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D'Addario · XL Nickel · 10-13-17-26-36-46-59

D'Addario EXL110-7 (10-13-17-26-36-46-59) in Drop A (7-string) on a 26.5" scale

10-59 Regular Light 7-String, XL Nickel Electric Guitar Strings on an electric guitar with a 26.5" scale, tuned to Drop A (7-string) (E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2 A1), pulls 124.4 lb56.4 kg553 N in total and 17.8 lb8.06 kg79 N per string on average. That is a medium feel for an electric guitar. The set is moderately uneven (spread 11.8%). String 7 (A1) deviates most: −23% from the set average.

Total tension
124.4 lb56.4 kg553 N
Average per string
17.8 lb8.06 kg79 N
Feel
medium
medium ≈ 17.1 lb7.76 kg76 N per string
Set your own preferred feel
Balance
moderately uneven
spread 11.8%

Tension per string

05101520lb025810kg0255075100Nmedium (10-46)set average1E4.01017.5 lb7.94 kg78 N2B3.01316.6 lb7.55 kg74 N3G3.01717.9 lb8.14 kg80 N4D3.02619.9 lb9.02 kg88 N5A2.03620.5 lb9.31 kg91 N6E2.04618.3 lb8.29 kg81 N7A1.05913.6 lb6.19 kg61 N
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.
#NoteHzGaugeItemType Tensionvs avg
1E4329.6 .010PL010plain 17.5 lb7.94 kg78 N−1%
2B3246.9 .013PL013plain 16.6 lb7.55 kg74 N−6%
3G3196.0 .017PL017plain 17.9 lb8.14 kg80 N+1%
4D3146.8 .026NW026wound 19.9 lb9.02 kg88 N+12%
5A2110.0 .036NW036wound 20.5 lb9.31 kg91 N+16%
6E282.4 .046NW046wound 18.3 lb8.29 kg81 N+3%
7A155.0 .059NW059wound 13.6 lb6.19 kg61 N−23%
Total124.4 lb56.4 kg553 N

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Similar sets in Drop A (7-string), 26.5"

SetGaugesAvg per stringTotalFeelBalance
Elixir 12057 10-13-17-26-36-46-5617.7 lb8.04 kg79 N 124.0 lb56.3 kg552 Nmediumuneven
Elixir 19057 10-13-17-26-36-46-5617.7 lb8.04 kg79 N 124.0 lb56.3 kg552 Nmediumuneven
D'Addario NYXL1059 10-13-17-26-36-46-5917.7 lb8.05 kg79 N 124.2 lb56.3 kg553 Nmediummoderately uneven
EXL110-7 (this page) 10-13-17-26-36-46-5917.8 lb8.06 kg79 N 124.4 lb56.4 kg553 Nmediummoderately uneven
Elixir 12074 10-13-17-26-36-46-5917.9 lb8.14 kg80 N 125.6 lb57.0 kg559 Nmediumuneven
Elixir 19074 10-13-17-26-36-46-5917.9 lb8.14 kg80 N 125.6 lb57.0 kg559 Nmediumuneven

Best match for a medium feel in Drop A (7-string), 26.5"

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

  1. D'Addario NYXL1059 10-13-17-26-36-46-59 deviation 12.7%, average 17.7 lb8.05 kg79 N, moderately uneven; same gauges: EXL110-7
  2. Elixir 12074 10-13-17-26-36-46-59 deviation 14.3%, average 17.9 lb8.14 kg80 N, uneven; same gauges: 19074
  3. Elixir 12057 10-13-17-26-36-46-56 deviation 16.3%, average 17.7 lb8.04 kg79 N, uneven; same gauges: 19057

More for the EXL110-7

Other tunings on 26.5": B standard (7-string), A standard (7-string)

Drop A (7-string) on other scales: 24.75", 25", 25.5", 27", 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.

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