Guitar strings for a great DROP B metal tone (clarity, tuning...)

[Sly]

In my band, we really enjoy GHS strings (0.011-0.053) at the moment on a Gibson SG and LTD Eclipse, great clarity and tightness in the lows. I'm curious, what do you guys use ?
We use 5150 amps and Framus Cobra.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

This:

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[G1]

guitargodgt- which ibanez is that ?

 

[ParsonsMatt]

0.053 for B? On a 24.75" guitar? uke:

I had my 11-56 25.5" guitar in B standard for a while and it's EXTREMELY loose... I'd want at least a 60 or 62 on there.

 

[ze kink]

I play a baritone 7-string, but 010-046 and a 056 B-string have served me well lately. I wish Elixir made a 060 B-string though, I'd rather use that instead of the 056. I like the baritone scale a lot, as I prefer thinner strings for clarity, but I can't stand it if they feel like rubber bands. I used to use a 068 B when I was using a 25.5" scale seven, and the tension was good, but I didn't like the tone.

 

[zvish]

or DR jh-10 (10-56)

 

[Bekanor]

A 7 string in Bb standard.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

7 string in drop b with 10-59 strings

 

[Executioner213]

I'm confused as to what is being referred to as "drop-B"

I thought that was B-Gb-B-E-Ab-Db, like a Drop-D tuned guitar down a step and a half....?

edit: Like Machine Head?

 

[Last_Confession]

as did i ernie ball not even slinkies or perhaps use beefy slinkies but with a 56 or higher instead of the 54

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Ibanez MMM1

 

[decoys]

I run my MH 400 with those ... very nice, because they aren't too stiff like the EB not even slinky.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

I'm confused as to what is being referred to as "drop-B"

I thought that was B-Gb-B-E-Ab-Db, like a Drop-D tuned guitar down a step and a half....?

edit: Like Machine Head?

this is what i ment by that tuning b,f#,b,e,a,c#,f#

 

[ChrisTanakaCanwell]

I liked these on my Schecter Scorpion Hellraiser (the one with the longer scale) after trying out everything I could get my hands on:



But now I'm on a Les Paul Standard and the 56 is way too flabby so I would recommend going heavier

 

[Jaymz]

Just got a .60 on the low B on my seven and it feels goood!

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

I thought that was B-Gb-B-E-Ab-Db, like a Drop-D tuned guitar down a step and a half....?

Yup, that's what I'd call Dropped-B - standard tuning, drop the bottom string a step and then tune down until the bottom string is a B.

DemisePhil - b,f#,b,e,a,c#,f# is the same tuning (excusing the extra string), you're just listing the sharp equivalent of the flat's Executioner - I'm not sure if you were confirming it or questioning it

I'm currently using 58-40-30-22w-15-12 tuned to C-G-C-F-A-C, but they're okay in B too. By the time I get down to B I don't play anything fast, so I don't need my strings as tight.

Steve

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I can take that guitar all the way down to F# and it still feels good.

 

[Harry Hughes]

Personally I think if you want clarity at that tuning, you need a 25.5 inch scale minimum. That said, I don't think you need over a 58 gauge for it to sound good on a 24.75 inch scale guitar. There are plenty of guys that use 52s for their low B on a 25.5 inch scale guitar and like the clarity and feel, so 58 would work on 24.75 inches.

 

[JeroenV]

66. as my B string hehehe, Djennngggg