string gauges

  1. Colin Boonstra

    Drop C

    Hi all, I have recently bought a Warwick ltd jazzman 2002 and i would like to put it in drop c/d standard tuning and i was wondering what gauge stringd to use, im a DR hi beams user 105-45
  2. Max Schupp

    Drop tuning on a 34 scale lenght 5string

    Hey guys, i want to play in 2 different tunings: agcfa and cgcfa, is that possible on my ibanez sr375e? And if so, which string gauges would you recommend ? Cheers
  3. Elusive1

    Best string gauges for handling various dropped tunings

    Was asked by one of my friends to help play bass for his recital. Two of the songs were written with Standard Db tuning in mind; both guitarists will be tuning their instruments that way for those two songs and then going back to Standard E for the rest of the set. While it is definitely...
  4. SpamPrince

    DR High Beams - Gauge Frustration

    Any other regular DR High Beam users frustrated that they don't offer a set with a 100 gauge E and an 85 A? I like the feel on the Med. Lite set but A is always a little thin. Maybe just me-
  5. T

    Looking for the right string gauges to be able to work anywhere between Drop F and A standard.

    I have a dingwall ng-3 and all the bands I play in range from Drop F# to A standard. Currently on .130-.45 string set which works well for A standard but pretty bad for f#. any tips?
  6. Count Bassie

    String Gauge for DGCF Tuning?

    Hi all, I want to tune a 4 string bass to Low D, and am thinking perhaps that a heavier gauge is a reasonable idea. Maybe the neighborhood of 110 for the low D... Thoughts and maybe some info on who produces a 4 string set would be enthusiastically pored over, thanks for your time.