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Old 05-10-2008, 08:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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String Gauge on an ESP SC-607b

Hey guys, I have been going through some experimental tunings/string gauges out of curiosity and I have a question or two I was hoping someone could help me out with.

For kicks and giggles I have been trying out some hefty string gauges seeing how low I can get my ESP SC-607b. Using .074-.068-.052-.038-.026-.022-.016 gauge strings I was able to tune to a drop A with the .074 string tuned to an E.

My question is, I am going to damage my guitar by keeping these gauge strings in? These strings have quite a bit of tension on them and I'm not really familiar with tension charts and such.

Just wanted to check with some of the experts here before I damage something. Thanks in advance.
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Old 05-10-2008, 10:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wait. .016 gauge is an extremely large gauge. Something more in the .14 range sounds more reasonable, I could be wrong and probably am tho. You'll need your guitar's truss rod adjusted if you want to tune down to E2 standard like you have it.

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