This is a great gauge for players who use a heavier set on a shorter scale guitar, and want something that feels the same on the longer scale instruments. I'll keep a set of these on my Telecaster and use the straight 10-46 for a Les Paul. Feels seamless when I switch back and forth between the two guitars. Great sound with long life too.

practice junkie

Indianapolis IN

I fought the 9's vs 10's battle for about a year with my strat. These strings are the perfect size in my opinion for the long scale length of the strat. They brought my Vintage style JM strat to life with the correct setup. Easy bends but they do not feel weak like the 9's and don't seem to float too far of the fretboard (regardless of action) like 10's. My setup with these on my strat is as follows. 1.) Five bridge springs pulled tight (flat-tailed) 2.) High E and B are at just shy of 4/64ths at the 12th fret 3.) G and D are just over 4/64ths at the 12th fret 4.) E and A are half to 3/4's of the way to 5/64ths at the 12th fret Pickup setup (measured pole piece to bottom of string on the E strings): neck - bass 4.5mm, treble above 3.5mm middle - bass 4mm, treble above 3mm bridge - bass 3.5mm, above 2.5mm Neck relief measured at the 7th fret (first and last frets 'fretted') is about .008-.010. Plays so well with these strings!

SlowMotionShredder

Dallas, TX