string recs for Bb

[Lasse Lammert]

hey there....
I wanna tune one of my guitars to Bb/A# to see how it works with my Band's songs....
so far we've been tuning to C standard and I was using an Ernie Ball Beefy slinky set, which was the perfect match AND it had the plain G string (I really prefer that for dive bombs etc).

What would you recommend for a Bb standard tuning? (6 string guitar)....would the "not even slinky" be heavy enough? those have a plain G-string, so I'd be interested in them.
any experiences?
which strings are you using for that tuning?

 

[PhilTheBeard]

12's or 13's are perfect for that tuning. id probably get a heavier bottom string maybe a 58 but try the 56 and see if that works for you first.

 

[Decimator]

I don't recommeng a plain g- string in that tuning. I used not even slinky set in c-tuning and the g-string (024 iirc) was horrible. It had barely any sustain and sounded crappy too.

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, I tried a .20p for the G-string in C-standard (so the Eb string, technically ), and hated it, so fucking thin and twangy sounding - I dunno, maybe a thicker plain wouldn't be as bad, but I play enough chord stuff using that string to really prefer the warmth of a wound string! (and a .22w in that tuning is still slack enough for my bending needs, though I don't have a guitar with a Floyd atm So I can't comment on the dive bombs)

 

[Lasse Lammert]

hm, the plain on the beefy slinky set was perfect for C standard tuning....but that might be different with the thick g-string on the not even slinkies.....
looks like I'll have to live with a wound string I hate wound g-strings!!!!!

 

[Decimator]

You just have to get yourself a 7-string with floyd

 

[Lasse Lammert]

You just have to get yourself a 7-string with floyd

I thought about that...the problem: I have like 6 VERY good guitars (I'm talking about the 2000-4000€ Range), and it wouldn't make any sense to get a 7-string of lesser quality.....but I don't wanna (or am able to) spend that much money for a 7-string,,,,,I hate them, guitars have 6 strings!

 

[Last_Confession]

id say about a 60 but i use heavy strings

 

[ChrisTanakaCanwell]

If you like the feel of 10s in standard, you're 6 half steps down from there so you would probably want to start on a 16. Also, I was fine with a 56 for my low B on my long scale baritone guitar but when I switched to a Les Paul I ended up having to use a 64 because of the reduced tension. So scale length will also make a big difference!

 

[Metaltastic]

Wait wait wait, where did you come up with that going up .01" for each half-step down rule?

 

[bibz]

13's running down to atleast a 60. Chuck a wound on, you're too low for a plain imo, just get used to the slightly different feel. Squeals shouldn't sound much different? Intonation can become a bitch on 25.5" down there. Hope it works out for you cause that last step from C is a massive step!

 

[Lasse Lammert]

13's running down to atleast a 60. Chuck a wound on, you're too low for a plain imo, just get used to the slightly different feel. Squeals shouldn't sound much different? Intonation can become a bitch on 25.5" down there. Hope it works out for you cause that last step from C is a massive step!

yeah, the intonation is one of my concerns atm...it's perfectly fine tuned to C, but it was kinda off when I tracked a band tuned to Bb recently....
I nthought they were pushing down too hard.....I guess I'll just have to try it

 

[korpse pop]

The g-string on Beefy Slinky set sounds like banjo. If you want to tune down to A#, the only good option is to use the lowest 5 strings from a regular .10 or .11 set and get a massive string for A#, at least a .58

 

[Harry Hughes]

Def no plain G that tuning.

 

[GarethSE]

what i love is a...
yeah you know whats coming

 

[Harry Hughes]

loves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in Cloves a 54 in C

 

[ParsonsMatt]

I'd use something like 14-68 for a tuning that low...

 

[Erik Monsonis]

Elixir Nanoweb Baritone 0.12-0.68.
Best fucking strings I've played on, plain G string btw.
http://www.thomann.de/es/elixir_12302_baritone_nanoweb.htm
I use it for Drop B on my 24.75" Caparison, so It would be nice for that tuning on any axe.
Cheers!

 

[korpse pop]

Does any string brand offer something like 13-60 set with unwound g ? 13,18,22,32,46,60 would be ideal set for me

 

[ParsonsMatt]

You can create your own string sets on Juststrings.com