string gauges & tunings?

[sonic1974]

For electrics, I usually use 10s, sometimes 11s on a Gibson scale length guitar, especially after I've been playing acoustic a lot. On acoustic, I use 13s.

As far as brand, for me, brands for electrics don't seem to make much of a difference. For acoustic though, it makes more of a difference to my ears. I like Martin phosphor bronze, I wouldn't mind trying out some "higher end" strings to see if they make a difference, as long as their isn't too much of a difference in price.

For alternate tunings, drop D every once in a blue moon. I like a tuning I learned from Daughter from Pearl Jam, but overall, I never really got a hang of using alternate tunings, I've got enough difficulties playing normally!!

[Jeroen]

EXL 110 from D'Addario on electrics 010. And EJ26 on acoustic guitars 011

[Gitslide]

10s on the Fender scale guitars, 10 1/2 on the Gibson scale. They feel pretty close. GHS Boomers. On my slide guitar tuned to open E the strings are HUGE. All I remember is the G# (3rd string) is an unwound .020 . . kinda hard to find. They rarely get changed. This allows a fairly low action so I can fret chords, but not knock the frets when I'm a slidin'.