strings and detuning

[jackwhite]

I don't know if this the right forum but hey, I detune my guitars a full step down to help my voice but the strings get too loose sometimes causing a buzzing sound. If i get heavier strings will that make it better? I've seen the Ernie Ball Beefy slinkys, are they designed for this kind of thing? Hope you can help.

Cheers
Jack

[Zatz]

It could go even worse with heavier strings (depending on your guitar, especially if it's acoustic) so I'd say you'd rather try transposing the song to a different key both to fit your voice and string action above the fretboard.

[newamerikangosp]

Beefy slinkies are good, but they are fairly large for just standard D. I would suggest 10-52 (eb orange) or 11-52(dean markley mthb), though I would suggest the eb orange for d. These work good for me. I tune a maj 6th down (C# standard) and the mthb give me the right amount of treble string tension and good bass string tension (though I personally would prefer a little more).

And of course these recommendations are for a 25.5 scale guitar (strat, stratish guitar). If you have a shorter scale 24.75, you might need something heavier string wise to keep tension up. Maybe everly Xrockers, 11-56.