Dunlop TVMN1052 Heavy Core Trivium Electric Guitar Strings - .010-.052

.010-.052 Trivium Heavy Core Signature Guitar Strings

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Dunlop TVMN1052 Heavy Core Trivium Electric Guitar Strings - .010-.052

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TVMN1052 Heavy Core Trivium Electric Guitar Strings - .010-.052 (3-pack)

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TVMN1052 Heavy Core Trivium Electric Guitar Strings - .010-.052 (6-pack)

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Q: What does "Heavy Core" mean for these strings?

Dunlop's "Heavy Core" design uses a thicker core wire for the wound strings compared to standard sets. This provides increased tension and stability, especially beneficial for lower tunings and aggressive playing styles. It helps maintain intonation and delivers a powerful, focused tone with enhanced sustain, making your riffs sound tight and impactful.

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Q: Who are the Dunlop Heavy Core Trivium strings designed for?

These strings are ideal for guitarists who play heavy genres like metal, hard rock, and progressive music, especially those using drop tunings. While developed with Trivium's Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu, their robust construction and balanced tension also appeal to any player seeking enhanced stability, sustain, and a powerful tone for their electric guitar.

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Q: What kind of tone can I expect from these strings?

You can expect a powerful, articulate tone with excellent clarity and punch, even in lower tunings. The Heavy Core design contributes to a tight low-end and strong mid-range presence, perfect for aggressive riffing and soaring solos. They deliver the sonic impact needed for modern heavy music, ensuring your guitar cuts through the mix.

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Q: Are these strings good for drop tunings?

Absolutely. The Dunlop Heavy Core Trivium strings are specifically engineered to excel in drop tunings. Their thicker core wire and optimized gauges (.010-.052) provide the necessary tension and stability to prevent floppiness and maintain intonation when tuning down. This ensures your guitar remains playable and sounds clear and powerful in lower registers.

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Q: Are these strings coated for longer life?

No, the Dunlop Heavy Core Trivium strings are not coated. While coated strings offer extended life, many players prefer non-coated strings for their traditional feel and direct tonal response. These strings deliver a vibrant, natural tone and a familiar playing experience, allowing for maximum resonance and sustain.

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Gauges Handpicked by Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu

Dunlop’s Heavy Core Trivium guitar strings were designed in conjunction with both Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu to offer optimum down-tuned performance! Each gauge in this set was handpicked by Matt and Corey in the cutting-edge Dunlop String Lab, perfectly spec’d to deliver the proper tension when played in hard-hitting drop tunings. What’s more, Sweetwater guitarists find that Dunlop’s Heavy Core string design has the amazing quality of boosting your dynamic range and increasing tuning stability, all at once. As any Trivium fan knows, Matt and Corey have drastically different styles and rigs, so it’s a testament to the sheer versatility of Dunlop strings that they’ve both been using them since Trivium’s very beginnings. Heavy Core Trivium Guitar strings retain that same versatility, but with seriously enhanced performance, durability, and tone!

Dunlop Heavy Core Trivium Guitar Strings Features:

Designed to excel with low-tuned 6-string guitars
Gauges handpicked by Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu in the Dunlop string lab
Heavy core design enhances dynamic range and increases tuning stability
String gauges: .010, .014, .018, .030, .040, .052

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Tech Specs

Guitar Type: Electric Guitar
Number of Strings: 6
Coated: No
Gauges: .010, .014, .018, .030, .040, .052
Manufacturer Part Number: TVMN1052

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These are fantastic. Great balance in tension without feeling "weird" They have a pretty solid lifespan as well. Dunlop really knocked it out of the park with this one.

I've tried basically every string brand and these are my favorite dethroning NYXLs. Don't be afraid to play them in standard tuning just because the box says detuning. They play great.

As far as 10-52 (Light top/Heavy Bottom) strings go, these are some of the best I've experienced. The Dunlop quality is amazing. The slight tweaking of gauges and the heavy core on the wound strings just makes it all feel a touch more balanced.

Do NOT sleep on these strings just because they are an "artist signature."

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