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Anyone know what gauge strings Rammstein's guitarist uses?

For their music I would suggest nothing lighter than 10's... 11's would be a safe way to go.

Of course its also a good idea to experiment and find out what YOU like best, but its always good to have a starting point to go from.

man, 12 or 13s... the tightness the guy gets in drop C and the harmonics etc, i would be surprised if he used 11s..

tom

Yeah I concur with 12's,13's at least

Thanks guys. I've been using 9's in Drop D for a while now, and they're alright, but I do want a tighter sounding tone. You mentioned he plays in Drop C, so I'm not gonna jump into 12's or 13's just yet but I'm gonna try 10's and 11's since I'm a Drop D fool.


Originally Posted by RepVenomThanks guys. I've been using 9's in Drop D for a while now, and they're alright, but I do want a tighter sounding tone. You mentioned he plays in Drop C, so I'm not gonna jump into 12's or 13's just yet but I'm gonna try 10's and 11's since I'm a Drop D fool.

I've got a guitar in Drop D strung with Dave Mustaine Signature Guage GHS Progressives. Very Tight sound, the guage is from 10-52, maybe you'd like to give 'em a try.

Rock On - Kac

For the lower tunings, heavier wound strings are more important than the plain ones. Dean Markley makes an 11-52 that's good for drop C, EB makes an 11-54. I'm currently using DM 10-52 and DM 12-54 for Drop C, and thinking I'm probably gonna end up using the 11-52, ultimately.

just get a pack of 'not even slinkys', and put them on a beater! if you dont like the feel, just build up your hand strength on them

they're ernie balls and they're 12-56 i think, but yeah - ask for 'not even slinkies'

tom

I'm an Ernie Ball guy, but I'll try those gauges out. Probably by the end of the week though, money is tight at the moment.


Originally Posted by Impjust get a pack of 'not even slinkys', and put them on a beater! if you dont like the feel, just build up your hand strength on them

they're ernie balls and they're 12-56 i think, but yeah - ask for 'not even slinkies'

tom

1, and yes, their 12-56.
I have my guitar in drop d now(used to be drop c) and they are very good for those tunings(though I'm probably gonna down size to the beefy slinkys next string change (11-54))


Originally Posted by Impjust get a pack of 'not even slinkys', and put them on a beater! if you dont like the feel, just build up your hand strength on them

they're ernie balls and they're 12-56 i think, but yeah - ask for 'not even slinkies'

tom

Ya know it just hit me, I tried the Beefy Slinkys once (they are the next size down from Not Evens) and I didn't really like them at all. They were too bassy sounding and they were too hard to play on. And I guess I could build up my hand strength over time but they still sounded too bassy. I want something tighter than the 9's that I'm using now (Super Slinky) but not too bassy, etc...

In the ernie ball dept. I like the skinny top heavy bottoms, pretty much like my Dave Mustaine GHS's... 10-52 I believe...

It's what I've got on my Ibanez RG, works great for me!

Rock On - kac!


Originally Posted by RepVenomYa know it just hit me, I tried the Beefy Slinkys once (they are the next size down from Not Evens) and I didn't really like them at all. They were too bassy sounding and they were too hard to play on. And I guess I could build up my hand strength over time but they still sounded too bassy. I want something tighter than the 9's that I'm using now (Super Slinky) but not too bassy, etc...A duller tone is one of the charicteristics of EB strings. I like them on Strats, but not on downtuned guitars.

Try something a little brighter, like GHS Boomers.


Originally Posted by screamingdaisyA duller tone is one of the charicteristics of EB strings. I like them on Strats, but not on downtuned guitars.

Try something a little brighter, like GHS Boomers.

Alright I will give it a shot, thanks

i use the d'addario 10-52's i really like them. again there like the dave mustaine ones. they sound good on my lp i didnt think they were too bassy, but i cant compare them to the eb's cuz i havent used a set of ernie balls in years.

yea, i never get to leave standard tuning with bands.. wimps

and NM25 - you're gonna have a good laugh when you go down a string guage, your fingers will feel like they have wings

tom


Originally Posted by screamingdaisyTry something a little brighter,

Or D'addario XL145's?(12-54)


Originally Posted by Nite_Maresz_25Or D'addario XL145's?(12-54)

I donno...it's probably been near 10 years since I last used D'addario.

I use GHS Boomers DYM (13-56), except I swap the 56 for a 70 and play in C#.....

Alright, I just got back from the GHS website. At the end of the week I'm gonna get a pack of GBL and GBTNT and see how those are. I appreciate the help guys.

Rusty strings, you get the best gritty metal tone out of those. Black and crusty helps too. They will make you sound JUST LIKE -insert name here-.