What gauge strings to purcahse?

Cleyra · 06-06-2012, 03:31 PM

I just bought an Agile 7 string with a 28.625" scale. I'm trying to figure out what gauge strings I should get for it. I'm having trouble finding anything helpful because of how long the scale is. I plan to keep it in drop G#.
Any suggestions?

Vostre Roy · 06-07-2012, 09:01 AM

Yup. Go there:

String Tension Super Thread (Got a string question? Post it here!)

You'll find a useful link in the first post, enter your scale, tuning and do some test to see if a tension would be nice given a certain type of string.

If you need further assistance, post in that thread in the future, as it prevent having too much of those thread.

Cheers!

MF_Kitten · 06-07-2012, 02:55 PM

on that scale length, you want to go light on the gauges. .56 for the low G# wil be awesome, .52 if you like lighter "djentier" tension and sound. and of course, .54 would be literally in the middle. Then i'd get a .42-.09 for the rest of the strings, no higher than .48-.10

ImN0tTelling · 06-08-2012, 12:53 PM

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06-06-2012, 03:31 PM	#1
Cleyra ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 3 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What gauge strings to purcahse? I just bought an Agile 7 string with a 28.625" scale. I'm trying to figure out what gauge strings I should get for it. I'm having trouble finding anything helpful because of how long the scale is. I plan to keep it in drop G#. Any suggestions?

06-07-2012, 09:01 AM	#2
Vostre Roy Disciple of Djod Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rouyn, Qc, Canada Posts: 1,237 Thanked: 29 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yup. Go there: String Tension Super Thread (Got a string question? Post it here!) You'll find a useful link in the first post, enter your scale, tuning and do some test to see if a tension would be nice given a certain type of string. If you need further assistance, post in that thread in the future, as it prevent having too much of those thread. Cheers! "Solid-state - A component that has been specifically designed to make a guitar amplifier sound bad. Compared to tubes, these devices can have a very long lifespan, which guarantees that your amplifier will retain it's thin, lifeless, and buzzy sound for a long time to come."

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MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,990 Thanked: 298 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	on that scale length, you want to go light on the gauges. .56 for the low G# wil be awesome, .52 if you like lighter "djentier" tension and sound. and of course, .54 would be literally in the middle. Then i'd get a .42-.09 for the rest of the strings, no higher than .48-.10 -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

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ImN0tTelling ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Princeton, WV Posts: 59 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Solve your string tension problems forever in 30 minutes!