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AngryGoldfish · 01-07-2010, 04:07 PM

I found a standard set of standard .010's with a low .054 to be too loose in drop A (for Korn usage it's fine) as I couldn't get a really aggressive attack from the strings for heavy chordal work.

I bumped my gauge up to .060 and it was improved, but not quite enough. I then tried a .070, which was too much - overly thick sounding - so I hit up a .064 D'Addario and I'm pretty contented, and that's with a neck that's very similar to yours.

01-07-2010, 04:07 PM	#23
AngryGoldfish boy in a coma Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 66 Thanked: 0	I found a standard set of standard .010's with a low .054 to be too loose in drop A (for Korn usage it's fine) as I couldn't get a really aggressive attack from the strings for heavy chordal work. I bumped my gauge up to .060 and it was improved, but not quite enough. I then tried a .070, which was too much - overly thick sounding - so I hit up a .064 D'Addario and I'm pretty contented, and that's with a neck that's very similar to yours. I'm making a new supergroup with me as superman