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Old 07-30-2010, 07:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mr dave View Post
my bad, yeah i mean .012 or .013

there aren't really bigger packages out there, the norm is either .009 or .010 for electrics. so .012 are actually one string 'bigger' all around. i actually have a hard time getting the .053s to fit into the hole in the tuning peg when i change the strings on my guitar, tuning to C still feels loose but it's manageable.
Nice. Well, I tried tuning to drop C with my current strings, but they are far to loose, the highest fret just sounds like static, too much slack.

Drop C gives the guitar two more lower note frets and loses two higher note frets, correct?
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