ultraman Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hallooo! I play an esp les paul type guitar. I recently joined a hardcore band and they play downtuned at C #. What string gauge would be best for doing this? Any neck adjustments involved? Also, for my songs, we tune up all strings except the low C# to create a drop D pattern. What type of string gauge would let me do these things? My strings are teribly wobbly when i do this with what i have right now because im using extra lights lolol. Thanks! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 11's should do. Really, though, strings are so cheap that you could always buy a few different sets to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 10s wouldbe fine i tune to D with 9s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somn Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 i love 11s to nice tight atack not to flopy try dean markly cryos they last a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Either go for 11's or or the hybrid 10's with the heavy bass strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dangerouso Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The 24.75" scale length means that your strings are at less tension to create the same pitch vs. a 25.5" scale guitar such as a Fender, Ibanez, etc. I would think it best to go on the heavier end of gauges mentioned. I think .11s should be fine. If you had a 25.5" scale length you might be okay with .10s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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