where to get heavy strings heavy Gauge 11 and up

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1st off sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this.... but this is my fave forum :rock: I've always used 10's but now that I'm tuning down to C I'm in need of something heavier! floppy string syndrome :hypno: My local stores are of no help, so where do I find them online.... thinking 11-13 which would be best? for this tuning.
thanx
 
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According to DSS3, the bulk sets are D'Addario, and they have some pretty big things on there for every brand. If you're going all the way down to C, you're going to be playing rubber bands with an 11-49 set like GHS makes - I wouldn't have less than a 54 down there myself. It's easy to think that it won't make that much of a difference on records, but if you're really pounding the strings you'll go out of tune and if you're not it'll sound overgained or wimpy. If you have strong hands, 12-60 should be enough, if not I'd suggest that you try to find a heavy-bottom set or build your own somewhere around 11-15-19-28-40-54 .

Jeff
 
GHS Zakk wylde sucks if you tune down to C...the low strings work well but, the first 3 strings are standard (10,13,17) and they are good if you tune E or D. (Zakk use the 10-60s for standar tuning)
Now I use a set of d'addario exl 153 (13-62) for baritone guitars and they are awesome in C!!
 
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GHS Zakk wylde sucks if you tune down to C...the low strings work well but, the first 3 strings are standard (10,13,17) and they are good if you tune E or D. (Zakk use the 10-60s for standar tuning)
Now I use a set of d'addario exl 153 (13-62) for baritone guitars and they are awesome in C!!
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Ok... your opinion
But there's this Set with 11 - 70 and it works great when tuned to C, and imho
even 10 - 60 works in C. But then again i don't care for this stupid "Sologefuttel" ;)

my 2 cent...
 
yes, my opinion.
How you can say 10-60 works in C if you haven't try them?
Of course, I have tried a set of 10-60 because I thought it works well in C, but for my taste the first 3 strings have not enough tension.
When I tuned to D I used 10-52 and it works well, but if I go 1 step down...10,13,17 have less tension and For me they don't sound correctly.
Zakk wylde 10-60 is not a set made for C tuning but for E/drop D/ mainly...my guitar tech told me the same thing.
With this 13-62 I have all the strings with good tension and every string sound correctly with good sustain.
This is only my opinion and my preferences....for example, Hatesphere use 12-54 in C and they sound very good.
I have only give an advice based on my experiences.
 
indeed...that dude's one in a billion....put a set of bass strings on that guys les paul and he'd still make it work.

Dude can do virtually anything, he's got one of the best tones on the planet, a great beard, can double a solo in one take, and make an old fart like Ozzy sound halfway decent :p
 
Hey guys!

Maybe I'm wrong but Wylde uses the .60 string when he tunes in standard E but the low E is tuned in B (that means B A D G B E).

A .60 string would warp the neck. No matter what size your arms are. :Smug:

Come on...:lol:
 
If 60s warp your neck, you've got a fucked neck. You can adjust the truss rod to compensate for the strings and tuning and so long as you don't try to screw it up, you'll be fine. Plus, once you tune down to about B a 60 shouldn't be significantly worse than a 46 or so in standard.

EDIT: By the way, I have wimpy arms, and I have no problem playing strings in the mid-50s tuned up to D. It's not that hard. END EDIT.

Jeff
 
Yep. I play in Drop-D with 11-56's and think I need to get a heavier low D. It's on a very sturdy Tele so it doesn't even make a whimper with that gauge. I am predominantly a bass player though so anything short of 110 is for girls :)
 
JBroll said:
If 60s warp your neck, you've got a fucked neck. You can adjust the truss rod to compensate for the strings and tuning and so long as you don't try to screw it up, you'll be fine. Plus, once you tune down to about B a 60 shouldn't be significantly worse than a 46 or so in standard.

EDIT: By the way, I have wimpy arms, and I have no problem playing strings in the mid-50s tuned up to D. It's not that hard. END EDIT.

Jeff
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Ehm...

I was inferring (implying?) that a .60 string will warp your neck if tuned in low E at 440. If you tune it to low B there's not a problem, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
:kickass:
 
"Back in '87 a friend of mine turned me onto a set of GHS TNT Boomers and I was completely blown away. The combination of the thick bottom and light top is crushing. To date I use 10-60 and all of the bass players who roll with the Black Label Society use GHS as well. When you find something that works you don't look back". Zakk Wylde

I read that he use 10-60 for Eb, D and dropped tuning and 11-70 for low tuning...I don't know what he really does.
I know a friend of mine use 10-60 in Eb and the neck is not warped
 
There's this thing in a guitar neck called a truss rod - a solid metal bar extending the length of the fretboard.

It would take some serious strings and tension to warp the neck, and the strings would most likely snap before that point.
 
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