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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
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 Posted - 09/05/2008 : 06:13:49
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I like heavy gauge strings on my guitars, but on the other hand I suck at lead guitar (no shredder am I)....
IMHO, heavier gauge strings are mandatory if you are using dropped tunings (I keep one guitar tuned down to C# -- c.f. Black Sabbath Vol. 4, although Tony Iommi actually never used heavy gauge strings due to his finger injuries) or playing short-scale guitars (a 24" scale Fender Mustang becomes a rhythm machine when strung with a .050 for the low E). |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 09/05/2008 : 18:37:09
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For all my electrics I use 011's for the A and low E I use respectively 0.46 and 0.56 This choise came out of an experiment about 11 years ago. I still like it a lot. Great for riffs on the bassstrings.
For acoustics I think about the guitar: A light sounding instrument I play with 0.13s because it beefs up the sound. Overal the acoustics have 0.12's
I have one acoustic which is not too resonant, and sounds quite dark. A set of 0.11s help this one to make it sound lighter.
I have tried all kinds of gauges, brands etc. It does make a huge difference, but moneywise they also vary quite a lot.
I like the elixers, but not for all guitars. Do not use them for electrics.
You really need to experiment with strings just to see what it does, but yep, the heavier the strings the more tone. Hard to play? Just ease yourself into them, practise and you will start to love em. |
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 09/06/2008 : 00:19:09
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I have 11ga, wound G on all three of my guitars
on either single coils or humbuckers, sounds best to me
some people say you can't bend with a wound G, it can be done |
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String Gauges
