Loserchief
SwingingIdiot
some of you may have read my thrwad about trying out light gauge strings for my C-7 Hellraiser.
After some stesting with the 12-52 + 68 set(.012 .016 .024w .032w .042w.052w + .068w) i was using, i came to the conlucsion that the low strings of a set of 9s would be too light but the high strings would be very workable. I found that out by tuning ,the set that was on, down to E which resulted in the 12-52 being in A minus the highest string.
Because of that i changed my order and just ordere 5 sets of custom lights 9-46s + 56s.
Put them on today and i know i will stay with them. The high strings have perfect bendability and give me a range of vibrato that i didn't have with the thick strings. The lows are looser now but play effortless in comparion to before.
Tonewise i get lot more punch and clarity on the low strings, but at least the clarity part is dependent on your picking strength. if you are a heavy hitter thin strings will turn to mush real fast imo.
I think i found the perfect gauge for me and i will try to stay with those gauges. Since the hellraiser is 26.5" scale i guess that i should use 10-52s for regular scales.
After some stesting with the 12-52 + 68 set(.012 .016 .024w .032w .042w.052w + .068w) i was using, i came to the conlucsion that the low strings of a set of 9s would be too light but the high strings would be very workable. I found that out by tuning ,the set that was on, down to E which resulted in the 12-52 being in A minus the highest string.
Because of that i changed my order and just ordere 5 sets of custom lights 9-46s + 56s.
Put them on today and i know i will stay with them. The high strings have perfect bendability and give me a range of vibrato that i didn't have with the thick strings. The lows are looser now but play effortless in comparion to before.
Tonewise i get lot more punch and clarity on the low strings, but at least the clarity part is dependent on your picking strength. if you are a heavy hitter thin strings will turn to mush real fast imo.
I think i found the perfect gauge for me and i will try to stay with those gauges. Since the hellraiser is 26.5" scale i guess that i should use 10-52s for regular scales.
