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Post by canmat on Mar 7, 2018 6:00:47 GMT -6
Years ago I taught my son how to play guitar, now he is teaching me. He has insisted on using thicker guitar strings and has me now using 12's on my acoustic. When the acoustic is set up it not only sounds great but is easy to play. Now with my newly purchased Ibanez, it came will light strings and was a dream to play but lacked depth. I put on some 12's and am straining to play bar chords etc., so I'm going to try some 11's.
Out of curiosity, what gauge strings do you guys use?
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Mar 7, 2018 7:41:32 GMT -6
12s on acoustic; 9s on a Strat; and 10s on a Les Paul. D’Addarios for acoustic; Ernie Balls for electric.
John
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Post by dnic on Mar 7, 2018 8:31:45 GMT -6
10's on everything acoustic and electric alike. Ernie Ball on both. Earthwoods on acoustic the Rockin blues with the non wound G. But a lot of my acoustic playing customers like heavier gauge, 12s and 13s, because they sound better. That's what they say, and louder. And you can set them up closer to the board cause they oscillate in a smaller circle. So you can play bigger strings and still not kill your fingers. But heavy strings put more tension on the neck and joint so it can be tough to get a "flat" neck and may could speed up the need for a neck reset. And if you have a guitar that already has those issues then lights are a must to maybe make it playable. Me, I use 10s
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Post by antares on Mar 7, 2018 9:54:44 GMT -6
12s on acoustic, 11s on electrics, and my resonator which is set up for slide as well as "normal" has a set with a 15 thou' top string. You get used to it and it's character building! Also- I've gone over to wound G strings on my electrics, I never thought I'd do that...
I leave my acoustics tuned to CGCGCD and mostly play it/them in that tuning too. I think it really reduces the pull on the bridge plates. So far so good.
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Post by antares on Mar 7, 2018 10:03:23 GMT -6
Another thought: the British string maker "Newtone" make the majority of their strings with round cores as opposed to the commonly experienced hexagon cross section cores. I know that DR do too, but I also know that Newtones at least tune up to pitch at a lower tension. This gives your acoustic and your fingers a bit more of a chance. It's also great for vintage instruments. Just be aware that should you ever decide to investigate those strings that it's imperative NOT to cut to length until they're installed AND up to pitch. If you need to cut as in a Fender / Kluson blind hole, then make a sharp bend in the string before cutting to prevent the windings from unravelling.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 12:01:34 GMT -6
I use 11's on my electric guitars. I use to lay 9's and 10's. I did go to 12's for awhile, but they were a little hard for to bend notes. For me the 11's give me what I want out of my guitar, and still feel good under the fingers.
I have tried every kind of string out there. Seems I always come back to D’Addarios. For mew they are the most consistent in their sound.
EB
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