Re: Strings: light top, heavy bottom ... anyone?
I used to use 10-52 sets from Dean Markley and Ernie Ball on my guitars for drop-D tuning. They work awesome for stnadard tuning, but for drop-D, the tesnsion balances perfectly. I think Adam Jones uses these on his Les Paul, but I like a little bit more tension, so they feel perfect for me on a 25.5"-scale guitar in drop-D tuning.