Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

[StratFreak]

Re: Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

Well, there's actually a multitude of other factors you should take into consideration:

1: At home, I play through my Line 6 toneport connectoed to my computer, often using headphones. At band rehersals, I play through an Engl Savage 120w and an Orange 4x12 cabinet, cranked. So there's a lot of difference in tone and a noticable change in string-to-string distinction from what I have going at home.

2: Like most (all) strings, these sound absolutely fantastic clean and absolutely **** under heavy distortion during the first week or so. This has been my experience with all strings, regardless of brand or gauge. After a couple of playing hours, they "settle", the cleans no longer as dynamic or glassy, but the trade-off being that the more compressed sound is much more suited to heavy crunch and distortion sounds. As I'm playing thrash-ish metal, that works just fine for me.

3: Pick string gauge according to tuning. As I'm playing a full 2 whole steps dropped, I need something that doesn't flop around too much. Unless I'm mistaken, you said you might be using the strings on a LP (same as me). My standard setup is 11's, which work very well for standard tuning and freakin' awesome for 1-step drops. But since you're going for drop C, my advice would be to try a set of 11's - my weapon of choice remains GHS, but go with whatever brand you feel comfortable with - and then pick the low E string from a set of 12's or 13's.

Sorry if it all sounds a bit overly pedagogic, just trying to cover all the bases here.

Thanks for the info!

 

[XPAULPITT]

Re: Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

I actually use GHS 10-52 for C# standard and I like it alot. I don't like super heavy gauge strinpeople use gs anyway. I used 11s or maybe it was 12s. I like to bend an vibrato alot and they were just too stiff.

These are my prefered gauge for this tuning too. If I ever do use drop B I just throw a 60 from a ZW set on there instead of the 52 cuz I really prefer Dunlop strings now. I dont really get how people use these monster strings and super high tensions. Guess they dont wanna sacrifice that super low action.

 

[Frogman]

Re: Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

11-54's for 25.5" (yellow pack)

12-56 for 24.75" (teal pack)


My band plays in D standard and Drop C and this is what I use.

 

[big kurka]

Re: Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

I recommend this http://www.daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3769&productid=31&productname=EXL148_Nickel_Wound__Extra_Heavy__12_60
There designed for dropC tuning.

 

[StratFreak]

Re: Drop C tuning tension. Need help!

11-54's for 25.5" (yellow pack)

12-56 for 24.75" (teal pack)


My band plays in D standard and Drop C and this is what I use.

I kinda want more tension on the lower strings, hows the 12-56 feel ?

I recommend this http://www.daddario.com/DADProductDe...a_Heavy__12_60
There designed for dropC tuning.

That might be for C Standard, but i again i wanna try that set.