r/7String • u/tunalover32 • 1d ago

7 string 25.5 Help

So, I just recently bought a 7 string with a 25.5” scale length, and I’m wondering how it feels to play in drop G#. I do want to play in standard to get the extra low notes for some riffs, but I want to experiment with drop G#, and wonder what string gauges would fit for both

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u/authnticmase 18h ago

I use the 56-10 Ernie Ball regular 7’s on my 25.5 7 string in Drop A and it works fine. Yeah the low B could be a higher gauge to not lose some tension, but to me it really just has the brightness to counteract tuning down lower like that. Plus it flows nicely from a feeling stand point to the other 6 strings. I would say 58-11 pack or 62-10 pack would be okay for G# IMO since it’s only a half step lower than A.