[Ancestor]

Originally Posted by cadenhead

I was thinking about putting a lighter set on my DR7 just to see how it sounded with the same tuneing. Though, I don't think I will be able to use my brass pick (I have a heavy picking hand). I think I'll buy some Dunlop Gator's again.

I think the pick has a lot to do with it, too.

[Jongpil Yun]

.008-.048 + .06x for me. I think .062 would be optimal, but JustStrings only sells .060s and .068s.

I get a huge 10lbs of tension on my high E, jumps to about 15lbs halfway through, then the E and B strings are both around 18lbs. Works rather nicely IMO.

I used to use the D'Addario 10s + a .060 but now the Dean Markley Yngwie set are my favs.

[Metal Ken]

Originally Posted by Ancestor

No, it isn't. You're already ridiculously fast.

I like the heavy strings. They seem to intonate better, although I only use a 60. Just seems like the heavier a person can stand having their string gauges, the better it sounds.

Still I hear guys with light gauge sets that sound great, too. I guess it's whatever works best for the individual. <<< non sequitur emoticon

I think you can alternate pick way faster than i can

I can get by with a 60. its a decent enough guage, but i still like the feel of something a BIT heavier. THat said, i dont know if i'd go past 70 ever, for downtuning.

Some dudes can rock the light guages, but i still don't see how. the higher gauges always sounded better to me.


As for the picks, i just recently switched to the Jazz III's and its actually a world of difference, in tone as well as feel.


Jongpil -- Thats quite a diverse set. I've never seen anyone go from 8 to 60+... Whats your motivation of such a big gap?

[Shawn]

Damn, that's a thick string. I use 54s When I get my 7321 and my 7620 from Donnie, those will get thicker strings but my UVs stay 9-54.

[Metal Ken]

You should try it at least once. When i did, i was a convert. i used to use 56's back in the day.

[7 Dying Trees]

I'm another cable guy, using a 70 for the low A, 10-52 for the rest (ADGCFAD). 70 works nicely, although a 68, maybe 66 would probably balance a little bit better as a guitar string. If i could only get hold of bass strings I'd probably use a 70 still, as they are a slightly less taught than the guitar strings of the same gauge.

Having said that, I did have to drill out the tuning peg on the 540s7 the other night to fit the 70 through.

I couldn't play 56 on the low B (or A for that matter) as my picking is too heavy for it, and i really don't like the sound of the low string going out when you hit it. Nice to play with light strings, but no good for rythm, as I do like the rythm side of things to be fairly snappy (whereas the treble side i like slinky for bendy goodness)

10-52 + 70 on a 27", however, is too much. Is kind of nice, but just complete overkill...

[Jongpil Yun]

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

Jongpil -- Thats quite a diverse set. I've never seen anyone go from 8 to 60+... Whats your motivation of such a big gap?

I like the (low) B and E strings to be very tight, otherwise to me when you riff on 'em they sound sloppy. The distortion gets too pronounced, I think. I like the high B and E to be as 10-11 lbs because about 90% of the time my vibrato is "classical" style (side to side) as opposed to the typical up-down, and having lighter strings makes a huge difference as to how pronounced and controlled the vibrato can get.

I think Yngwie chose a good set of strings from Dean Markley. If you look at the tensions, it's rather nice. 25.5" scale.

e: .008 - 10.4
b: .011 - 11.0
G: .014 - 11.23
D: .022 - 13.33
A: .032 - 15.76
E: .048 - 18.92 // .046 - 17.47
B: .060 - 17.07

They come in a .046 and .048 variety -- everything but the low E is identical. I'm going to switch to the .046 kind but right now I have like 6 packs of .048s left.

[Metal Ken]

Thats quite an interesting set. Sounds like Yng did his research..

[MoRtY]

right now ive got these gauges on my ibanez 7321

1st-.011
2nd-.014
3rd-.018p
4th-.028
5th-.038
6th-.048
7th-.060

i just wacked a 6 string power slinky 11-48 set on and use the zak wylde 0.60 string from his boomers sig set. Works nicely. If i was going to go heavier id prolly put a 10-52 6 string set on and then put a 0.62 or 0.65
on the B. Once you start putting 65+ isnt this a bit too heavy to tune to standard B?

[Metal Ken]

Not at all.