String gauge for E flat metal-only guitar, Gibson scale

[weepingminotaur]

Helpful answers. Thank you all. It's making me realize that I don't mind slinkier top strings but I would prefer a bit more stiffness on the lower strings. So I'll probably go with 10-46, 10-48, or 10-52 on this particular guitar.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Yeah, but I'm looking for E flat, not D. Those would be a bit on the thick side for me, even for D lol. Thanks though.

I play these at both E flat & E standard. They is the shitzel.

 

[weepingminotaur]

I play these at both E flat & E standard. They is the ****zel.

I believe you. It's amazing that we all have different experiences of playing. A few years ago, I was more into heavier strings. The older I get, though, the more I find myself gravitating to lighter strings.

Having said that, I plan to have two guitars in E flat when all is said and done, and I will definitely want the second one to have heavier strings. Well heavy for me -- something like 11-50. It'll be interesting for me to compare feel on each of those guitars.

 

[donaldr]

I usually go 10-46 on 25.5" (Fender Strat and LTD Strat copy) and 11-48 on 24.75" (Gibson Les Paul and Godin Exit 22), all standard tuning. My Peavey Vandenberg (24.75") is strung with DR DDT 11-54 in E-Flat tuning and it has the same feel as my other guitars in standard tuning. So DR DDT strings are stiffer than similar gauge strings, and designed specially for drop tuning.