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Old 07-25-2010, 08:38 AM
seannx seannx is offline
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Besides what someone would want for their playing style (i.e. lights taking less effort than mediums, better for bending, etc.), a big consideration is the gauge of string a guitar is designed to use for best performance. My Taylor DN3 came with mediums, and my Voyage Air VAD-2 with lights. They are both dreads. My VAD-2 (sitka/EIR) is lighter in weight, nice and loud with lights, and has more bass than the Taylor (sitka/sapele.) I haven't tried the Taylor with lights, because I think any gain in ease of playability would be offset by less sound, and the action is fine with mediums.
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