Would using .009's be pushing it?

[Securb]

My bad been playing Boomers for 40 years

 

[Seashore]

You gotta try a set of Millenials.

 

[ehdwuld]

Push it
push it good
Push it real good

 

[jeremy]

https://www.daddario.com/globalassets/pdfs/accessories/tension_chart_13934.pdf

https://nationalguitaracademy.com/guitar-string-gauges/

its dumb, but while lots of manufacturers say 09, its actually thousandths of an inch, so .009 is correct.

 

[ehdwuld]

saying
I use nines or nine forty two sets
is just easier than
I use Naught naught nines and a naught naught nine to naught forty two

 

[Napthol]

I've decided against it. I'm stickin' with 9.5's.

 

[ehdwuld]

Brilliant
I applaud your decision

Some folks can be swayed by others opinions

You sir are sturdy in your conviction

Bravo!!

 

[Rainbow in the Dark]

I use 8-38 Ernie Ball and life is beatiful haha

 

[Phantasmagoria]

9-42 on 40+ guitar's tuned to Eb for 30+ years....never been a problem :bigthumb:

 

[NotDemanic]

Why not use a hybrid set with light top heavy bottom?

 

[ErikH]

Hybrid sets like, 9-46, 10-48? Yeah, they exist. I like 10-46 or 10-48 mostly. I play so much that I overbend 9's at times.

 

[Chistopher]

I use 8-38 Ernie Ball and life is beatiful haha

I'm currently using an 8-38 set on my Mustang, as a guy who usually plays 11-52. It's doing wonders to improve me as a player. Such a short scale and tiny strings, you have to catch yourself from running away with bends.