Which string gauge on your EBMM JP

[casper777]

Hi everybody!!

I just finished to change strings on my new JP BFR. It came (as most guitars) with 9-42 and I'm really used to heavier bottom strings.
So like on all my other guitars I put 9-46 on it (Hybrid slinkys)

What do you prefer on your guitar, mainly to play metal (as I know for other type of music it cam vary)??

Another question: I noticed that on Hybrid strings (9-46), the difference of tension between the 3 top ones and the 3 bottom one is quite big... (I say that in the back of D'addario strings, where you have the tension of all string at pitch)
Can it cause some damage to your neck over the long term? I've always used this string gauge but bow I don't know. Some people say that the tension must me constant between all 6 strings.....

 

[LamHo]

RPS-Hybrid Slinky Nickel Wound .009 - .046

 

[MusicManJP6]

Yep! Hybrids all the way...

 

[Plaschkes]

Used to be hybrids. Now I'm a 10-56 man. (7 String)

 

[marduke]

9-42.. but im going to try out hybrids soon.

 

[MusicManJP6]

9-42.. but im going to try out hybrids soon.

You won't go back!

 

[Plaschkes]

But you will go up!

 

[Music Man]

I love the 10-46, I use it on all my guitars except my 20th Silo which is tuned to D and it has 11-48.

 

[73h Nils]

Umm, 9-42s on my JP6, and 10-59 (yes, I said 59) on my JP7. It's a regular slinky set mixed with a loner bottom (random) string. I need 9s for it though, because that's what it was orignally set up with and I have it tuned to A at the moment so as not to kill the bridge.

 

[the24thfret]

RPS 10-46. Consider myself still on a trial period away from D'Addario strings, which I used religiously for about 10 years. I have never liked playing 9s on any guitar!

 

[Josh O]

10-46 on my JP6, 10-56 on my JP7

 

[PBGas]

9-42 on Luke
10-46 on JP.

The 9-46 setup has me thinking I may give it a try on both!!!

 

[fsmith]

Hybrid Slinky's - 9-46

I like the bendability of the 9's and the tension of the 46's for dropped tunings.

 

[ducatisteve]

I use Regular Slinkies on every guitar with this neck scale.

 

[wagnerite]

i mixed and matched. i suppose i could vote for the hybrid, but i didnt see it....

E, B and G are from 9RPS

E, A and D are from 10 Rps

 

[Sweat]

9-42, and i use them all Super Slinky, RPS and Rock N Roll