Little Roy Wiggins String Gauges

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Andy Alford
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Little Roy Wiggins String Gauges

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Does anyone know what string gauges he used?
Bill Findlay
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Andy: This is from A Little Roy Wiggins instruction book. E 13th Tuning.
1. G# .010
2. E .014
3. C# .017
4. B .017
5. G# .020P
6. E .030W
7. D .034W
8. B .036W He also uses an E .054 on the 8th string.