String Gauge ?

[Stone]

Howdy all, Question for the fine folks here who play or have played in Eb, Stone would like to know what your String Gauge of choice was ?
I tried 40 and 42 and well the Low E sounded like ass, i do prefer a lighter gauge but dont want it sounding like ass either
I was maybe thinking something like 44-9.5 what you all think ?

Cheers
Mike

 

[Los-D]

For Eb I used 10-46 on 25.5 scale guitars for the longest time. 9-44 on standard tuning, same guitars. 10-46 always on 24.75” guitars (standard tuning)

 

[TSJMajesty]

You can pull up a string gauge calculator, and plug in the gauge and scale of the ones you already have on a guitar that you like the way they sound and feel..., write down the tension of each string, then change the tuning in the calculator, then input the tension #'s you wrote down to see if you can get close.

 

[TSJMajesty]

You can also buy packs that have just a heavier bottom string. Good for drop tunings.

 

[Stone]

Yes forgot to mention will be a 24 Fret 25.5 scale (Charvel Dk-24)

 

[Sidler72]

Generally I use 10- 46 for standard or half step down although I have had guitars that felt right with lighter or heavier gauge strings. Sometimes I think the guitar will dictate what is best regardless of our personal preferences.

 

[Sidler72]

I have 10- 46 on my dk-24 and it’s half step down but I need to do another set up on it the string tension is a little sloppy for my tastes.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

I always went with 10-46 in std tuning. When we decided to go to Eb for the singer, I went to 11-52, and did that for a long time. The last couple of years I played gigs, I went to 10's in Eb because my hands were having issues.

 

[laxu]

I like 11-49 for Eb, but don't mind 10-46 either.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I pretty much play Eb most of the time now. Depending on the guitar, either 10-46 or 11-49. 10's are usually fine though.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Back when I gigged, I played my 25" PRS in Eb, and Les Paul (24.75" scale) in std, and used 10's on both. But I purposely used the longer scale guitar for Eb, to help keep the tension closer to each other, vs. the other way around.

 

[la szum]

Uh oh, this is where the trying to cop VH1 tones goes off the rails.

I honestly don't know how Edward used a .040 or a .042. He must have had such a light touch
with both hands.

 

[the-trooper]

Stone, man, why so many words in title, you OK?

 

[duzie]

 

[Gearzilla]

One gauge heavier than whatever you typically use in standard.

 

[PLX]

 

[Axe]

Just about everything I own has 9-46s in Eb.. All 30 of them. Yes, I has the disease

 

[Sascha Franck]

For me it's 10-46 on all 25.5" guitars in standard tuning, 11-48/50 for all 24.75" guitars in standard tuning and 25.5"s in Eb. I usually don't tune down, though.

 

[DrewJD82]

I don’t even factor in scale length, 10-46 for standard/Eb, 10-52 for D-standard/drop C, 10-56 for 7-string in standard.

 

[joezlo]

I always play in Eb.

9's - 42's.

Once in a while 10's - 42's, or 10-46's if adventurous.