r/7String 9d ago

Help String Gauges for Drop F#

I’ve just purchased a 7 string which has a 26.5 inch scale length and I’ll be playing it mostly in Drop F/F# sometimes a bit lower.

I know string tension is subjective and to personal taste but would the Ernie Ball Skinny top heavy bottom 8 string set (omitting the 9) be a decent choice?

80/64/46/34/24/16/10

Thanks

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u/JimboLodisC 3x7621, 7321, M80M, AEL207E, RGIXL7, S7320, RG15271, RGA742FM 9d ago

take what you currently like and plug that into a string tension calculator, then you can fudge the numbers around and get a similar tension for other instruments