Low or Mid Tension Strings

[JohnnyI]

Hi everyone!

I recently started using Santa Cruz Parabolic Tension strings and am really enjoying them. I am positing as I am undecided whether the Low or Mid Tension Strings are my preference for my Gibson J45.

I have a history of using lights (12-54) on my Gibson J45 and mediums (13-56) on my Martin D28. The Mids are the obvious choice for me on my Martin, but the Gibson I’m not sure which I prefer.

I believe Santa Cruz recommends Mids on Dreads and Lows on Smaller bodied guitars, and ships their Vintage Southerner (similar to a J45) with Mids.

Wanted to ask the forum if any other J45/Vintage Southerner players have a preference for Lows or Mids and what they’ve found.

Thanks for chiming in!

[indexless]

Welcome,

I would try a set of each, I used low tension on my VS, because of the equal tension, low’s might drive your J45 top just fine. Let your ears and fingers be the judge.

[BOWIE]

I use the lights on everything. Even a 12 fret dread tuned down a whole step and they still sound clear and powerful, unlike other brands of lights I’ve tried.

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