String Gauges Vai, gilbert, malmsteen, nuno

[eatsleepplayguitar]

Just curious if anyone knows what gauge of strings these guys currently use?

[AleTheNervo]

Vai uses 0.09 while playing at home or in studio and 0.10 in tour

[rgr]

Nuno usually uses 9 - 46s to the best of my knowledge.

[Dee]

Malmsteen uses his signature set, which I believe is a mixture of light top and heavy bottom. His high E string is a .008".

The most balanced 9's set you will find is 9-12-16-24-32-44. For a 7-string, add a 59 for the low B.

[richard1973]

Originally Posted by AleTheNervo

Vai uses 0.09 while playing at home or in studio and 0.10 in tour

was just reading recently on an article i think is on his site, he starts a tour off on 9's then when warmed up half way through tour or so he goes to 10's.

umm yeah that was picky of me