Heavier strings sound better; it's a scientific fact.

[Badronald]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

 

[bonedarrell]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

 

[Shark Diver]

Less about tone for me and more about feel. 9's can feel a tad too light or harder to grip on the higher strings for me. I like 9.5 or 10 but hate the G string no matter what and want to go lighter on that one. Odd I know! There are so many more factors that go into good tone than just the gauge. Feel, attack, amp, guitar, pickups etc etc

Use a wound G. It really makes a huge difference in feel and stability.

 

[zepplin490]

GHS TnT Boomers, 10-52 with the E,A,D out of a set of .010's and the g,b,e out of a set of .011's hence the title thick n thins.. Been using them for at least 10 years on all of my guitars ... Best damn string out there.. I like the tone of thicker strings, they just seem to resonate a little more.
-MP-

 

[Badronald]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

Those players are masters. I wouldn't even begin to dissect them. I'm talking about the average player posting here.

On a side note, watch the last few Top DVD's and listen to Gibbons bend sharp in about every solo.

 

[bonedarrell]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

Those players are masters. I wouldn't even begin to dissect them. I'm talking about the average player posting here.

On a side note, watch the last few Top DVD's and listen to Gibbons bend sharp in about every solo.

Will do. I have a few ZZ DVD's as you can probably guess. I have never picked up on an over abundance of sharp bends , but that doesn't mean anything.

Ok, I play 9-42's. What does that tell you about me?

 

[R45VT]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

Those players are masters. I wouldn't even begin to dissect them. I'm talking about the average player posting here.

On a side note, watch the last few Top DVD's and listen to Gibbons bend sharp in about every solo.

Will do. I have a few ZZ DVD's as you can probably guess. I have never picked up on an over abundance of sharp bends , but that doesn't mean anything.

Ok, I play 9-42's. What does that tell you about me?

Tells me you use 9-42's. duh.

Not sure what the other guys trip is.

 

[Shark Diver]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

Those players are masters. I wouldn't even begin to dissect them. I'm talking about the average player posting here.

On a side note, watch the last few Top DVD's and listen to Gibbons bend sharp in about every solo.

Will do. I have a few ZZ DVD's as you can probably guess. I have never picked up on an over abundance of sharp bends , but that doesn't mean anything.

Ok, I play 9-42's. What does that tell you about me?

Being from OK tells me more about you than the string gauge. Hook 'em Horns

 

[spirit7]

.9s on my Custom 24 and Fenders, .10s on my Les Paul and McCarty. It should be against the law to use .9s on a Les Paul...

-C

 

[carlygtr]

Tired argument. Easily disproved.

 

[duesentrieb]

Where's the science?

 

[Heritage Softail]

Hybrid slinkys, standard 9 set or 10 set. 8 sets are too flimsy, not my type. But it would just mean playing with a lighter touch. Whatever..

It's rock and roll. Yeah one feels a little different but I'm not so much of a diva as to freak on it. I usually buy replacements per the setup sheet on the guitar. Once in a while I will get a guitar set for Eb and upsize and raise the action a smidge.

The tone is in the $150 cable anyway, everybody knows that... And maybe the beam blocker, or possibly the black nail polish.... If you don't have the right pup rings, don't even plug in.

Bitches

 

[chunktone]

One of my fave guitar sounds of all time is Yngwie's Strat-Marshall tone, and he strings with an .008 at E flat on the top.

Jeff Beck used 8's back in the day, and the Rev Billy G uses 7's! I don't hear anyone complaining about their tone!

 

[Reiep]

I'd say that you may feel more comfortable with this or that type of strings and therefore you "sound" better. I found more impact on my sound from the construction of the strings (like the EB Cobalt) than with their size. IMHO, YMMV.

 

[bonedarrell]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

I guess I'm an idiot as well??? What can a string gauge tell you about a player when Billy Gibbons uses 7's or 8's while SRV used 12's to 13's??? Both great players with great tone right? So, yes, please enlighten us.

Those players are masters. I wouldn't even begin to dissect them. I'm talking about the average player posting here.

On a side note, watch the last few Top DVD's and listen to Gibbons bend sharp in about every solo.

Will do. I have a few ZZ DVD's as you can probably guess. I have never picked up on an over abundance of sharp bends , but that doesn't mean anything.

Ok, I play 9-42's. What does that tell you about me?

Being from OK tells me more about you than the string gauge. Hook 'em Horns

Finally some real logic! BOOMER!!!!!!!!!

 

[Superunknown]

To each his own. I dig the tone of lighter strings. 11's and up sound like woofy shit IMHO....

 

[Shawn Lutz]

its been so long that I used anything other that 10-46 GHS Boomers (since about mid 80's) so I can't say for sure. I did it because I always ended up snapping the high E string on any guitar with 9's.

Now a higher action for sure does sound better

 

[reverymike]

I've played .52-.11s for many years now. Started on .9s, then went to .10s. For me, it's more a matter of tension. I like the stiffness of the .11s. But, lately, I've gone to .10s on some of my guitars just to lighten up a bit. I'll probably go to 10s on all my guitars eventually.

Never noticed the woofiness, Todd, but you might have a point. I'll have to see if I notice any added brightness going to .10s.

 

[metalmaniac93]

No scientific proof whatsoever!!! A myth and is personal perferecne. Some players with great tones used lighter gauge strings. I prefer 10's myself, but it is more of the feel than the overall tone. I use 10's since it it what I like!!!

EVH - 9's
Carlos Santana - 9's
Jimmy Page - I believe 8's
Billy Gibbons - 8's and 9's and even 7's

 

[Anonymous]

String gauge tells me a lot about a player.

What does it tell you?

Steve

Seriously? A man of your age and experience is asking this?

Are you being sincere or is this an attempt to bully me into making discriminating remarks?

I can elaborate, generalize and state the obvious if you wish.

Given that a wide range of great players I love to listen to and respect use everything from 8s to 13s and everything in between, yes, I was seriously asking. And frankly, I don't see how asking is bullying you in any way. You made the comment, so I'm interested in what you have to say...

Steve