Perfect Drop C string gauge

[Jeong]

So I play a jp6 in drop C. I love bands like the human abstract and art by numbers. I normally use beefy slinkys 11-54 for drop c but ive always found the treble strings to be a bit too taut for lead playing, particularly bending strings. Unfortunately if i try to switch to power slinkys the strings seem a bit too loose. Is there a happy medium?
Thank you!

 

[Hiza22]

When I retuned my JP6 to Drop C#, I wasn't able to find a set of strings where all gauges were to my taste. The best I could do was taking a 10-46 set, removing the lowest string and using a 54 in its place. It's a bit annoying, I have a bunch of 46-strings I'll never use, but what matters is that it plays well.

 

[sanderhermans]

The words drop and perfect seldom fit togheter in one sentence.....
You can find good string gauges for down or up tuning acros all strings but i have yet to find a set that works perfecly for drop D or drop.... whatever. Problem is that the botom string is eighter too losse or going to a thicker gauge strings, the highest 5 strings will bee too tight.

 

[Jeong]

Thanks for the advice. I learned that some shreddy type players actually use skinny top heavy bottom 10-52 slinkys on their JP's for drop C. Normally i would think the gauge on top would be way too light but i may try it out! Has anyone ever tried this before? Going from a 22 gauge to a 17 gauge for the G string certainly seems like an adventurous proposition.

 

[Jeong]

When I retuned my JP6 to Drop C#, I wasn't able to find a set of strings where all gauges were to my taste. The best I could do was taking a 10-46 set, removing the lowest string and using a 54 in its place. It's a bit annoying, I have a bunch of 46-strings I'll never use, but what matters is that it plays well.

I think regular slinkys work perfectly for half step down tuning on my prs. When i'm required to do drop C# i usually just live with the floppiness.

 

[Jeong]

By the way...here in Japan a single .54 or .60 string can cost $6...nearly the cost of a whole set. For this reason i've learned to tolerate a certain amount of loose tension.

 

[Hiza22]

Fortunately in Europe the prices are different, the .54 string is a quarter of the price of a full set. Morever, this JP6 is dedicated to Drop C# (mostly for Japanese metal, in fact ) so I use it less often, and need to change the strings less often (cobalt strings being more resistant, I change them roughly every three months on the JP6).

 

[Jeong]

What kind of japanese metal do you enjoy sir? The metal scene here is unique, although aging.

 

[Hiza22]

Japanese metal is still a bit new to me, but during my last trip to Japan, I was able to spend time looking for bands, talking to people, and so on. I came back with a suitcase full of CD and DVD.

My two favorites Japanese artists so far are Versailles (now called Jupiter, except that they seem to be back to Versailles...) and Sound Horizon. Versailles' guitarists are tuned in Drop C#, which is why I'm keeping a guitar in that tuning: I finished working on Thanatos, which is an easy song, and started working on God Palace Method Of Inheritance recently. I'm fascinated by Hizaki's playing, he has a very light touch and a great sense for music composition, learning his guitar parts is a joy.

After that, I also like Light Bringer very much (unfortunately they seem to have disbanded), sometimes I play some Babymetal for fun (a lot of Drop C and Drop C#)... I also have a few albums from Galneryus and Dir En Grey, but I don't know them very well yet.