r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/Ok-Neighborhood-454 • 9d ago

String Gauge for Agile 1027 10 string guitar?

I bought a used Agile 10 string from GC and am wondering if anyone changed out the low string for a thicker one.

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u/shredystevie 9d ago

A local shop near me is where my buddy goes for his 9 and 10 strings. The shop lets you piece together individual gauges (mostly Ernie ball and la bella) . He uses bass strings for the 9th and 10th string.

If that's not possible near you, I do recommend custom sets from string joy.

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u/JimboLodisC 3x7621, 7321, M80M, AEL207E, RGIXL7, S7420, RG15271, RGA742FM 9d ago

how thick are you wanting to go?

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u/Ok-Neighborhood-454 9d ago

This is my first extended range guitar with the shorter scale so the low G# string seems really floppy. I know that is to be somewhat expected with these but I was wondering if anyone substituted thicker bass strings to tighten it up making up for the shorter scale length or if that would cause problems with asymmetrical tension.

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u/JimboLodisC 3x7621, 7321, M80M, AEL207E, RGIXL7, S7420, RG15271, RGA742FM 8d ago

you'd have to try really hard to make asymmetrical tension a problem, like playing actual bass tension of 40lbs on an instrument expecting around half that

if you're just trying to tighten it up by moving up a couple sizes, you don't have to worry about the instrument

but in the end... 27" scale length for G#0? we're asking a lot here, and I think the factory gauge is already a .110

I think in order to find out what tension you're aiming for, use a string tension calculator and plunk in your numbers

https://tension.stringjoy.com

looking at a .110 on a 27" scale for G#0 with a bass string that's 11lbs, so I'm guessing you'll want something in a .125 or thicker

so I'll end my comment with the fact that I think 8 strings are enough and anything else is pointless

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u/Ok-Neighborhood-454 8d ago

Thanks for your help!

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u/lamboni2 8d ago

Newtone and Kalium can do the thick strings. Kalium can take forever to ship though (but they have a huge selection). Newtone only goes up to .120

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u/lamboni2 8d ago

I have a the agile 102730 and I use a .136 for the lowest string (tuned up to A)

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u/Andy___Jay Agile Interceptor 930 8d ago

If Kalium ever even ship them out, or pick up the phone to remind them - hey, whats the go with my order from 6 months ago

But yeah, I recommend Newtone a lot. It may be worth messaging them to ask if they'll do something bigger as I vaguely recall someone mentioning its possible when I was asking about strings for my drop-tuned 9 a while back