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

[Stealthdjentstic]

On my 26.5" loomis in drop Ab/G# I like 10-52 + .62

 

[Glint Symmetry]

but is not to tight?

this can damage the guitar? sorry my nobless

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

No...that's not that tight at all IMO

 

[Augminished]

As long as the guitar is set up properly it will not damage the guitar. Make sure the neck is straight and that the truss rod is not bending the neck.

Find a new luthier

(if I am reading this right and he is saying a 62 is to much tension and it will hurt the guitar)

 

[Glint Symmetry]

LOL

can you put in here the complete set of strings? maybe i go and try...like 10,13,17,blabla

i cant imagine people here that use 70 in drop G# and say they like tight...give me the creeps all over my body...lol is so tight bro

and the truss rod i got to give a touch in there to inst? make the arm go more flat i like small bow the enough to make the string vibrates...if i tight the satrings i got to correct the truss inst?

 

[Glint Symmetry]

ok,is a old luthier may i say that... but a good one.

but i make the adjsutements in my guitar,this talk about the strings was when i go and put some new frets in the guitar,like new my baby...

the shit is that i see the arm bow when i tight more the strings,im very perceptive?(fucking english that i forget the words) person and i can feel the arm bow and i hate that,more then chinese stores lol

i got to create the balance to stay with the arm straight and thats it?

 

[Augminished]

Only adjust the truss rod if the neck bows. Do this by sighting the neck. If the neck does not change do not do anything.

My strings are 11-14-18-28-38-48 with a 64. In drop Ab My guitar is 25.5" though.

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

I don't know what you said, sorry man :\

Fred Brum on here speaks Portugese too, maybe you could PM him?

 

[Glint Symmetry]

ok so if yours is 25,5 mine is 26,5 i think this gauge will fit me well...

10,13,17,26,36,46,62? or 64 for low 7?

 

[Glint Symmetry]

yep my english got days,and today is not the day to explain strings problems maybe loools

 

[Augminished]

I would start with a 62 and go from there.

 

[Glint Symmetry]

im going to buy 10,13,17,24,34,44,62? or 60?

but ok thanx for the help,got to spend some euros in strings and discover for myself,i think is the best way...

 

[Mordecai]

.011, .014, .018, .024w, .036w, .052w, .070w keeps it tight and right.

 

[7stringDemon]

Maybe .10, .13, .17, .26w, .36w, .46w, .68w for your 26.5"

I think this is a pretty good set. I like a good bit of tension though. I use a .11-.52 with a low .74 on my 25.5".

 

[Glint Symmetry]

lol i think that is to tight,the 6 strings are only half step down from standard and the low 7 is the only that got 2 all steps down and half from B,A to G# so i think that 62 will stay nice and even a 60...if we think that my schecter comes with 56 for the low 7 in standard tune

i repeat i not a fan of tight strings,its annoying make bends with this tightness is so compress way to play not for me :S

how misha from periphery use 10 -56? in Drop G#? baritone? :|

 

[7stringDemon]

if we think that my schecter comes with 56 for the low 7 in standard tune

Just because it's there, doesn't mean it's right.

 

[Glint Symmetry]

yup beacouse i think is tight to in standard tune looolz

 

[Djentleguy]

If I tune to Drop G# I'd take a regular 10-52 set and put a 62 on the thickest string. Believe me it won't be too tight even in Drop A\B Standard.

 

[simonXsludge]

10,13,17,26,36,46,62? or 64 for low 7?

I use exactly this with a 64 on the bottom for my 7-string RG with a 25.5 scale for dropped G#. I see it working on a 26.5 scale, too. It's not too tight. I imagine the 64 to be perfect for 26.5, because on mine it is still a bit loose.

 

[Winspear]

70 in G# is not tight. It's actually similar tension as like a 49 in E. i.e. Normal. Will treat the truss rod exactly the same. I use 11-49+70 for drop G#. Perfect match!
The 57s or so given in standard 7 string sets are a bad match. Awfully loose compared to the rest of the set.