted to try a 13-62 set for b standard on my LP. I know what to het and where to get them...only I can't find that kind of set coated. My hands being string destroyers (they blacken very quickly) I adopted elixirs and am plenty happy with them, but they jump from 52 to 70.
Skull strings and some others make a 13-62 set but no luck finding coated ones using Google, so if I missed something please direct me the proper way.

I've got a set of Cleartone Strings on my S470DXQM. I went with the 12-60 set and it was ~perfect for Drop G# and they're great for B standard too. I tried the 13-65 set they have, and they felt too big and tight for my liking. They're not coated like Elixirs, but they've got some kind of treatment done to them that makes them last longer than uncoated strings.

 

[Andromalia]

Thanks, they could do, isn't the 22p string a bit too big, I have tried the NES and the 24p was just too big for my nut and uncomfortable and I don't really want to file it.

 

[pearl_07]

Yeah the 22p was larger than what I was used to. It was the only problem that I saw with that set. Otherwise they worked wonderfully!

 

[xeL]

Does anyone find that too much tension can have a negative effect on their tone?

I've just strung my PRS with gauge 11-49 strings with a wound third in D Standard expecting to hear an improvement due to added tension and string mass over the 10-52 set that I was using earlier, I do have a couple of single gauges arriving in the morning (a .056 and a .059) to play around with so will have to re-evaluate afterwards.

 

[project25_01]

Hi guys,
I own a Schecter Demon7 (26,5 scale) with a
.10 - .13 - .17 - .26 - .36 - .46 - .56 set.

On my new 7stringer (25.5 scale this time) I'd like to have a similar "feel" with strings.
Should I go with a
.11 - .15 - .18 - .26 - .36 - .50 + .60 set?

 

[Winspear]

Hi guys,
I own a Schecter Demon7 (26,5 scale) with a
.10 - .13 - .17 - .26 - .36 - .46 - .56 set.

On my new 7stringer (25.5 scale this time) I'd like to have a similar "feel" with strings.
Should I go with a
.11 - .15 - .18 - .26 - .36 - .50 + .60 set?

That will be a fair bit tighter (presuming same tuning?)

len 26.5"

E4 .010 pl == 17.51#
E2 .046 nw == 18.88#
B1 .056 nw == 15.97#

len 25.5"

E4 .0105 pl == 17.88#
E2 .048 nw == 18.93#
B1 .058 nw == 15.92#

 

[project25_01]

That will be a fair bit tighter (presuming same tuning?)

len 26.5"

E4 .010 pl == 17.51#
E2 .046 nw == 18.88#
B1 .056 nw == 15.97#

len 25.5"

E4 .0105 pl == 17.88#
E2 .048 nw == 18.93#
B1 .058 nw == 15.92#

Yes, stanard tuning in both guitars.
Thank you!

 

[ibanezRG1527]

hi! since im obviously retarded when it comes to extended scale guitars (see the thread i made asking about it haha) im wondering what would be a good set for drop G on a 27" scale.

i plan on getting an rg1077xl once i get the money and thats the tuning ill be using.

now, i dont need a shit-ton of tension. i do lots of bends and i like a guitar thats fairly easy to play. so im not going to be using a .80 for it haha sorry but its just not happening.

i planned on using a .10-.46 set on the first strings (tuned to d-standard as im sure you know) because that seems to be fine even on a 25.5" in that tuning. all i need to know is what to use for the low G. maybe a .64? .68 maybe?

thanks guys!

 

[WFD]

What would you guys recommend to tight up the low end on a Fender Stratocaster one piece maple neck/fretboard. 25.5 inches scale length tuned to B standard. ?
i was previously using A Pretty normal daddario 013 -056.
but its flabby im thinking q: /

 

[thatguy87]

I have an Apex 2 that's in drop Ab but the 7th is a 56 and way too floppy for my tastes. i went to cambridge the other day to get something like a single 64 and walked away with a baritone 6 set (13 18 30 44 56 72) do you think I could throw those on with a 10 and be ok? I'm gonna have it set up professionally since I'm worried about the neck relief.

 

[ibanezRG1527]

What would you guys recommend to tight up the low end on a Fender Stratocaster one piece maple neck/fretboard. 25.5 inches scale length tuned to B standard. ?
i was previously using A Pretty normal daddario 013 -056.
but its flabby im thinking q: /

id go for a bit heavier. not a ton, but just a bit. get a 7 string set of ernie ball power slinkys and ditch the high E string. i think that leaves you with either .13-.58 or .14-.58. AND the 3rd string will be a wound string. A+++ IMO

 

[WFD]

id go for a bit heavier. not a ton, but just a bit. get a 7 string set of ernie ball power slinkys and ditch the high E string. i think that leaves you with either .13-.58 or .14-.58. AND the 3rd string will be a wound string. A+++ IMO

I didnt understand it. maybe?!!?
can you explain in another way?
what do you mean by ditching? ill loose the first string right?
Thanks.

 

[ibanezRG1527]

I didnt understand it. maybe?!!?
can you explain in another way?
what do you mean by ditching? ill loose the first string right?
Thanks.

yep. take the high E (or 1st) string and dont use it. then string the rest. works great!

 

[pitbulltodd]

i've got a 66 gauge string on my ibanez and it still isn't tight enough and i think it's because of the 25.5 scale length. do you guys think i need a guitar with a longer scale length (schecter blackjack atx) or should i not worry about the scale length, keep the ibanez and just replace the pickup that's in there now (DiMarzio Evolution) with a bareknuckle aftermath?

 

[Winspear]

Tuning? Should be about right for drop A.

 

[Lorcan Ward]

What is your setup/signal chain?

I was playing through a 25.5 guitar with Evo 7s last week and the low string was tight, not EMG tight but still perfect for heavy chugging.

 

[Konfyouzd]

Tight enough feeling wise or sound wise? Also, I have noticed huge differences in clarity between my 25.5" guitars and my 28.625" guitars but there's a compromise in tone girth, I've noticed. I have to EQ my longer scaled axes a bit thicker to get my tone back to where I want, but even then I still do notice a significant difference in overall clarity.

 

[BobbyBaja]

I have a 25.5 scale myself, and I can get my guitar to tune as low as G with the right strings (though they're loose, it still maintains a good enough tone to not sound terrible).
Whether or not you need a longer scale really depends on how low of a tuning you want to go.