No problem Binod30, I just try to share my experiences from over the years. Hopefully it will help someone else in some way, shape, or form. That is one of the things I love the most about this forum, Everybody shares their knowledge and experience to ultimately help one another. Not to make a decision for them, But to possibly give them more info so they can make a more informed decision for themselves as each of us is different and there really is no right or wrong.
If you think about the mediums 1/2 step down as opposed to the lights at standard tuning, The mediums are running the same tension on the top or in this case just a few more pounds at 1/2 step down as the lights are at Standard tuning. That means you are still transferring the same amount tension to the top to produce the tone. The difference with the mediums 1/2 step down is that the material you are using to transfer those vibrations (ie. the strings) actually has more mass than the lights do, which transfers more energy resulting in more tonal output at the same or similar string tension.
TX
Precisely.
Many players tune Eb for this reason. It's more common on electrics.
If you want to read a really interesting article, check this out on Hendrix's gauges: http://www.guitarworld.com/features...rixs-guitar-setup-interview-roger-mayer/11678
He felt the standard sets were "too G heavy"...kinda agree, yet on acoustic guitars a light gauge G sounds notably bad. It's interesting how low the gauges were on his bass strings.
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