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Also available for your reference are these string-guage tables:

Electric:

String/Set Name 1
(e)		 2
(B)		 3
(G)		 4
(D)		 5
(A)		 6
(E)		 7
(B)
Super light (9–42,52) .009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042 .052
Medium (11–49,59) .011 .014 .018 .028 .038 .049 .059
Heavy (12–54,62) .012 .016 .020 .032 .042 .054 .062
Extra heavy (13–56,65) .013 .017 .026 .036 .046 .056 .065

Acoustic:

String/Set Name 1
(E)		 2
(B)		 3
(G)		 4
(D)		 5
(A)		 6
(E)
Extra light (10–47) .010 .014 .023 .030 .039 .047
Light (12–53) .012 .016 .025 .032 .042 .053
Light/Medium (12.5–55) .0125 .0165 .0255 .0335 .0435 .055
Medium(13–56) .013 .017 .026 .035 .045 .056

Bass:

String/Set Name 6
(C)		 1
(G)		 2
(D)		 3
(A)		 4
(E)		 5
(B)
Extra/Ultra Light (35–95) --- .030/.035 .050/.055 .070/.075 .090/.095 ---
Light (40–100) .028 .040 .060 .080 .100 .120/.125
Medium (45–105) .030 .045 .065 .085 .105 .125/.130
Heavy (50–110) .032 .050 .070 .090 .110 .130/.135
Extra Heavy (55–115) .035 .055 .075 .095 .115 .135/.145