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For the same gauge designation, yes. "Standard" or "Regular" gauge acoustic strings are .013 to .056. Those would be considered very heavy strings on Electric Guitar, where "Standard" or "Regular" gauge strings would be .010 to .046.

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The thickness of a G String on an acoustic guitar is right around a 0.25 grading. This is for a Med Gauge string. This is the most average G String used for an acoustic guitar.

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