My main axe is an Ibanez RGA8, pups have been swapped for EMG 808s, and killswitch is wired in where the mid switch was. Tuning is one step down, with a drop D1, (DADGCFAD). A light top heavy bottom set (.010 - .052) goes on the top six, a .070 on the low A, and a .100 for the low D. D'Addario XL nickelwounds throughout.
Ibanez SZ320 (25.1" scale) Drop C D'Addario 11-56. Did lots of 'string gauge experimenting' for this tuning. I used to use 10-52, then went to 11-52, then 12-52, then I got a 7-string set and got rid of the highest string, so I made it an 11-54 set. I am happy with 11-56 right now. Epiphone POS (24.75" scale) Drop D D'Addario 10-52.
I feel like a pussy here, you guys use ropes as strings Anyway Prs CE24 in drop B-->11 to 56 Prs Tremonti SE in drop C-->11 to 54 Schecter 7 String in drop A-->9 to 56 All of them are d'addario strings, getting worried about my sweat destroying strings in no time ( rust) but never liked the tone of coated strings.
Schecter Loomis Ibanez K7 Ibanez RG 7620 BC Rich N7 All 7 strings, all in A. 65, 52, 42, 30, 17, 13, 10
Drop C 12-56 d´addario, ESP Eclipce, Gibson SG, Ampeg Dan Armstrong, Drop Bb 12-68 d´addario, Dean ML D tuning 12-52 d´addario, Gibson LP Deluxe, Fender Telecaster American Deluxe, Gibson Firebird
Dunlop Heavy Core 11-50 on everything from E standard to Drop C. nice and tight everytime. ESP Eclipse, ESP Ex and Jackson Kv2.
holy shit, i´m shocked about some people´s string gauges in here :O until 2 weeks ago i used 12-60 for standard C. the bottom strings were so stiff and rigid already, there was barely any note attack. sounded almost like playing with my thumb, on two guitars (so it´s not just a defective set of strings). now it´s 12-16-20-29-41-55, Circle K / Kalium Strings. much better
I pretty much agree with you on the string gauge thing, I guess downtuning to drop z (it's has somehow always to be drop z instead of z standard ) brings the br00tlz. I myself use Dean Markley 9-46 set on my Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top for E standard tuning, I myself hate playing on dropped tunings, not because of the sound, I just can't come up with riffs and stuff as well as on the standard tuning, maybe I should again try to play on D standard as I used to earlier. For my Ibanez GSR180 bass I use the basic 45-105 set, it just works.
I know this thread is four years old, but fuck it: 11-54 Drop C on one Jackson Dinky, Drop D on another 12-56, ESP LTD MH-1000, Drop B 55-125, or 60-125 Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Drop C 70-135, Fender Jazz Japan, Drop B Scale lengths I believe are normal for all of my guitars, ie. no extended scale lengths. I may move up higher for Drop B on my LTD, it seems a bit too loose for my liking.
Fuck I hate this thread. Drop tuning is an iternval pattern not something lower than E standard E Standard - EADGBE Drop D - DADGBE D Standard - DGCFAD Drop C - CGCFAD See the differnce?
I don't know if this was intended for me, but yes, I do know the difference, there is nothing wrong with dropped tunings, I just myself can't come up with stuff I like on Drop D for example because of that interval pattern, mainly because I'm so used to standard tunings (for example chords are PITA for me in dropped tunings, take F major barre chord for example, yes that can be taken from other places than on E that's now dropped to D-string but it doesn't sound the same), but for other people it works and sounds good so who cares . E and D standard tunings work for me, Drop D and Open D doesn't work so well, that's 100% my fault but it doesn't really bother me.
Have definitely changed this up in the last 4 years: 11, 15, 19, 28, 40, 60 for Drop C 10-52 for E/drop D. Tele has a single coil now. All gtrs 25.5.