thinking of going to E standard

[JonWormwood]

The clarity and tightness must be great.

 

[K Odell]

Indeed it is. My band just switched to E standard and I couldn't be more happy.

 

[JeffTD]

Yeah, get ready for your tone to get a lot tighter and clearer. I got used to playing in E when I joined the pop punk band I'm in, and I'll be staying in E/drop D for the forseeable future.

 

[JonWormwood]

Indeed it is. My band just switched to E standard and I couldn't be more happy.

I just gotta convince the other dudes.

I'm listening to sylosis now and shits clear as tits

 

[JonWormwood]

What gauge yall rockin? I picked up some 9-42's but should have got 9-46

 

[exoslime]

i like 10-46 for E and Eb on 24,75" scale
and i use 9-42 on my ESP Eclipse for F tuning

 

[JeffTD]

10-46, anything lighter is for pussies!

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

I use 10-52 for E standard...regular gauge with heavy bottom I think they're called, so that way I can drop-D if I have to, but I like being tuned to E, and I really dig some metal bands that are tuned to E too, like, say, Megadeth and Martyr (www.myspace.com/martyrcanada) check them out, they're Canada's best kept secret.

 

[P-E]

Dan Mongrain is a beast.

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

Dan Mongrain is a beast.

J'me criss pas mal de ce que le monde pense de n'importe quel autre guitariste électrique sur terre, j'suis convaincu que Dan torche n'importe qui avec une seule main.

 

[K Odell]

10-52 here also.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

10-52

WELCOME ABOARD.

 

[StefTD]

I have no problem playing in E, but I like to tune every string one full step down and use thicker strings for my metal
stuff, for everything "rockisch" I really dig E, just sounds right, sounds to "heavy" very fast for me if I just
want to play some blues rock stuff.

 

[Ascendant]

10-46, anything lighter is for pussies!

Jeff Loomis begs to differ.:Spin:

I myself have tried every gauge imaginable, but I've always ended up coming back to 9-42 for E standard (25.5"), though I am going to get a 7 string soon and I'll have to see if I will feel comfortable with that gauge on it (56ish bottom B standard).

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I'd love to try 8's in Eb sometime for the lulz.

 

[JeffTD]

Jeff Loomis begs to differ.:Spin:

I myself have tried every gauge imaginable, but I've always ended up coming back to 9-42 for E standard (25.5"), though I am going to get a 7 string soon and I'll have to see if I will feel comfortable with that gauge on it (56ish bottom B standard).

Jeff Loomis uses 9-46 on a 26.5" scale - a bit taughter than 10-46 on 25.5".

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

Jeff Loomis begs to differ.:Spin:

Unless you ARE Jeff Loomis and confirms this, I'm pretty sure he uses 10-52 + 70 for the "B" string (tuned to A# in his case)

 

[muckypup1]

Thats what his wiki page says haha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Loomis

I like to use a set with 60 low B and 10-46, and i'm on a 26.5 scale guitar, though really I'd prefer to have a 70 for the low B

 

[Ascendant]

I'm pretty sure he uses 10-52 + 70 for the "B" string (tuned to A# in his case)

Nope, not any more. At least that is what he said in an interview or such, that I read very recently. He has switched to 9 gauge.
Edit: Of course I am trying to find my source, I'll see what I can find.

Thats what his wiki page says haha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Loomis

Yeap, because everything on Wikipedia must be true and up to date!

 

[Mago]

Eb standard most of the time here. Like it the most for fast thrashy riffing + it gives the 5th string of the bass the possibility to add heavyness to a chord.