BF#BEA appropriate gauges - assistance requested

[Dreadstone]

I play an BF#BEA tuning in a primarily metal band.

Looking for some rough suggestions on what kinda gauges limits might be supposed as appropriate -
mainly looking at the F#(E) string,
reckon I ought't go lighter?

Current string set is 125 [u]95[/u] 75 60 40, roundwounds(roundcore)


Is this something that can be advised, or do I [u][i]need to pay better attention to the state of my neck/truss & just figure out what the bass can take?[/i][/u]
I appreciate that'll be the overall sentiment.. but some rough figures from bass sages would be appreciated.

FYI it's on an Ibanz SR605

Edited January 31, 2017 by Dreadstone

[HazBeen]

You do need to pay attention, but tension wise I think you will be fine if you use a standard B, so a .130 (0.135) even

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]B->B no change[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]E->F# full step up[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]A->B [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]full step up[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]D->E [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]full step up[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]G->A [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]full step up[/font][/color]

then since you are uptuning the rest a full step I would go with a really light 35-90 set (35-55-70-90).

That's what I did back in the day.

[Dreadstone]

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1485873793' post='3227392']
You do need to pay attention, but tension wise I think you will be fine if you use a standard B, so a .130 (0.135) even

[color=#000000]B->B no change[/color]
[color=#000000]E->F# full step up[/color]
[color=#000000]A->B [/color][color=#000000]full step up[/color]
[color=#000000]D->E [/color][color=#000000]full step up[/color]
[color=#000000]G->A [/color][color=#000000]full step up[/color]

then since you are uptuning the rest a full step I would go with a really light 35-90 set (35-55-70-90).

That's what I did back in the day.
[/quote]

Thank you kindly sir!
I'll get hunting for some lighter noodles right away
Much appreciated

[threedaymonk]

This might be an ignorant question – the only metal I've ever played was back when you could do it with EADG (or E♭A♭D♭G♭ at a push) – but that's a really peculiar tuning, so close to but not quite standard. What led you to choose it?

Edited January 31, 2017 by threedaymonk

[Dreadstone]

[quote name='threedaymonk' timestamp='1485887504' post='3227531']
This might be an ignorant question – the only metal I've ever played was back when you could do it with EADG (or E♭A♭D♭G♭ at a push) – but that's a really peculiar tuning, so close to but not quite standard. What led you to choose it?
[/quote]


- the impetus for this tuning comes from the bottom 4 strings on a "drop-B" tuned guitar.

Originally, I dare say it was for the ease of translating what a guitarist was playing into my own terms, without having to write down every single note.. - back when I was a considerably less musical sasquatch. If I could see it, I could play it.. theory, nay even basic scales, were not my forte, not hot on transposing.

Nowadays I've reverted to playing in this again from standard because of the ease of fingering some intervals quicker(?) quicker/accurate access to octaves especially, & some of the riffs just [i]need[/i] to be stepping up to the F#, not played mostly on the B, makes things pop more than rumble amorphously. But all that drivel could be said of any drop-tuning..