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D'Addario EPS510 (10-13-17-26-36-46) in Drop C on a 27" scale

10-46 Regular Light, XL ProSteels Electric Guitar Strings on an electric guitar with a 27" scale, tuned to Drop C (D4 A3 F3 C3 G2 C2), pulls 85.1 lb38.6 kg378 N in total and 14.2 lb6.43 kg63 N per string on average. That is a loose feel for an electric guitar. The set is moderately uneven (spread 10.6%). String 6 (C2) deviates most: −21% from the set average.

Total tension: 85.1 lb38.6 kg378 N
Average per string: 14.2 lb6.43 kg63 N
Feel: loose; medium ≈ 17.1 lb7.76 kg76 N per string; Set your own preferred feel
Balance: moderately uneven; spread 10.6%

Tension per string

The bronze dashed line is the medium-feel target: the average per-string tension of a 10-46 set on a 25.5" scale in E standard (17.1 lb7.76 kg76 N). Loose and tight are measured against it.Line thickness follows the string gauge; textured lines are wound strings. Hover, tap or tab to a string for details.

#	Note	Hz	Gauge	Item	Type	Tension	vs avg
1	D4	293.7	.010	PL010	plain	14.4 lb6.54 kg64 N	+2%
2	A3	220.0	.013	PL013	plain	13.7 lb6.22 kg61 N	−3%
3	F3	174.6	.017	PL017	plain	14.8 lb6.71 kg66 N	+4%
4	C3	130.8	.026	PSG026	wound	15.1 lb6.87 kg67 N	+7%
5	G2	98.0	.036	PSG036	wound	15.9 lb7.19 kg71 N	+12%
6	C2	65.4	.046	PSG046	wound	11.2 lb5.07 kg50 N	−21%
Total						85.1 lb38.6 kg378 N

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Similar sets in Drop C, 27"

Set	Gauges	Avg per string	Total	Feel	Balance
EPS510 (this page)	10-13-17-26-36-46	14.2 lb6.43 kg63 N	85.1 lb38.6 kg378 N	loose	moderately uneven
D'Addario EXL110BT	10-13.5-17-25-34-46	14.4 lb6.54 kg64 N	86.6 lb39.3 kg385 N	loose	moderately uneven
D'Addario NYXL1046	10-13-17-26-36-46	14.7 lb6.65 kg65 N	88.0 lb39.9 kg392 N	loose	moderately uneven
D'Addario XSE1046	10-13-17-26-36-46	14.7 lb6.65 kg65 N	88.0 lb39.9 kg392 N	loose	moderately uneven
D'Addario EXL110	10-13-17-26-36-46	14.7 lb6.67 kg65 N	88.2 lb40.0 kg392 N	loose	moderately uneven
D'Addario NYXL1149	11-14-18-28-38-49	16.8 lb7.60 kg75 N	100.5 lb45.6 kg447 N	medium	moderately uneven

Best match for a medium feel in Drop C, 27"

Ranked by how close every string is to 17.1 lb7.76 kg76 N (lower deviation is better).

D'Addario EXL115BT 11-15-19-28-37-50 deviation 9.8%, average 17.5 lb7.93 kg78 N, moderately uneven
D'Addario NYXL1149 11-14-18-28-38-49 deviation 10.9%, average 16.8 lb7.60 kg75 N, moderately uneven; same gauges: EXL115
D'Addario EPN115 11-14-18-27-37-48 deviation 11.9%, average 17.5 lb7.92 kg78 N, moderately uneven

More for the EPS510

Other tunings on 27": E standard, Drop D, Eb standard, D standard, Open G, Open D, DADGAD

Drop C on other scales: 28", 25.5"–27" multiscale

About these numbers

Tension is calculated, not measured: T = μ · (2 · L · f)², where μ is the string's mass per unit length (unit weight), L the vibrating length (scale) and f the pitch (A4 = 440 Hz, equal temperament). kg means kilogram-force: 1 kg ≈ 9.81 N ≈ 2.205 lb.

How a set feels also depends on the guitar's setup: action height, break angle over the nut and saddle, string length behind the nut and bridge, and your playing style. Plain strings feel stiffer than wound strings at the same tension. Use these figures to compare sets, not as an absolute measure of feel.

Sources

D'Addario product page, tension chart for EPS510 (2026-10-31): unit weights derived from the published tensions, cross-checked across sets.