Are 12-53 string gauge good for fingerstyle playing on a steel string acoustic guitar?
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I don't think there are rules here. Use what you like. What you like for practicing might be different for someone who is recording or playing live. The trick is finding the balance between 'easy to play' and 'sounds great'.Administrator of the SDUGF
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I'm a pretty strict 13-56 user, but I may try 12-53 on my Gibson SJ next time it gets restrung. Since I got my Eastman, I don't really flatpick on the Gibson, so it might be fun to have a different flavor.
That said, I tried the 11-52 set on it once, and they were awful.“I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt
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I put 11s on my acoustic and play fingerstyle. Don't see any issue with using 12s.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnyone who *sings* at me through their teeth deserves to have a bus drive through their face
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twelves are a bit hard on the fingers
I play 10s (extra lights) for finger style
if I play one of my buddies guitars at the creek
I can only make it through one and a half songs before both hands are screaming to stop
on mine I can play for hours
the lighter gauge is a bit quieter
heavier strings project more
fingers dont have the same striking force as a pick
you may want the thicker strings
thats you I guessEHD
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