Standard Tuning
Standard EADGBE tuning for guitar
20 artists
Artists using Standard tuning
Jimi Hendrix
.010, .013, .015, .026, .032, .038 (Heavy-high, light-low setup)
Eric Clapton
.010-.046 (Electric), .012-.054 Phosphor Bronze (Acoustic)
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin
.009-.042 (Electric), .010-.050 Extra Light (Acoustic)
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd
.010, .012, .016, .028, .038, .048 (Stratocaster), .0105, .013, .017, .030, .040, .050 (Les Paul)
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones
.011-.048 (typical)
Carlos Santana
.0095, .0115, .016, .025, .033, .043 (Custom 'Big Core' gauges)
Jeff Beck
Variable: .009-.042 to .011-.049 (changed throughout tours)
Brian May
Queen
.009-.042 (Originally used banjo strings for high E)
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana
.010-.052 (Light top, heavy bottom)
Stone Gossard & Mike McCready
Pearl Jam
.010-.046 (McCready), .011-.052 (Gossard varies)
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins
.009-.042
Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters
.011, .014, .018, .028, .042, .060 (Custom hybrid set)
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine
.010-.046
J Mascis
Dinosaur Jr
.010-.046
James Hetfield
Metallica
.011, .014, .018p, .028, .038, .050 (Signature set)
Kirk Hammett
Metallica
.009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .048 (Hybrid: light top, heavy bottom)
Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath
.008, .008, .011, .018w, .024, .032 (D# tuning), .009, .010, .012, .020w, .032, .042 (C# tuning)
Randy Rhoads
.009-.042 or .010-.046
Dave Mustaine
Megadeth
.010-.052 (Signature set)
John Petrucci
Dream Theater
.010, .012, .016, .024, .036, .046 (6-string), .009-.056 (7-string)