HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR GUITAR STRING GAUGES! 

I used the stringjoy calculator to keep all my guitars no matter what tuning or scale length to have tension between 13 to 17 lbs per string. All my guitars feel pretty close to the same as the others. At least when it comes to bends. Thanks string joy

Drop B:54-11s Drop C and C# 52-10s Standard e and e flat :42-9s My seven string 62-10 Like most I get very picky with gauge and brand (Dunlop for days)

Love Stringjoy! Ever since I had wrist surgery I’ve gone full slinky string mode. Stringjoy’s calculator helped me change my string preferences with custom gauges 10-50 for Drop C/ D standard 10-50+70 for drop F# on my 7 9-58 for a 7 in Drop A 9-44 for standard E and drop D

Also Ray ever want to feel like you are playing an entirely different instrument try 8-38 I think it is, the lightest ones I could find. Even in E standard they were so “slinky” and required a very light touch but I ended up tuning UP to like an E# standard and it was cool but so weird. Mix it with some chimey single coils and it’s an entirety different experience

I always like slightly tighter strings, and I notice baritones want a bit bigger rather than "getting away with less", because the increased length means increased flex.

Thick string bro here. Before I started electric guitar, I played viola (string tension is super high on bowed string instruments), so I have a tactile aversion to slinkiness. I tend to go very heavy on the nickel-coated strings and medium on the bare strings.

Nowadays the biggest challenge is preferences when it comes to guitar because there is just TOO many options. There is just an infinite amount of variables that can change your tone. Maybe back in the day people appreciated rock music more because it was about the guitar skill when it came to playing instead of tone, and I feel like many people (including myself) get too attached to their tone instead of their ability. Thanks for the video!

This all makes a lot of sense after watching you play for a while now. I play like a gorilla so the heavy bois are for me.

This was my issue with the BB600, it came with 13s ..went down to 11s and it was still not feeling good... put 9s on it and it's AMAAAZING

I use 10-52 on my Gibson scale for E standard, drop D & Eb standard. Then usually 11-56 or something (sometimes 12-62) for lower tunings like Drop B & A#/A

I totally agree with your approach! Lighter gauge strings also sound clearer, and to me as a djent guitar player it's super important

I’ve been 11-50 on Gibson scale and 11-48 on fender for a while. Just feels right for E standard, Drop D, and D standard. I like 13-60 for my Drop C#, C# Standard, and Drop C

This is so true. I once tried 10-52 in E on my Floyd Rose guitar since that's what I would usually use on my Strat. It felt too tight, and I could barely bend at all. Eventually, I switched to 9-46 in Eb, and this feels amazing. Can even drop it to D standard without any issues at all. Just goes to show that sometimes different guitars require different string gauges, and it's a good thing to experiment.

I recently did the same thing! I bought a new guitar and I loved it when I first played it but I decided to change the strings to what I was using, and it just felt off. I went back to using the standard 10-42, and actually started playing in Drop C# rather then Drop B and I love it now! I honestly can’t see myself going back. Now all my guitars are in Drop C# and if I want to play in Drop B again I just use my pitch shifter on my whammy pedal. Funny how for many years I was figuring out how to go heavier, and heavier but in reality all I needed to do was go back up.

For E Standard/Drop D, Eb Standard/ Drop Db, and D Standard/ Drop C I use 11-48 power slinky 11-54 Beefy Slinkys for C# standard/Drop B. 12-62 Mammoth for C standard/ Drop Bb and B standard/ Drop A. 11-58 7 String power slinky.

I'm one of those mindless chug players who loves heavier gauges, but I might try this if I ever decide to make myself a decent lead player

That time in the beginning is very very nice 👍

Been doin the custom 7 for quite a few years now.. fkn love my Stringjoy's...👍🤘

Them Ernie Ball Mammoth slinkys on my Schecter Omen 6 are fun to play on!

I can't stress enough how much of a regret I didn't try .8's sooner. I've been playing like 25 years and I was at a plateau for a whiiiiile like several years. I have made a shit ton of progress lately that I've been chasing for years by 3 things: changing to passive pickups, louder amp, and .8's on my guitar. I play a Les Paul Modern now, but for 99% I played Music Man, ESP and Ibanez. Seriously even with heavier stuff I think the .8's sound way more metal. Like I put an EQ pedal in somewhere. I have never sounded so close to ... And justice tones.

I find the light gauge when dropped so hard. For some reason when I started really getting into guitar 18 years ago I used skinny top, heavy bottom 10-52 in standard tuning. So in something like Drop C or Drop C# I want to be around 11-58. I got my first 7 string about 6 months ago at the 26.5" scale length and do use lighter strings because I feel like the natural extra inch makes it a lot better for my wants with tension. I'm thinking about selling the non-sentimental 6 strings to do a few semi-customs in the 26.5 as a 6 string for my standard tuning needs.

I’ve always preferred 10-52 for drop C#, D standard or drop C. On 24.75 or 25.5. Now I have a 26.5 Ibanez rgd axion label. Since prefer 10-52. Got 11-54 in drop B on my schecter Damien 6. But I recently just tuned it down to A#. Thinking about maybe going to 11-56 in A# in the future

I stick to both 9-42 and 10-50/52 gauge strings, depending upon the guitar.

i use a 10.5-68 stringjoy for my ESP Horizon 7B in drop F#

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Really nice video! I really like the G and B strings responsiveness that 10-46 gives me even on lower tunings, but I miss some extra tension on the E, A, D strings would I somehow loose this responsiveness if I replace to 10-52 ?

Your video is very useful

I use 12s on a 26.5 7 string

Ive played on 11s for so long for drop c and b or a I couldn’t imagine usin anything else. I go to 9s or 10s for standard its so weird lol

I use regular cause im a regular guitar player.

Hiya Ray. Did you do OCS at Fort Sill?

Do you play 46’s for even drop B or A?

I’ve been struggling to find some decent light-ish strings for my gretsch baritone - for drop E I’ve been stuck using a bass VI set which is a 24-84 set but theyre WAY too tight. I feel like I’ve run out of options 😂 HELP ME

I love the Ernie ball burly slinky’s, And if I go to drop c, then I take a 0.54 for the lowest string and that’s it :D