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Old 05-04-2017, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by paulzoom View Post
For a comparison, here are D'addario's EJ16 lights:

E 23.360
B 23.310
G 30.030
D 29.930
A 28.930
E 24.950
Thanks Paul! I've always preferred the coated EXP16s over the EJ16s. They feel slinkier and have more brilliance and chime. Now I may have part of the answer for why they feel better to me also... lower tension. Here's the EXP16 (Lights):

E 23.36
B 23.31
G 28.44
D 28.73
A 28.08
E 24.37

These are what I use on my Santa Cruz OM and Gibson J-45. The Santa Cruz sounds so much better with the EXPs than the SC Low Tension strings it shipped with (and feels easier to play too).
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