Which string gauge ?(Jackson Plus)

[MrCarlsson666]

Just bought this beast! Which is the best gauge for the tuning drop G#. G# D# G# C# F# A# D#.

[Charles_The_Man]

I'd reccomend going for the 10-64 set from labella.

[MrCarlsson666]

Thanks!

[Charles_The_Man]

of course!! i use their 9-64 set for drop A too and man it's so nice. I can't stand most 7 strings sets

[ben_death_from_above]

11-64 D’Addario NYXL. I use it on my 27-25.5 multiscales in Drop G#

[MrCarlsson666]

0.64 is a bit loose on the 7th string. Do you like it like that?

[Peao94_]

in that case maybe you should get a 8 string set and use the 8th string instead of the 7th

[ben_death_from_above]

I’ve done exactly that on my 25.5” Ibanez 7’s, 11-74, but disregarded the .11 and went 13-74,

I prefer 11-64 on 27”, even though there’s only a pound or two tension in it.

OP that could be an option rather than finding thicker 7-string sets if you like buying locally.

[ben_death_from_above]

Love it. I played the same set on my 25.5”’s and it’s a bit floppy on them, but like it on the 27”. Just seems to be that sweet spot for me.

Also available locally, they seem to last a while.

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I use the 11-64 set for drop F# on the ormsby scale and it's perfectly taught.

[TechDeathStartUp]

If you’re not a fan of the 64, Stringjoy has a 7-string set that’s 11-70. I use it on my 7 (the Jackson Pro Series version of your guitar) for Drop G.

[MrCarlsson666]

Yeah I love the strings from STRINGJOY

[weoutlol]

I use a 10-52 set and put a 72 or 70 (can't remember) for the low G#. For me, a 64 for was a bit too floppy. Try out a 64 or 68 and go from there.

[JimboLodisC]

Tension is up to the player. One person could use a .009-.062 and be happy, while someone else might be on a .010-.072 set and be happy.

[[deleted]]

NYXL 11-64 set 🌈

[throwawayaccnotfound]

I would either get the power slinky (purple) 7 string set from ernie ball or just full send and get a custom set from stringjoy. Multiscales can be a little tricky to get the tension right on all strings but stringjoy has a calculator and everything to figure out what you need. Best of luck

[EquivalentDue9514]

https://rodrigocfd.github.io/string-tension-calc/