WHAT STRING GAUGE DO YOU YOU USE ON YOUR UNIVERSE? I'M CURRENTLY BUYING TWO PACKS ATA TIME 9-46 PLUS A 56 FOR THE LOW B. I END UP WASTING THE REST OF THE 56 GAUGE PACK CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A SIZE CLOSE TO THIS WHERE I ONLY HAVE TO BUY ONE SET OF STRINGS.
UV STRING GAUGE
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Woah, turn off the caps lock 
I use Ernie Ball 7 string Slinky 10-56. It's a standard 10-46 6 string set with a 56 added. You can also get single strings to make your own sets up.
I use Ernie Ball 7 string Slinky 10-56. It's a standard 10-46 6 string set with a 56 added. You can also get single strings to make your own sets up.
eviltoaster
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i have a 9-56er set with an low E of 44...strange but very nice!
AXEMASTER said:
That's ok dude, just remember it's easier for us to read with it off. I prefer the feel of 9-42's, but the 10's just sound a lot better IMO. I've always used a 56 for my low B, but I know a lot of people go for a higher gauge. If you ever detune a set of 10-52's with a 70 works very well for A standard tuning (down one whole set).
Roundhouse_Kick
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At the moment on my UV I have an ernie ball hybrid slinky set for the top 6 (I think 9-46) and then a 58 for the low B. It's my favourite set so far but I'm going to try a 60 for the B next time!
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I'd dissuade anyone from using anything below at least 60 for the low B as it's just going to flop around too much.
I'd go for a light top heavy bottom set, and then go off an buy the extra guitar string seperately. Personally I'm using 10-52+70, and that's on both my UV's. (It is in A though)
For tuning to BEADGBE I'd go for either 10-46 or 9-46 + 60-66(which is what i was using before, with a 65 (bass string)) which will stop that low B from going sharp or flopping around when you pick it, and make it playable for rythm
I'd go for a light top heavy bottom set, and then go off an buy the extra guitar string seperately. Personally I'm using 10-52+70, and that's on both my UV's. (It is in A though)
For tuning to BEADGBE I'd go for either 10-46 or 9-46 + 60-66(which is what i was using before, with a 65 (bass string)) which will stop that low B from going sharp or flopping around when you pick it, and make it playable for rythm
jarrydn
G'day mate D:
I'm going to write a small C program that allows the members here who do the "work" thing to convert all caps into lowercase text
I probably won't, maybe after exams
I probably won't, maybe after exams
Thanks everyone for youre responses i think im gonna go with the 10-56 slinky set.
jarrydn said:I'm going to write a small C program that allows the members here who do the "work" thing to convert all caps into lowercase text
DO IT
I probably won't, maybe after exams
