Whats the best gauge?

[lanko]

whats the best gauge strings to use for BTBAM tuning but drop C# to B? Some guy told me i'd need diff gauge for diff strings

so

c
G#
E
B
F#
B

Cheers

[farfrompuken]

11's?

[Savior]

If you're playing it dropped B .11's would work but it'll sound muddy. I suggest you get something that's like .12-.52

[lanko]

so like .12-.52 for the drop B alone and like 11's for the rest you reckon ?

[cannibaL.]

my guitar sounds like shit when i tune down to play btbam songs =\

[xdavepearlx]

well im tuned to standard B and i use:

12
16
24p
32
48
60

custom set. so starrts off as like 12s then goes to a 48 and 60

[Jotun]

9's

That's what I use for when I tune to open Ab

[Hoovooloo]

I use 12-52s for drop B, but I'd like to use 13s. However I don't think I could them to fit into the stock tuners.

[Holy_Reality]

i use 9's too. i hate thick ass strings.

[mahullendrive]

10 52's!!!!!!!!

[Shawn]

9's

That's what I use for when I tune to open Ab
I don't know if you're joking or not.. but I never go thicker than 9s.. I usually have 8s.


But i do a weird setup.



I don't remember the exact gauge for all of them but its something like

8
13
19
30
42
56

where on the low end it gets ridiculously low. I started doing this when I first started using dropped tuning, and I like the overall feel of the setup, so I kept it.

[asthesunsets]

i use 10's for Eb standard, and drop C#

[Savior]

I used to play in Dropped B with .49s but I've been playing in D Standard.

[lanko]

'ckin 'ell i'm clueless

[mircfool]

if you aren't a pussy, 11s for C# sounds best

lol@ 8s and 9s

[Jotun]

I don't know if you're joking or not.. but I never go thicker than 9s.. I usually have 8s.


But i do a weird setup.



I don't remember the exact gauge for all of them but its something like

8
13
19
30
42
56

where on the low end it gets ridiculously low. I started doing this when I first started using dropped tuning, and I like the overall feel of the setup, so I kept it.

I was totally joking. 9's for open Ab would be the floppiest string tension ever.


I'm in D standard and I use 10's.

[Shawn]

I just don't like 10s in general. 11s are okay, 12s are better... 8s are my favorite though

[Jotun]

I just wish Guitar Center sold some 10's with a fuckin wound 3rd.

[seijuromitsurugi]

so, as you can see by the varied responses in this thread, it's all a matter of what you want.

[M. Diddy Oien]

I just wish Guitar Center sold some 10's with a fuckin wound 3rd.

i always just get a wound 18 when i buy strings, im sure you can buy a single one for like a $1.50. thats the going rate 'round these parts.

WOUND 3RDS FTFUCKINGW

I can't buy strings without em like i used to when i was a newb.

[BZM]

lol@not being able to bend the G string more than a whole step.

[Shawn]

I just wish Guitar Center sold some 10's with a fuckin wound 3rd.
hence customizing your string set up.

[GuitarKore]

whats the best gauge strings to use for BTBAM tuning but drop C# to B? Some guy told me i'd need diff gauge for diff strings

so

c
G#
E
B
F#
B

Cheers

I use the same tuning but my lowest string is a gauge .49. I don't get real thick 1's cuz my trem can take it but if u have a string through or fix bridge go w/ a .52. But u don't want something too heavy if ur doing leads. :cool:

[M. Diddy Oien]

lol@not being able to bend the G string more than a whole step.

lol @ ur pussy ass left hand.

[crackrocksteady]

Some guy told me i'd need diff gauge for diff strings

He was wrong. I use .09 for all of my strings.

[BZM]

lol @ ur pussy ass left hand.

more like lol@you obviously not playing the blues ever

[Death_]

i play drums but i have a guitar and id like to know how to tune to Ab. could you guys tell me the notes and/or anything else i need to do?

[M. Diddy Oien]

more like lol@you obviously not playing the blues ever

i play pretty much everything. i was just joking anyways dude, but i am able to bend 2 steps on every string. sorry for offending you.
hugz?

[lanko]

hugz lol

[indigent]

Perfect 4th bends ftw.

[Shawn]

i play pretty much everything. i was just joking anyways dude, but i am able to bend 2 steps on every string. sorry for offending you.
hugz?
lol... bend 2 steps from an F to an A

[Scrote]

http://galleries.xnxx.com/Twistys/Sexy-Pornstars-Pics/gauge/teen_vibe_masturbating/001xl/0009.jpg

[The Primer]

if my band plays in C# standard with the C# dropped to B what gauge strings woul i use for a bass?

[Scrote]

Jesus Christ man it's called drop B...

WHY IS EVERYONE SUCH A RETARD WHEN IT COMES TO STRINGS/TUNINGS/GAUGES?!?!?.. IT'S SIMPLE MATH!!!

[The Primer]

uh, im not retarted with string or guages or tunings at all....i said drop b the way i did so nobody would be like OMG LYKE ITS NOT CALLED THAT TUNING! and i asked the question about the bass strings because i would rather get some input rather than spend $20 on strings that are to light.

so fuck you and your badass avatar...

[My Arms Your Hearse]

What everyones favoright brand of strings?

[Jotun]

These DRs I have right now are really nice...I was down with the D'Addarios before buf I'm a DR man now.

[Scrote]

Ernie Ball.

[Shawn]

Ernie Ball.
by FARRR

[The Primer]

whenevre i get ernie balls they get rusty like 5 days later...i go with either DR or d'addarios

[Savior]

I use Ernie Balls. They're pretty durable and I get them for decent prices. Eventually I'll man up and buy some tougher strings like DR's or Elixir's but right now my money is going towards school, which is killing me.