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I'm using 10-46 on my Soloist Pro standard. I like the feel of them, they don't feel too stiff for bending notes and such. I'm also using 10-52 for my KV3 which is tuned to D (I used to use 11-50. I like the 10-52 better.)
The soloist came with 9s on it, but it just felt a little too noodley for me.
I find it odd pretty much every trem guitar out there comes stock with 9's. Almost nobody uses them, at least anyone playing any harder rock or metal. I tried a set and went back to 10's after two days.
I used to have .10 tuned to E standard on all my guitars, but now my main players have .09 tuned to E standard... just got tired of fighting the strings on bends, and vibrato on top of bends. Especially now that I am doing a lot of Marty Friedman - esque Pre-bend --> bend down --> bend up phrasing.
I definitely prefer the sound of .10s... but my callouses can't take the abuse.
Anything down-tuned, I use gauge 11s. The lowest I tune to is C# standard.
Only exception is my YJM strat.... tuned to Eb standard with .08 YJM sig strings.
I would go for thicker if I ever deceide to go down
I'd suggest if you do decide to go down, that you start out thinner. I saw a movie where where a chick went down for her first time on a thick one and it looked like it really hurt her jaw
i use 10-46 regular slinkys on all my guitars just awsum reliable strings
i recently tried the ernie ball stainless steel ones same gauge seem a bitt thicker in the E A D strings which have the steel coating i geuss seemed weird at first but u get used to em
I'd suggest if you do decide to go down, that you start out thinner. I saw a movie where where a chick went down for her first time on a thick one and it looked like it really hurt her jaw
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