I have one Ibanez guitar for upgrage and i deicided to put it down to D Standard ( and Drop C is important for me with that ) or even in C# Standard ( so i have Drop B also... ) the problem is of choosing the right strings. i use ernie balls in all of my guitars. and the scale of that guitar is 25.5. i have and SG with Distortion on bridge, with 10-48, but when i go down to Drop D it isn't tight enough. so i think that the 10-52 set is the one for 24.5 scale gibson guitar. i need a suggestions which strings to put on that 25.5 scale ibanez guitar for D Standard ( and Drop C ) or in C# Standard ( and Drop B ) ? i have a set of beefy slinkys 11-54 and i wonder if those will be to much for playing in Standard D ? what do you think, would this set be better in C# Standard ?:scratchch
Another string gauge question
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Rockstar216
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Re: Another string gauge question
11s should be ok or try the Heavy top skinny bottom set they have
11s should be ok or try the Heavy top skinny bottom set they have
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Re: Another string gauge question
For my 25.5" guitar, I use 13-56 in B-standard. When switching tunings a lot, it may not always be perfect, but it's good to find a string set which is somewhere in between. For that range of tunings, I would be comfortable with the 11-54. At the same time, switching from D-standard to drop-B will change the feel of the guitar a lot, and may need some trem adjustment if it's not a fixed bridge. I would put on the 11-54 set and meticulously set the trem, truss, and intonation for C#-standard, so you wouldn't need to do a full setup every time you switch tunings (the imperfections would be minimized for that range of tunings).
For my 25.5" guitar, I use 13-56 in B-standard. When switching tunings a lot, it may not always be perfect, but it's good to find a string set which is somewhere in between. For that range of tunings, I would be comfortable with the 11-54. At the same time, switching from D-standard to drop-B will change the feel of the guitar a lot, and may need some trem adjustment if it's not a fixed bridge. I would put on the 11-54 set and meticulously set the trem, truss, and intonation for C#-standard, so you wouldn't need to do a full setup every time you switch tunings (the imperfections would be minimized for that range of tunings).
Re: Another string gauge question
I have a couple of those, but are reserved for my other guitars in standard E and standard Eb. i think i am gonna go down to C# standard with that Ibanez and use the fresh pack of Beefy Slinkys i have. and there will be emgs installed in that guitar. we'll see.
I have a couple of those, but are reserved for my other guitars in standard E and standard Eb. i think i am gonna go down to C# standard with that Ibanez and use the fresh pack of Beefy Slinkys i have. and there will be emgs installed in that guitar. we'll see.
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Re: Another string gauge question
I used 12-56 (Not Even Slinky) on my gibson scale for C Standard. Tension is OK. The guitar really didn't sing at that tuning at all so I brought it up to D Standard/Drop C and its good for Kyuss/QotSA/The Sword/Electric Wizard type stuff.
I'm kind of looking for a Gibson style guitar that will sound great in C standard for that type of music.
I used 12-56 (Not Even Slinky) on my gibson scale for C Standard. Tension is OK. The guitar really didn't sing at that tuning at all so I brought it up to D Standard/Drop C and its good for Kyuss/QotSA/The Sword/Electric Wizard type stuff.
I'm kind of looking for a Gibson style guitar that will sound great in C standard for that type of music.
