[JacobThompson]

What are the pro's and con's of stringing a 6-string guitar with 7-string guitar strings?

I can live without the 1st string, but what else is affected?

Would there be a large tonal difference between the 7th string playing on a 6-string guitar versus 7-string?

Is this a widely used solution for people without a 7-string?

What would be a good choice of strings for this option?

Thanks; nice forum,

Jacob

[B Lopez]

I think the only pro/con would be if you like a wound 3rd string or not.

I used to do that to my 6er and tune it to B standard and I would have a wound 3rd string, I didnt like it a whole lot so I just buy baritone sets for it now.

[OzzyC]

What your reffering to is what we call baritone tuning. It's fairly common for those who don't want to make the switch.

The difference in tone is mostly from 7 string PUs being EQed slightly different for clarity and such.

Just get a set of 12-13s, they should do well for B standard on a 6 string.

[Chris]

I use baritone 13's on my Schecter C1 tuned BEADGB. They certainly take some getting used to, and your wrists will be sore for a bit if you put a lot of playtime down on them. That said, they sound/work great and while not the shreddiest way to go, they really feel fucking great for grinding out low end rhythms. Not to mention that going Drop-A is a weeks worth of one-finger powerchord and uberlow add9 glory all in itself.

If you've only got one guitar right now, I'd shy away from it if you practice for two or more hours a day because they really are a carpal tunnel inducing workout.

[cow 7 sig]

try ernie ball or any other manufacture of strings,13 to 56.there on one of my 6strings and its tuned a e a d g b

[JacobThompson]

Wow, thanks for the quick replies.

I don't have a baritone guitar. So, do I want to go with baritone strings or 7-string strings and drop the 1st?

Will a 10G string sound bad on a 6-string?

Thanks again,


Jacob

[Naren]

I used to use 13-52 and 14-54 and 15-56 gauge strings (I'm pretty sure those were the gauges) on my Gibson (before I had a sevenstring). Normally I only tuned one step down, but I liked the tone I got out of really really thick strings. I tuned down to B a few times, but I usually was in DGCFAD or standard (I know. Some people would be like "Dude, at 15-56 in standard, you'll kill your neck." But there were no problems and my Gibson's neck still is really nice).

I don't really see the point of buying 7 string guitar strings if you don't have a seven string.

[D-EJ915]

Just get strings which you like and get the guitar set up accordingly I use "7-string" sized strings on all my guitars (64 gauge low string) and they all work great.

[Durero]

You can calculate what kind of tension you're already used to with your current gage & tuning using the info in this post:

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/gea...ver-1-1-a.html

Then just choose the gages you need to get the same tension in the tuning you want to change to.

[Rindgecore]

my 2 6 strings are tuned to B, and I just use my normal 7 string sets without the high E. No huge tonal difference besides the wood and pickups.