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Try Santa Cruz Parabolic Mediums. They are lower tension then a set of 12s. You can still get the fullness and low end you are getting from 12s.
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Fingerstyle: putting .10s on a grand auditorium, yeah or nay?
Update: I tried the thin core, but didn’t like the sound at all and and the squeakiness (I usually use coated)
Then I replaced them with .11s. The volume was way lower which was expected, but the tone is a little too weak for me. Guess I’ll stick with .12 after all and maybe use the downtuning + capo trick when I need it. Thanks alot for all the awesome suggestions! |
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The action was really low already. I will be looking to lower the action as much as possible on every guitar I test |
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How low? 123456789
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I've been using "pretty light" strings on my 30 or 40 year old Jumbo size guitar - and tuning it to D. That is mainly to ensure I don't damage the guitar that might not be quite as sturdy as I thought back then. I actually like the way it sounds that way.
Give the lower tunings a try.
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I have had problems with .10s in that approaching some barre chords I would actually pull that little sucker off the side of the fingerboard. Gave up on them... and worked on my technique.
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I use 10's (Martin 80/20 extra light) on my 000-18GE and my Martin D-28 Marquis and I love the feel. It takes a very light build though, with forward shifted scalloped X bracing to get a good sound in my opinion.
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