Members Blakkwater Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 D'Addario exls. Different gauges for different guitars/purposes/tunings. This. usually 9-42 for standard10-46 for Eb10-52 or 11-52 for d standard12-54 for C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members draelyc Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 DR Tite Fits & Pure Blues. Custom gauges: 9, 11, 16, 26, 38, 50. DR Sunbeams on my acoustic, also custom gauges: 11, 15, 24, 34, 45, 56. In all these sets, the heavier bass strings make the whole guitar feel more solid (& allow for more volume on the acoustic), whilst the treble strings are very bendable & easy/fun to solo on. Edit: standard tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Rotosound Yellows. (10-46) Might go back to Roto Pinks (9-42) on my Strat though. It feels slightly stiff with 10's in standard. I use 10's in Eb all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 DR Tite Fits & Pure Blues. Custom gauges: 9, 11, 16, 26, 38, 50. DR Sunbeams on my acoustic, also custom gauges: 11, 15, 24, 34, 45, 56. In all these sets, the heavier bass strings make the whole guitar feel more solid (& allow for more volume on the acoustic), whilst the treble strings are very bendable & easy/fun to solo on. Edit: standard tuning. Not custom gauges... Pretty sure those are Dimebag gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members draelyc Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Not custom gauges... Pretty sure those are Dimebag gauges. Pretty sure they are, in the sense that I have to order them as custom sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 just 9-42s tuned to Eb. I use 10's sometimes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Pretty sure they are, in the sense that I have to order them as custom sets. Just get the Dimebag sets? Pretty sure it's the same gauges for all 6 strings. Might even cost less, but I dunno how much you pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Turner Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 It used to be D'Addario .10-.46 (EXL110), but now that I'm in a band that plays in D-standard, I used D'Addario .11-.48 (EXL115). I'm a D'Addario user, through and through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 just 9-42s tuned to Eb. I use 10's sometimes too. Must be looser than a cheerleader passed around the entire football team after a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Must be looser than a cheerleader passed around the entire football team after a win. nah it's fine. I don't play too hard anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Been a longtime EB and DR user. Since Dunlop has made their own strings with my preferred gauges, I'm slowly jumping ship. And I have guitars tuned to standard, Eb, D, C# and C. The thinnest gauge I favor would be 10-46. I use various gauges depending on tuning and the guitar's scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Been a longtime EB and DR user. Since Dunlop has made their own strings with my preferred gauges, I'm slowly jumping ship.And I have guitars tuned to standard, Eb, D, C# and C.The thinnest gauge I favor would be 10-46. I use various gauges depending on tuning and the guitar's scale. Don't you have songs that need E though? I find I prefer E and Eb standard and drop D and drop C# most, but if I had a 3rd and/or 4th H series guitar, I'd probably tune them D standard/drop C and C# standard/drop B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 do you play a lot of slide on the Tele? I don't really play a lot of slide period... But the Tele is my main guitar, so when I do play slide (one song) it is on that guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GibsonVMan Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 DR DDT Telecaster: 11-54Gibson's: 12-60's Various Yamaha's 12-60's tuned drop B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 DRs are nice, but kinda pricey. Doubt they are handmade, though. Holding a wire while a machine twists it around a core doesn't exactly make it "handmade" in my book. Tuning? LP: Drop DStrat: E standardViper: Eb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 D'Addario 10-46s, or 10-59 for the 7-strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rydock Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ernie Ball Cobalt 12-56. Best strings ever. I'm a believer in Cobalts now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ernie Ball Cobalt 12-56. Best strings ever. I'm a believer in Cobalts now. Why/how are they better than the regular nickel wounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Don't you have songs that need E though? I find I prefer E and Eb standard and drop D and drop C# most, but if I had a 3rd and/or 4th H series guitar, I'd probably tune them D standard/drop C and C# standard/drop B.I only have guitars in E standard (as well as the other tunings I mentioned) for playing along my favorite bands, and in case someone wants to record crazy {censored} on guitar that only I, supposedly, am qualified for. I mostly write in Eb. Oh, when i get to a point to have my own house, I'll have guitars for every tuning Kim Thayil ever used, instead of having one poor guitar bow back and forth for those tunings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 I only have guitars in E standard (as well as the other tunings I mentioned) for playing along my favorite bands, and in case someone wants to record crazy {censored} on guitar that only I, supposedly, am qualified for. I mostly write in Eb. Oh, when i get to a point to have my own house, I'll have guitars for every tuning Kim Thayil ever used, instead of having one poor guitar bow back and forth for those tunings. Hmm... explain? I thought you lived with the wifey? Do you just have one guitar? I thought you had a few different ones, but maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps you meant you have one guitar that you change the tuning on based on your interests at the time or whatever. I dunno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hmm... explain? I thought you lived with the wifey? Do you just have one guitar? I thought you had a few different ones, but maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps you meant you have one guitar that you change the tuning on based on your interests at the time or whatever. I dunno... Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lealand987 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 10-52 dean markleys for standard/drop dD'addario 12-54 plain g for slinkyer drop c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 EB's - 10-46 or 11-48, E and Eb. I do like Dunlop strings, but I mainly buy EB strings 'cause I've been using them forever and I like the way they feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Feline guitars. Usually 10-46 or 10-52. Sometimes 0.11's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtiel Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 Elixir Nanoweb 10's on my standard guitars, 12's on the D Standard, Baritone set on the Baritone.Elixer Polyweb .10s. I don't care for the Nanowebs on most guitars, because I like my sound to be bright.This seems backwards to me. Polywebs have a much thicker coating and are universally considered "deader" than the Nanos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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