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I use 9 - 46 but regular 9 or 10 are ok - just adjust the claw to suit the tension of the strings when you find a gauge you like and you’re good to go.
13 - 62 tuned down to B if I'm playing with my band.
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11-52 on my PRS, Explorer and Firebird.
All in standard tuning.
If I still had a Floyd Rose guitar it wouldn’t make any difference to the gauge I use, it would still be whatever suits the scale length. When I did have one I used 10-52 on those Ibanez guitars.
I use the heavier gauge sets because I tend to be quite heavy handed and use a thick pick. I like the strong tone I get from the heavier 3 wound strings, there’s less string excursion when I’m playing something fast on the wound strings and there’s almost no “Wolf tones” from them. The top 3 are the same as any set of 10’s or 11’s.
I cant play 9’s on anything. I find them just too “Twangy” and like elastic bands. I’ve been using heavier strings for over 20 years.
Its a 25.5 inch scale length, I’ll string it up with the 9-42 Ernie Balls I have.
Out of interest will the 8’s feel wrong on a 25.5 inch?
Have you ever tried 8's before? I'd say they feel wrong on everything! they feel incredibly weird. I tried them once and took them off the same day. I you are going to try them I'd recommend with something other than an FR guitar personally.
Also, I have noted over the years that 8's are not that popular at all generally. It is a big faff to alter the setup of an FR trem - so to not like them and then go to 9s would be a double faff!
Just my opinion of course, I'm happy to bow to the experience of others
As a result I usually go a gauge down from what I'm currently using on fixed bridge.
Do you mean pulling the bridge up means more work? If so there must be a compensating reduction in effort required because the bridge is now higher. I think
Sorry, not getting your point.
Fender vs Gibson if you like.
Most guys that have floyd loaded guitars are rock/metal players, and therefore prob have fender scale floyds and Gibson scale Les Pauls.
Sweeping enough?
A 9 gauge string has the same tension to reach a specific pitch regardless of the method of anchoring, the thing that affects tension is string length, the natural ‘give’ in a trem will mean you have to bend further to reach a higher pitch than you would with a fixed bridge.
Personally ive found that higher actions can feel easier to bend than super low, but I believe that’s to do with how much leverage your finger can get on the string.
You might find the intonation is very marginally out, but you don't need to adjust that until you're absolutely sure you want to stick with the new string gauge.
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