Heavier Gauge Strings SUCK For This...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
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Heavier gauge strings suck for this... but what are they good for instead?
Do heavier gauge guitar strings equal better tone? Do heavier gauge guitar strings sound better? Do guitar string gauges even matter at all? Let's find out! - เพลง
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We’re going full circle back to the early 70’s when 8’s were the rage. For the reasons you say. Might revisit 8’s. Been on 9’s since …8’s showed me what was possible with bending and vibrato. ❤
I don’t bend aggressively, so I use 10’s on a strat-scaled guitar mostly because I like the feel of the resistance against my pick.
If it works, it works 👍
I use 8-42, great for playing a lot of bends in short time!
9-46 is perfect for shredding!
It's why I make custom gauge packs for myself. I do a half gauge higher in the treble strings so I can have most of my bends but with the tension to handle my heavy strumming.
Fab advice! I had never thought of lighter strings.....I'll be changing mine ASAP! Thanks Ben ;)
I do heavier strings for more stable tuning and better intonation for heavy hands
I agree with u I find that heavy strings are very hard to play. My fingers are always hurting when playing heavy gauge strings
A lot of truth in that!
Heavier strings also make the low end sound flubby on recordings and require more processing. The only time I would use heavier strings is if I'm using any drop tunings.
I use 11s on my schecter to have a little restriction for more aggressive playing and 12s on my strat for that nice Texas blues sound
Even though I agree, I think the influence on the sound is far less impactful than the actual feel while playing. Ever bent gauge 13 strings? No fun imo. ;)
I've been using Elixir Nanowebs 012-052 gauge since 2010, and they sound really freaking awesome
If only id known then what I know now…. But in all fairness playing 11s from the start helped me love lighter gauge more 😅
11s? Ouch. 😭
For me, I have no choice but to play .008s. I have noticed that most of the players who use heavy strings also have the touch of a blacksmith, beating the life out of their guitar.
Tony Iommi . Best of both worlds.
Can’t even feel normal slinky under my fingers . Power slinky’s all day ever day standard tuning to open c
I always use 9s or whatever gauge super slinky’s are and play in eb 🤘🏽
I play in drop z
@@HXD90I play in open z 😂
I've just ventured into multiscale guitars and found skinny top heavy bottom have made a wild difference being able to have those creamy bends and meaty low strings at the same time
Lol just and I’d drop by and mention that I saw Steve Vai play last night.
Awesome.. and he bet he wasn't using 13s! 😛
Use light if you like them. It’s doesn’t matter to the sound, really.
Lighter = frequency balance biased hi-mid a little more
Heavier = frequency biased low-mid a little more
Both of those can be reversed with eq before the amp.
But! Heavier have MORE sustain, not less. But the difference is tiny with amp compression and distortion, not something like o care about.
And, the reason I use standard gauge, they don’t break as easily.
Ok, that’s my playing style and I’d rather have a testicle removed than be compared to the widdle widdlers like Satriani and Malmsteen. SRV is not exactly to my taste, but I find him a lot more musical than those previous examples.
But you do you.
I’m actually thinking of checking out some 9s, now that there’s all this noise about gauges. Just to see if my experience in the early 80s when I switched is still valid.
Heavy strings only seem to work when your drop tuning. It dose seem to add stability but some leads can become more challenging
I put 11s on 24.75 but 8s on 25.5 because using 11 with standard tuning on ibanez s only gave me 1 second of sustain on high fret 😂
It is a balancing act. I am a heavy hitter and often experience the lighter strings to go sharp and oscilate more but i learned to compensate for that with detuning the first two strings a bit. I used to play heavy strings but went light because i found my tone a bit bland tubby and dull. The moment i would decrease bass and bump mids and treble the upper strings were just brash.
Talk about detuning, look up James Taylor's advice on tuning. He's talking acoustic guitars but it could apply to electrics as well...?
I heavily prefer thick strings, i like yo augment chords and dyads as im playing them. Thick strings make those little differences come alive, thin strings arent bad and the guy makes good points. Ultimately whether you use thin strings or thick string just remember you gotta keep practicing!
