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Old 02-10-2010, 07:22 PM
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strings for Drop A tuning

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my guitarist play in Drop A.
i'm wondering what kinda strings i should use.
anyone can help me on this one?
i will be tuned A standard. A-E-A-D-G
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Old 02-12-2010, 02:21 AM
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Depends on what you like for E;

.160 .106 .080 .061 .046
.150 .100 .076 .058 .043
.142 .096 .072 .055 .040

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Old 02-12-2010, 02:25 AM
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A standard would be ADGCF. AEADG is called drop A. I think you don't need any special strings for this one, though a thicker gauge for your B string could be useful.
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