String Gauges reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 157 Reddit reviews across 19 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best String Gauges brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/7String, r/Guitar, r/Bass, r/gibson, r/Djent. Top-rated brands include Ernie Ball (4.3/5), D'Addario (4.1/5), Stringjoy (4.7/5).

Stats

Reviews157

Subreddits19

Posts57

Brands23

Products89

Top communities

r/7String34 r/Guitar31 r/Bass17 r/gibson16 r/Djent14

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Ernie Ball

4.3

(56)

"Ernie Ball Power Slinky 11-48"

"I've been using the Ernie Ball Purple pack for years on my Les Paul in Eb tuning."

"Ernie Ball Purple pack 11-48"

"Iv’e had the best experience with Ernie Ball 0.10-0.62 slinky Cobalt."

"I use super slinky 125s and play on a 5 string, great tension and feeling."

"I recently put the newer 8-42 hyper slinky ernie ball set on my SG."

"I use Ernie ball cobalt 11-58 for 7 strings."

"The Ernie Ball power slinky set is what I have on my schecter omen elite 7 currently. It plays really well."

"I have the exact same guitar. I use 10.5-48 with a 72 purchased separately, both from Ernie Ball. Setting up in drop G"

"I love the Ernie ball red cobalt pack, they’re 10-62!"

D'Addario

4.1

(36)

"They handle D1 easily. They're 84-24 from memory."

"D’Addario make an NYXL set that’s perfect."

"I use NYXL 11-64s."

"I like the D'Addario 11-64 NYXL strings they sound great and last a long time, bit pricey but worth it."

"D’Addario all day long. 012 – .016 – .020p – .034 – .046 – .064"

"For my drop A and G stuff I used dadario 0.165 TAPERED long scale strings. But you’re going lower so I say 0.180"

"I can't recommend D'addario's NYXL strings enough."

"I would highly recommend trying a set of D'Addario EXL117 11-56's."

"D’addario 12 gauge sound thiqqq"

"I tried various thinner strings but the first set I liked was a D'Addario set of 12-60 that is sold as optimised for C tuning."

Stringjoy

4.7

(10)

"Stringjoy can do that set for you if you haven't found a source yet."

"Also check out StringJoy, as you find preferred gauges you can order custom sets, they are great."

"Use the StringJoy tension calculator as a guide."

"String joy all day. I recently ordered a set for my 29 3/4" Gretsch. got 18, 24, 36w, 42w, 68w, 90w."

"Quality is excellent and you can build custom sets for the same price as other major string brands."

"Look up https://tension.stringjoy.com/ and just punch in the gauges and order the custom set."

"I've been using Stringjoy for about a year and i've yet to find any reason to complain."

"Nut yeah go with stringjoy."

"Sets made for drop tuning are the best you'll get without going somewhere like Stringjoy and making one custom."

"Your best bet would be making a custom set on Stringjoy.com."

Dunlop

4.6

(8)

"Yep the Korn set from Dunlop is great. .010-.065."

"I like the KoRn set of strings for B standard or A standard (down one step)."

"Dunlop Heavy Core KORN. These are good for a 25.5” scale."

"I use Dunlop Heavy Drop Strings (.120, .100, .080, .060) for drop C and they work great."

"I would seriously recommend Dunlop Heavy Cores, those things are just fantastic."

"Dunlop 10-65 for 7 string"

"Check out the trivium signatures for dunlop strings."

"For D, C#, and C tunings, I use Dunlop Heavy Cores, 11-50."

Not Specified

4.0

(9)

"I like 11 - 56 especially so that the low string doesn’t feel loose."

"I use 10-52, 'light top, heavy bottom'."

"The thickest set of strings for acoustic guitars I know of is 13-56."

"12-62 should do the trick."

"Try something like a 10-70 set."

"I just put some .12-.60s on the one guitar I have with a floyd on it."

"I currently have 11s on my Floyd Rose guitar."

"I switch gauges all the time on my Floyd Rose."

"I played 11-56 gauge strings on a guitar with a 25.5 " scale length."

Elixir

4.2

(6)

"I always use .11 elixir polyweave for microtonal personally"

"Elixer 11's, they last a good while."

"I’ve been using elixirs baritone set (.012-.068) on my 6s to get that tuning."

"Elixir nanoweb 10s are what I use for everything."

"I use guage 11s in E flat. Elixir Optiweb."

"I used the Elixir Baritones on my PRS Baritone, tuned to drop-A."

DR

3.8

(6)

"I use DR's DDT strings on my 24 3/4" Dean ML's neck in B-flat standard."

"DR DDT strings work great for this."

"DR DDT strings 55-115 work well vor C standard."

"I use DR DDT's. The ones with the 0.125 low string."

"I flip back and forth between the 10-56 DR Alexi Laiho set."

"DR makes great strings, but their neons suck."

Kalium

4.0

(5)

"For E standard I use a Kalium set - .102, .073, .055, .041, .031, .022 plain."

"If you do want to try other strings have a look at Kalium and one of their balanced tension sets."

"I use a .136 on a 35" for B."

"If you do want to try other strings have a look at Kalium and one of their balanced tension sets."

"I recommend the BVI102 set."

StringJoy

4.3

(3)

"For b standard on a 26.5 i use stringjoy 9-60"

"I use StringJoy 10-85 for my 8 string that I got pretty much exclusively for sleep token songs."

"I play B standard on .09-.52 strings on a multiscale 7 and they’re perfect IMO"

#10

Horizon Devices

4.5

(2)

"I use Horizon Devices 9-59. My favourite strings. You can drop your B string to A for a drop tuning and the string stays tight enough but it is also not too tight when in standard tuning."

"Horizon devices sells a 10-65 set that they use for drop G#."

#11

NYXL

4.0

(2)

"I just use the orange NYXLs and they do fine."

"Nyxl 11-56"

#12

EXL160BT

4.0

(2)

"I have yet to find a set I like more."

"Works great with me."

#13

Dean Markley

4.0

4.0

(1)

"Circle K is possibly your only option in order to get a good setup."

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