QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Oct 9 2008, 02:44 PM)
Yea that's pretty low, I've also noticed that once you go to B and below, you're not playing a guitar anymore, it's like playing a baritone. But I agree with Marcus here, I wouldn't dare to go lighter than 13-56 for fear of sloppiness, and at B it should be plenty bendy.
But if lighter strings tend to work for you, you can try 12's. A 60 would actually be a little too thick for my taste, sometimes when the low strings are too thick the sound can get woofy, and lack crunch, but try stuff out and find what's best for you.
And yea, you may have to make some augmentations to the nut with a gauge that big, I'm no expert on that kinda stuff tho.
Totally agree with a .60 an over being to much. Tone on the distortion starts breaking really funny.
QUOTE (jer @ Oct 9 2008, 02:25 PM)
One more question:
With these strings on the guitar, the 6th and 5th do not fit in the nut. Is this going to be a problem? They sit on the groove but not down in it.
If I somehow alter the nut so they fit better will it cause trouble if I ever go back to a thinner string?
I had the same problem with the thicker strings. So i got the nut on my new ESP horizon
Sorted out. I don't know if leaving it like that will affect the nut but it will definately affect the tuning.
Rather get it setup to be safe:) Not sure if it will cause problems when going back to thinner strings....
that's why i got 2 esp's now, didn't want to find out haha:P
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This post has been edited by Ian Bushell: Oct 9 2008, 10:16 PM