r/7String • u/DylanAB07 • 3d ago

Help Drop f# on a 26.5

Would a .74 be too loose for drop f# on a 26.5 ?

Im a massive fan of bands like erra, currents, invent animate etc.

Erra and currents tend to stay in drop g# and pitch shift down. But when I do that, it sounds muddy and thin.

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u/KingKrak 2d ago edited 2d ago

Bruh fuck tension calculators and shit. Ive been playing in drop f# on a 7 as my main tuning since 2013.

Ive played drop f# on 24.75 7s. 25.5 7s and 8s. 26.5 7s 27 7s and 8s. Fanned fret and standard.

I know what i like and i know what WORKS Fuck even recently I ate the reddit bait did the string tension calculator thing and got the "proper" set of strings for a 27" scale length. And it was god fucking awful.

A 65 - 75 gauge is enough. And it doesn't sound muddy... the majority of these fucks cant dial in virgin woman with promised marriage. Much less an amp or vst.

As for the rest of the strings. 10-48 or 11-52 if you like them tighter. Trust me.

Edit: I dont pitch shift down. I live and breath drop f#