ZEBRA strings came about from DR's efforts to create strings that wound improve acoustic sounds as well as electric sounds of all acoustic/electric guitars. ZEBRA strings are wound with phosphor bronze plated steel wire side-by-side with 8% nickel plated steel wire. The phosphor bronze amplifies acoustic tones while the nickel plated steel is designed to increase the response of a piezo pickup in the bridge, or a magnetic pickup mounted in the soundhole. Full size archtop jazz guitars respond well to "ZEBRA'S" with richer tones. Gauges: ZE-9 Lite 9 11 16 24 32 42 ZEH-9 Lite & Heavy 9 11 16 26 36 46 ZE-10 Lite-Lite 10 13 17 26 36 46 ZAE-10 Lite 10 14 22 30 38 48 ZAE-11 Medium-Lite 11 15 22 30 40 50 ZAE-12 Medium 12 16 24 32 42 54 ZAE-13 Medium-Heavy 13 17 26 34 45 56 |