10-52's

[Mont97]

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you use the 10-52's tuned to E standard?

[Edgecrusher]

I do... Thats my go to gauge set.

[Mont97]

I do... Thats my go to gauge set.

Sweet, obviously the guitar would need a good set-up after moving from 10-46 to 10-52

[Edgecrusher]

Sweet, obviously the guitar would need a good set-up after moving from 10-46 to 10-52

Sure but usually not much. If its a floyd guitar the springs on the back a bit. One of my gibsons needed the low E string slot in the nut enlarged just a tad but usually they go on pretty smooth. Once in awhile I have adjust the truss rod just a smidge but ive never had them cause huge changes in set up.

[Tor]

I do... Thats my go to gauge set.

I'm kinda curious about this one. Why do you prefer this over, say, 10-46 standards?

[Edgecrusher]

I'm kinda curious about this one. Why do you prefer this over, say, 10-46 standards?

I like the extra tension i tend to be pretty heavy handed the bigger strings dont go "KAWWWAANNG!!" as easy.

[Tor]

I see, thanks!

[eschoendorff]

I do... Thats my go to gauge set.

Same here. GHS Progressives. All tuned to E standard.

[youngthrasher9]

I use 10-48. Dunlop Heavy cores.

[indie folk guy]

That was my go to gauge for a long time these days I'm using 12-56 I kinda made a custom gauge set out of individual strings.

I liked 10-52 because you got the meat of the 52-42-32 on your low strings but you weren't destroying your hands with 11's/12's in your plain steels. My tastes have since changed and I just like really heavy strings because they give me a subjectively better tone for what I play and I prefer the feel.

You will definitely want to adjust your setup for them anytime you use a hybrid gauged set or change gauges you will have to adjust truss rod, string height, and intonation at least ime.

I tend to prefer DR and SIT strings myself. Depending on the guitar Hi Beams, Pure Blues, Power Wounds, or Power Groove.

[uOpt]

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you use the 10-52's tuned to E standard?

I did for years but I noticed that the difference to 009-046s (still heavier bass than diskant) doesn't survive recording. The only thing bothering me about the latter is the 011 H string.

[ItsaBass]

They're one of my usual sets of strings. EB Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom, or EB Power Slinky, which is the top from a set of 11's with the bottoms from a set of 12's. Also, the Hybrid Slinky set, which is 9's on the top and 10's on the bottom. These three are EB's best sets to my taste. I used to like the Gibson BB King set too, which I believe was 10-52 or something similar. But I haven't used those in a while.

[SrDeMaFp]

I do... Thats my go to gauge set.

Same here. I'm actually lightening up on my strings since I've been having some strange hand/wrist pain lately.

[JOLLY]

Yes. The majority of my guitars are strung up with that gauge.

[Mr 9finger]

Depends on the guitar. I like the 10-52 sets on 24 3/4" scale guitars. 25.5" I like 10-46.

[Emile Dalkey]

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you use the 10-52's tuned to E standard?

On251/2 scale axes I do. I always sting my Stats 10-52 and tune to standad.

[BluesDisciple]

Used to. Found the tension of the bottom 3 strings was interfering with bends. Backed off to 10/46's on most guitars.

The tone though was HUGE!!

[Luke Duke]

That was my "go to" gauge for the better part of the last decade. Last year I've been experimenting a LOT....so I don't have a standard really.

Christian did tell me one thing when he switched back to straight 10s, that I have also notice, the volume/tone is more even across the strings with standard string sets.

Luke

[Christopher Caruana]

I use 'em on my les Paul's and strats. Just feels right

[zontar]

Hey all,

Just wondering if any of you use the 10-52's tuned to E standard?

That's what I use on my Ibanez AF95.

They work well with the full hollow body and when I play slide in standard tuning