Mikael Akerfeldt's Strings

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"I have 10 to 45s. I use Austrian strings called Tomastik Plectrum strings. They make violin strings. They're great. Sometimes they also have heavy bottom."

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Mikael Akerfeldt used D'Addario EXL110 Nickelwound Guitar Strings (10-46) from the "My Arms, Your Hearse" era until he switched to Thomastik, as detailed on Opeth's official website.

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Mentions using heavy bottom strings on the Ghost Reveries tour, and the band had D'addario on the inside of the Roundhouse Tapes cd.

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Used on Orchid and Morningrise, before switching to 10's on My Arms Your Hearse and onward.

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