chadd
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Re: String gauge
Those Marshalls are pretty bright, heavy strings can really help tame that brightness.
Those Marshalls are pretty bright, heavy strings can really help tame that brightness.
String gauge
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Mr. B
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Re: String gauge
It depends on the brand to me. I love D'Addario 9.5 gauge strings on most of my guitars, and I do not like their regular 9 gauge set. I tried GHS Boomers' 9 gauge set on my 7 and 8 string guitars, and really liked them. Eventually it dawned on me that I like the 6 small string in that set too, and I have since put them on a couple of 6 strings. I went back to the D'Addario 9 gauge set just to see if my preferences had changed, but they had not. I still do not like that set at all.
It depends on the brand to me. I love D'Addario 9.5 gauge strings on most of my guitars, and I do not like their regular 9 gauge set. I tried GHS Boomers' 9 gauge set on my 7 and 8 string guitars, and really liked them. Eventually it dawned on me that I like the 6 small string in that set too, and I have since put them on a couple of 6 strings. I went back to the D'Addario 9 gauge set just to see if my preferences had changed, but they had not. I still do not like that set at all.
Diego
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Re: String gauge
I like string gauge that feels elastic enough for my hands, and I'll work my way around that to make it sound good.
I've played super heav gauges before and it was fun for about 5 minutes. Not gonna happen anymore.
I'm the kind of guy that can play 9-46 strings in Drop C and feel comfortable about it. Life's good this way.
I like string gauge that feels elastic enough for my hands, and I'll work my way around that to make it sound good.
I've played super heav gauges before and it was fun for about 5 minutes. Not gonna happen anymore.
I'm the kind of guy that can play 9-46 strings in Drop C and feel comfortable about it. Life's good this way.
Re: String gauge
i started playing 11's cause thats what slash used. power slinkys!! i knew he tuned down a half step but didnt really get the difference tension wise when i started. ive bounced around but always end up back with 11s.
derek trucks does use a weird 11 set but hes also tuned to open e, literally all the time. so his 11 14 17 26 36 48 set is more about balancing the tension of those strings hes tuning up. im not exactly sure what his low e is these days, might be a 46 or a 50 instead of a 48
i started playing 11's cause thats what slash used. power slinkys!! i knew he tuned down a half step but didnt really get the difference tension wise when i started. ive bounced around but always end up back with 11s.
derek trucks does use a weird 11 set but hes also tuned to open e, literally all the time. so his 11 14 17 26 36 48 set is more about balancing the tension of those strings hes tuning up. im not exactly sure what his low e is these days, might be a 46 or a 50 instead of a 48
dystrust
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Re: String gauge
So did I; first Power Slinkys and then DR Pure Blues, but a bout of serious tendonitis compounded by RSI from poor workstation ergonomics prompted a 1 1/2 year break from guitar about a decade ago. Since coming back I've mostly been using 10-46 DR Tite Fits.
So did I; first Power Slinkys and then DR Pure Blues, but a bout of serious tendonitis compounded by RSI from poor workstation ergonomics prompted a 1 1/2 year break from guitar about a decade ago. Since coming back I've mostly been using 10-46 DR Tite Fits.
PFDarkside
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Re: String gauge
You know, it seems like there are two schools of thought for those that play multiple scale lengths.
-Use the same strings across all guitars and “appreciate” the differences, similar to feeding each into the same rig and letting the Strat be lower output and brighter than the Les Paul.
-Optimize the strings for tension to try to get the same tension across all guitars, similar to using a boost to fatten and lift a Strat’s output.
One summer I tried to really optimize string gauges for tension on my main Strat. It was interesting and I guess I got what I was looking for. However I realized my playing isn’t good enough for it to really make a difference and it’s easier to just buy stock strings, so here we are.
You know, it seems like there are two schools of thought for those that play multiple scale lengths.
-Use the same strings across all guitars and “appreciate” the differences, similar to feeding each into the same rig and letting the Strat be lower output and brighter than the Les Paul.
-Optimize the strings for tension to try to get the same tension across all guitars, similar to using a boost to fatten and lift a Strat’s output.
One summer I tried to really optimize string gauges for tension on my main Strat. It was interesting and I guess I got what I was looking for. However I realized my playing isn’t good enough for it to really make a difference and it’s easier to just buy stock strings, so here we are.