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i use 9-42 for black metal
I’ve been trying heavier strings lately on one of my guitars because I thought it might be good for getting my fingers stronger. I think they might be good to practice on so then it’s easier when you switch to light strings
Just gear in general is all a preference thing. Some people want that twangy country sound and some people want that 8 string chug sound.
Ah yes my time to shine as an 8 string guitarist who picks way too hard,
A skinny top heavy bottom set (or equivalent for your tuning and preferred string count) is almost always the best, thicker strings at the bottom for tuning stability during down picking riffs and rhythm sections but lighter on strings you’re not playing leads on (usually plain strings G B E) for bends and quicker legato is a great balance. This probably won’t be great for twangy strat riffs in a country rhythm section, but for jazz, rock, metal, or even pop, this works great. Try it out, I like a 48-09 for my e standard 25.5, and you probably will too
All your points are valid. Thanks for pointing out.
In this case, pick thickness matters equally well.
Lighter the strings, less thicker the pick should be.
But lighter strings are not 'balanced' type always. So they lose tension more quickly than thicker strings. I switched to 9-42s from 10-46s for better bending etc. But now I have to change the strings more often times even when the guitar is in good condition.
Heavier gauge sounds and feels better for riffing. Lighter gauge for leads.
Light gauge strings are for live!!! They cut through the mix.
it depend on the tuning i use 12 62 for drop G and feel like 10
Stevie Ray Vaughan swore by the heavy strings, but I can't imagine how much it would suck to manhandle those things into submission 😂
Bet
heavy strings are great for low tunings tho
With lighter gauge strings, I have to make adjustments in my picking hand because I tend to go heavy handed.
I need the toan
Bout time someone called out that fallacy
Heavier strings definitely increase the tone ben.... then again you ain't drop tuning
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I’d say it’s better
What is “legato?”
Playing notes seamlessly with the fretting hand without any gaps in between. Usually played with a combination of hammer-ons and pull-offs but some people use all hammer-ons. You could also add right hand tapping to it and it can still be considered "legato"
Heavier strings suck and are a compensation for very poor control and technique. Thin strings provide more clarity at lower tunings but it requires finesse to use. Stop changing string gauges and learn to control your picking!
Does lighter strings make for a closer action?
@@Pappysan That has to due with action of the strings, which is more in relation to the angle of the neck, the bow in the neck(truss rod), and the bridge height. Thicker strings will need all of this adjusted to provide lower action.
@@higler. Okay, so I'm hearing Fenders ship with 9s and that Gibson types, Les Paul etc., are more suited to 10s due to scale length...I know everything is a matter of preference, but are some guitars more suited to a particular guage? Thanks for your time and response!
@@Pappysan oh it's all personal preference. But a Fender will have a longer scale length than a Gibson so you can get away with using lighter strings and it not being so loose. It's a pretty minimal difference though. Strings are cheap, try a few sets out and see what vibes with ya. They have 9.5 now too in case you can't decide haha
@@higler. Hahaha...9.5s...my world just got so much easier...actually, I'm trying to get an old Starcaster playable without doing a fret job. It's a cheep piece of crap but sounds great. I got it at a pawn shop during covid when EVERYTHING was shut down. I had "stimulus" money and nowhere to spend it!
Heavier strings = more bass, more bass = good
I have a lot of pain on my wrists, so to compensate a light gauge I just tweak the EQ a bit
Okay, someone settle this: does a lighter guage (let's say 9s vs. 10s) mean you can get a closer action?
You can achieve lower action with heavier gauges
@@ryzencorp8182 Thanks for responding.
Buzz is less noticeable and sustains more on lighter gauge
Rick Beato did a string comparison and the tone of the thinner strings actually sounded better to me. I think the tuning plays a part as well. It seems the lower the tuning the bigger the strings sound better, but jmo.
I found that on a 7 string, Drop A, playing metal with extended chords and bar chords the thinner strings were so bright, and just nasty (and not in a good way) no matter how much EQing I did I could not clean it up.
I like 9's on my 6 string, tuned to E standard. I have 10's on one tuned to D standard. But on the 7 string anything smaller than .062 - .010 did not sound good for metal.
Yes, different tunings definitely require different gauges