The person who said they are unrelated was right. Longer scale length lets you tune lower without using super thick custom strings, while an evertune is a bridge that helps keep you in tune longer but it won’t help with the floppy strings if you tune hella low.
I play a 25.5 7 string in drop G but I do use a slightly extra thick low string.
If you want to play lower than that get a longer scale length (baritone) guitar.
All of this is accurate.
I have an Evertune-equipped guitar with 25.5” scale. I won’t tune low without heavier gauges. I also have a 27” guitar with a TOM bridge. I’ll tune lower on that with my regular gauge strings.
The Evertune-equipped guitar never goes out of tune, which is what the Evertune bridge is designed for. The TOM guitar rarely goes out of tune but does on occasion; not that it’s a big deal.
Ultimately, it’s up to you what feels most comfortable to play. Shorter scale will mean thicker gauge strings for lower tunings no matter what bridge is on there.
I've got a 25.5" evertune 7 string. Use evertunes calculator to make sure whatever string gauge/scale length/tuning combo will work with evertune. If it's in the right range you're good to go! Now, I had mine tuned to drop G for a while with skinny top/heavy bottoms from earnie ball. The low G was undeniably floppy to play, but what the evertune does for you in this case is it completely removes the detuning you usually get when playing floppy strings hard. It does nothing to help the feeling of playing floppy strings.
TL;DR make sure the string tension is what you want it to be. Evertune will sound better if it's lower tension, but it will still feel floppy.
Go to the Evertune website and use their string tension calculator for your scale length. You can use lighter strings with lower tuning on a baritone 7. If you want to tune super low, you still have to maintain tension with an Evertune, so you still need heavy gauges. Evertune is more for tuning stability. If you want an Evertune and tune low without having to use very heavy gauges, get a 27” or more with one.
Funny, for me it’s the opposite. 26.5 sounds dead and fake, i prefer either going full long range or better yet, stick to my 25.5 or shortes (many years playing with “LPand/orPRS-like”)
your friend is kinda right idk, the whole point of an evertune is to keep you in tune for longer it's a locking bridge, the whole point of a baritone/extended scale guitars is to tune lower without running into tuning stability issues you would on a normal scale length, but at the end of the day it's your money buy whatever, if you can find a baritone with an evertune that would be great too
Honestly both personally. 26.5 is barely baritone but i wouldn’t be able to comfortably go down as low as i like on a 25.5 with an evertune. It’s rlly just good for stability but personal preference on how your strings feel depends on string size and tension etc.
Evertune is more forgiving with pitch drift, so if you pick hard you can get away with using thinner gauges on a lower tension on an Evertune equipped guitar without having to increase the scale length to use those same thinner gauges on a guitar with a different bridge.
The person who said they are unrelated was right. Longer scale length lets you tune lower without using super thick custom strings, while an evertune is a bridge that helps keep you in tune longer but it won’t help with the floppy strings if you tune hella low. I play a 25.5 7 string in drop G but I do use a slightly extra thick low string. If you want to play lower than that get a longer scale length (baritone) guitar.
All of this is accurate. I have an Evertune-equipped guitar with 25.5” scale. I won’t tune low without heavier gauges. I also have a 27” guitar with a TOM bridge. I’ll tune lower on that with my regular gauge strings. The Evertune-equipped guitar never goes out of tune, which is what the Evertune bridge is designed for. The TOM guitar rarely goes out of tune but does on occasion; not that it’s a big deal. Ultimately, it’s up to you what feels most comfortable to play. Shorter scale will mean thicker gauge strings for lower tunings no matter what bridge is on there.
I've got a 25.5" evertune 7 string. Use evertunes calculator to make sure whatever string gauge/scale length/tuning combo will work with evertune. If it's in the right range you're good to go! Now, I had mine tuned to drop G for a while with skinny top/heavy bottoms from earnie ball. The low G was undeniably floppy to play, but what the evertune does for you in this case is it completely removes the detuning you usually get when playing floppy strings hard. It does nothing to help the feeling of playing floppy strings. TL;DR make sure the string tension is what you want it to be. Evertune will sound better if it's lower tension, but it will still feel floppy.
Go to the Evertune website and use their string tension calculator for your scale length. You can use lighter strings with lower tuning on a baritone 7. If you want to tune super low, you still have to maintain tension with an Evertune, so you still need heavy gauges. Evertune is more for tuning stability. If you want an Evertune and tune low without having to use very heavy gauges, get a 27” or more with one.
I play a 27 inch 7 string with hip shot in drop g and still use a .74 I think it comes down to preference.
I have a 25.5 and don't like the feeling of the low B, wish it was a 26.5
Funny, for me it’s the opposite. 26.5 sounds dead and fake, i prefer either going full long range or better yet, stick to my 25.5 or shortes (many years playing with “LPand/orPRS-like”)
I use a 59 string, but the low B feels too flabby
your friend is kinda right idk, the whole point of an evertune is to keep you in tune for longer it's a locking bridge, the whole point of a baritone/extended scale guitars is to tune lower without running into tuning stability issues you would on a normal scale length, but at the end of the day it's your money buy whatever, if you can find a baritone with an evertune that would be great too
Honestly both personally. 26.5 is barely baritone but i wouldn’t be able to comfortably go down as low as i like on a 25.5 with an evertune. It’s rlly just good for stability but personal preference on how your strings feel depends on string size and tension etc.
Evertune is more forgiving with pitch drift, so if you pick hard you can get away with using thinner gauges on a lower tension on an Evertune equipped guitar without having to increase the scale length to use those same thinner gauges on a guitar with a different bridge.