HeHasTheJazzHands
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I was rocking 10 - 59s in G# so I imagine it wouldn't be a problem to be honest. Then again I'm a wuss that recently went down to 9 - 42s in standard.
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It's not even that they necessarily have a light touch, they all absolutely "chug the hell out of the low string." It's just that they adjust their picking angle to best approach the comparatively lower tension of the string.The eternal SSO question. It definitely will still in tune, just don’t pick super hard. There are definitely guitarists out there who insist on very heavy strings and hard picking - Misha’s Drop C set has a 58 on the low string - and then there are guys like Jason Richardson, Tosin Abasi, and Dino Cazares who play a much lighter string with a lighter touch. Allan Holdsworth was fond of 8s and said they were the only way you could get the ‘ping’; I suck at guitar but the wisdom is still true. Lighter gauges often give a brighter tone. If you’re going to chug the hell out of the low string and play normal on the others, you can also do the Aaron Marshall thing - 68 on the low string, and then basically a set of 9s for the rest.
Man I don't know how all of you guys do G in such a low string guage. I have to use .068 for drop A for me, and could still probably use more tension lol I like the sound of 64s but just too floppy and pitch drifts because I'm heavy handed.
Dont listen to the THICCC strings only crew tbh.
Depends on how hard you pick. Whatever you're using now, use a string tension calculator to get the gauge for the same tension at G
IMO you should be using the thinnest strings you can comfortably pick with in the tuning you are in without the notes going out of tune.
It sounded better in any blind testing I've done.
ExactlyIMO you should be using the thinnest strings you can comfortably pick with in the tuning you are in without the notes going out of tune.
It sounded better in any blind testing I've done.
I agree with you haha, I use 10-52 + 74 for 7 string down half step (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb).bloody hell everyone over here talking about their gauges for drop G and here I am playing in Drop A with an 80 for the low string![]()
Also, if you're going to try and go light - make the rest of the set match!
Im doing a 9-46 set but replacing the 46 with a 50 and adding a 68 for the low AGreat advice! When trying to find a fitting set of strings for a certain tuning and scale length I usually take a 10-46 set as a reference and then check the tension for the single strings and compare them to the set I wanna use for that new tuning. There are some nix3 string tension calculators for doing that. You just have to find one that uses the brand of strings you're using... For me that always worked great.... As a result I play a 10-46 set (d addario exl110BT) + 68 in drop A on a 26.5 guitar.
My exact set, feels awesome.Im doing a 9-46 set but replacing the 46 with a 50 and adding a 68 for the low A