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D'Addario EXL110-7 (10-13-17-26-36-46-59) in Drop A (7-string) on a 27" scale

10-59 Regular Light 7-String, XL Nickel Electric Guitar Strings on an electric guitar with a 27" scale, tuned to Drop A (7-string) (E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2 A1), pulls 129.2 lb58.6 kg575 N in total and 18.5 lb8.37 kg82 N per string on average. That is a tight 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: 129.2 lb58.6 kg575 N
Average per string: 18.5 lb8.37 kg82 N
Feel: tight; medium ≈ 17.1 lb7.76 kg76 N per string; Set your own preferred feel
Balance: moderately uneven; spread 11.8%

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	E4	329.6	.010	PL010	plain	18.2 lb8.24 kg81 N	−1%
2	B3	246.9	.013	PL013	plain	17.3 lb7.84 kg77 N	−6%
3	G3	196.0	.017	PL017	plain	18.6 lb8.45 kg83 N	+1%
4	D3	146.8	.026	NW026	wound	20.6 lb9.36 kg92 N	+12%
5	A2	110.0	.036	NW036	wound	21.3 lb9.67 kg95 N	+16%
6	E2	82.4	.046	NW046	wound	19.0 lb8.60 kg84 N	+3%
7	A1	55.0	.059	NW059	wound	14.2 lb6.42 kg63 N	−23%
Total						129.2 lb58.6 kg575 N

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Similar sets in Drop A (7-string), 27"

Set	Gauges	Avg per string	Total	Feel	Balance
Elixir 12057	10-13-17-26-36-46-56	18.4 lb8.34 kg82 N	128.8 lb58.4 kg573 N	tight	uneven
Elixir 19057	10-13-17-26-36-46-56	18.4 lb8.34 kg82 N	128.8 lb58.4 kg573 N	tight	uneven
D'Addario NYXL1059	10-13-17-26-36-46-59	18.4 lb8.36 kg82 N	128.9 lb58.5 kg574 N	tight	moderately uneven
EXL110-7 (this page)	10-13-17-26-36-46-59	18.5 lb8.37 kg82 N	129.2 lb58.6 kg575 N	tight	moderately uneven
Elixir 12074	10-13-17-26-36-46-59	18.6 lb8.45 kg83 N	130.3 lb59.1 kg580 N	tight	uneven
Elixir 19074	10-13-17-26-36-46-59	18.6 lb8.45 kg83 N	130.3 lb59.1 kg580 N	tight	uneven

Best match for a medium feel in Drop A (7-string), 27"

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

D'Addario NYXL1059 10-13-17-26-36-46-59 deviation 14.8%, average 18.4 lb8.36 kg82 N, moderately uneven; same gauges: EXL110-7
Elixir 12074 10-13-17-26-36-46-59 deviation 16.5%, average 18.6 lb8.45 kg83 N, uneven; same gauges: 19074
D'Addario EXL120-7 9-11-16-24-32-42-54 deviation 16.9%, average 15.2 lb6.90 kg68 N, uneven

More for the EXL110-7

Other tunings on 27": B standard (7-string), A standard (7-string)

Drop A (7-string) on other scales: 24.75", 25", 25.5", 26.5", 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 EXL110-7 (2026-10-31): unit weights derived from the published tensions, cross-checked across sets.