I know what you’re thinking: 10 to 48? I thought Light strings went 10 to 46? Yeah well, let us explain…

Stringjoy does a lot of experimenting with different string gauges and they love to run the tension math to see how certain sets perform. Through all that, they have discovered two inherent problems in a typical 10-46 “Light” set: there are big dips in tension on both the 2nd and 6th strings (.013 and .046, respectively). So, with Stringjoy’s Balanced Lights, they fix all that by using a .0135 and a .048 instead.

The result is a set of strings that plays evenly across the entire fretboard and intonates better. So if you’ve been a classic 10s player, you have to give these a try. Seriously.

This is Stringjoy’s most popular set of strings for a reason.

Gauges: .010 – .0135 – .017 – .026w – .036 – .048