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MattMuse1991

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Hi there,

 

The only Info I could find on MB's strings Is that he goes for regular ernie ball 10s with a 60...

 

Is that 60 only on his 7 string guitars? I don't ever recall him drop tuning his bottom E lower than C on his 6 string guitars so surely he doesn't even need that 60 especially on the bomber which has the tremolo aswell?

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There's no logic behind It considering he rarely goes lower than drop D on his 6 string guitars but I guess If that's what the man himself wants then so be It. Question is though how on earth does Matt get the bomber to stay In tune with such a messed up gauge?? I tried to match a 59 once with a set of 10s on my Ibanez RG which also has a locking trem and It would not stay In tune to save the world...threw It right off.

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now it is. hmm looks pretty thick, but could easily be a .52 skinny top heavy bottom set imo

 

hard to tell. the 6th string still looks massive though.

 

I don't think it would be much of an issue as long as you have everything setup properly... going from a .046 to a .060 is going to pretty much throw the entire setup off.

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Just thinking a floating trem probably needs even tension across the whole thing and a .60 tuned to E is going to be pulling a lot more than the rest of the strings. i guess once it's set up, tuned up and settled maybe it doesn't make a huge difference.

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Just thinking a floating trem probably needs even tension across the whole thing and a .60 tuned to E is going to be pulling a lot more than the rest of the strings. i guess once it's set up, tuned up and settled maybe it doesn't make a huge difference.

 

The first guitar I bought was a crappy beat up no-name superstrat with a "licensed" floyd rose. One of the first things I did was slap a .60 on that sucker and after I adjusted the bridge, the sucker never went out of tune.

You just have to make sure you find a way to keep the bridge parallel when you're setting it up.

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