Shark Diver
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glpg80":3ixstqb4 said:
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Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
glpg80
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Shark Diver":nd3fu6c2 said:Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
pics of blood and blisters during the process or they're 7's
verderacer
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glpg80":1m76cdei said:Shark Diver":1m76cdei said:Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
pics of blood and blisters during the process or they're 7's
Was the summer of sixty nine...
glpg80
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verderacer":698o4px1 said:glpg80":698o4px1 said:Shark Diver":698o4px1 said:Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
pics of blood and blisters during the process or they're 7's
Was the summer of sixty nine...
...the scale is still in millimeters in this topic isnt it shark driver
Shark Diver
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glpg80":cssncohd said:verderacer":cssncohd said:glpg80":cssncohd said:Shark Diver":cssncohd said:Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
pics of blood and blisters during the process or they're 7's
Was the summer of sixty nine...
...the scale is still in millimeters in this topic isnt it shark driver
glpg80
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Shark Diver":3kh6i8ya said:glpg80":3kh6i8ya said:verderacer":3kh6i8ya said:glpg80":3kh6i8ya said:Shark Diver":3kh6i8ya said:Now I have to move up to 14s just to prove my manliness.
pics of blood and blisters during the process or they're 7's
Was the summer of sixty nine...
...the scale is still in millimeters in this topic isnt it shark driver
Im calling a truce before Brad comes to play
petejt
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I've got "up" to 0.011"s now. I was on 0.013"-0.058" gauge strings in Standard E tuning. They sounded solid but I had enough of them feeling like ropes. 11's are a lot thinner but still have some guts to them.
No way could I play on 0.009"s though- that'd be like mouse whiskers.
No way could I play on 0.009"s though- that'd be like mouse whiskers.
James Lugo
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I've been 11s in Eb on both my Pauls for years. Love the feel and tone.
Gainzilla
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jcj":1asfjrvl said:
I tried one of your Moderns with 13s back in the OC Tone Merchant days...literally uplayable for me
I have hand issues, so I stick with my girly 9s
[/quote]You aint alone Josh, Hand issues or not( and Ive had them for awhile now) Im a 9's guy and always will be. A friend had a strat in EB with 13's and it was ridiculous, no way , no how could I play that if my life depended on it. The thing is, I actually have pretty strong hands but I just cant play on heavy strings..
Ive heard the arguments loads of times but there are so many out there using really light strings that have great tone; YJM,Brian May,Billy Gibbons that I dont feel that I need to use anything beyond what works for me..
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supahd
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Gainzilla":cjlvsqzp said:
True words there. It's almost like using heavy gauge in some minds is akin to benching 350lbs.. same with 8/9/10 string guitars ( I have an 8)
Jordon
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11-60
13-72
By the way, am I the only one who can't stand when people only say "10's" or "9's" or whatever? Very rarely do sets have the same gauges all across the board (hah!), and a set of 9's for one dude could be pretty different from the set of 9's another dude is using.
I could say I use 11's, and no one would realize that I use 11, 17, 22p, 36, 50, 60 in drop C and B, and that my 13 set goes from 13 to 18, 24p, 38, 54, 72 for anything lower.
13-72
By the way, am I the only one who can't stand when people only say "10's" or "9's" or whatever? Very rarely do sets have the same gauges all across the board (hah!), and a set of 9's for one dude could be pretty different from the set of 9's another dude is using.
I could say I use 11's, and no one would realize that I use 11, 17, 22p, 36, 50, 60 in drop C and B, and that my 13 set goes from 13 to 18, 24p, 38, 54, 72 for anything lower.
glpg80
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Jordon":1rt30bdl said:
i was wondering how long this thread would last before this argument came into play, it never fails
Ben Hur
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I roll 12-56 on my LP in standard/drop d. 13-68 on my baritone in Bb. I tried 10-46 recently, absolutely terrible.
For me, it's part of good tone. Adds some warmth to my weird mids haha
For me, it's part of good tone. Adds some warmth to my weird mids haha
kasperjensen
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Power Slinky. Purple package.
glpg80
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Im going to start calling you AMAQ
steve_k
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kasperjensen":mwpwqyh3 said:I changed to 11 gauge on my PRS and it made a huge difference. Mostly to how it plays. And I have some long sessions with that guitar now.
Yesterday I got the LP bug when I saw that 54 video, so cleaned up and restringed my LP (10's). MAN did it feel wrong. So light and flimsy.
Went back to the PRS and all was normal again. Those minor 3rd bends on the top e around 7/9 fret do require a bit of commitment though.
So... 11s it is from now on. Aaahh, it's a better tone anyway!
Yeah, you got to man up and dig in on those 11's.
kasperjensen
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steve_k":1xnc8hel said:kasperjensen":1xnc8hel said:I changed to 11 gauge on my PRS and it made a huge difference. Mostly to how it plays. And I have some long sessions with that guitar now.
Yesterday I got the LP bug when I saw that 54 video, so cleaned up and restringed my LP (10's). MAN did it feel wrong. So light and flimsy.
Went back to the PRS and all was normal again. Those minor 3rd bends on the top e around 7/9 fret do require a bit of commitment though.
So... 11s it is from now on. Aaahh, it's a better tone anyway!
Yeah, you got to man up and dig in on those 11's.
I don't really have a say in the matter
