do you think these strings are too light for the tuning?

[turmoil]

im going to start playing with a band who tunes to drop B or C# standard dropped.
right now the guitar, caparison horus, is tuned to D standard or drop C and has 11-46 i believe.

if i use the ernie ball power slinkies 11-48 with a 52 on the low B, would that be good enough?
i like a little bit of slack for soloing and such.

 

[nbarts]

if i use the ernie ball power slinkies 11-48 with a 52 on the low B, would that be good enough?

I doubt it.

 

[Anonymous]

That'll be like spagetti strings.

 

[turmoil]

i figured the tuning mostly is dropping only a half step and most of the strings are beefing up by .02 to .06.

how about those not even slinkies? i think they're like 12-56 IIRC
Any suggestions?

 

[Anonymous]

If you have to, EB makes a 7 string set that is 10-56.

 

[Jordon]

.012, .016, .020p, .036, .050, .060 for drop B

 

[aeroic]

I do C#-C# w/ the C# dropped to B some w/ 10-46s or 10-52s and its no problem

 

[guitar_god123456]

i use DR jeff healey set for drop b. 10, 14, 18, 32, 44, 56

 

[nbarts]

I do C#-C# w/ the C# dropped to B some w/ 10-46s or 10-52s and its no problem

I can do drop C with 52 on 25.5 scale. No definition with a 52 on 24.5 though. But B? Can you define the note you're playing & can you intonate your guitar? What scale?

 

[ihave27frets]

im going to start playing with a band who tunes to drop B or C# standard dropped.
right now the guitar, caparison horus, is tuned to D standard or drop C and has 11-46 i believe.

if i use the ernie ball power slinkies 11-48 with a 52 on the low B, would that be good enough?
i like a little bit of slack for soloing and such.

11-52 will be a bit floppy, considering Horus shorter scale. Id go 12-56.

 

[saxxamafone]

i'd go to at least 60 for drop b