I have to disagree with Broken on this one, especially when it comes to Elixir strings. Elixirs have a heavy coating (nano/ or polyweb- whatever that is), and I can tell you from personal experience, Elixirs don't have a bright sound at all. Lots warmer, and even though I'm not really into metal, I definitely wouldn't recommend Elixirs for metal.

Call samedaymusic- they're pretty helpful and friendly. They normally put the string gauge in the description of their guitars, but I don't see one for the DB Tribute.

Toll Free 866-SHIP-SDM (744-7736).