Topic: Strings
I recently changed to using light strings from always having used extra lights and i am surprised at how much better they sound. I think i will stick to lights now. They are Ernie Ball lights.Never tried Ernie Ball before either.
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Big difference.
I haven't tried Ernie Ball either. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Re: Strings
Generally speaking using heavier strings will give you better sound or tone. It's all about what you like . Though, There are some guitars that you should not go to heavy on. Everyday is a learning experience. That's what's great about music all those sweet surprises along the way.
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If you can handle medium lighhts later on, give them a try. It will sound even sweeter.
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I put the heaviest strings I can find on all my guitars. They sound better, IMO. On electrics this makes sense (more mass through the magnetic field = more output). No idea why it's true for acoustics, though.
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My guitars were made for heavier strings and I tried mediums on them but there is something that I didn't like about them, so I changed back to medium lights and I really like them. It really had nothing to do with my fingers, I don't think.
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lights seem to sound better in the begining,I found med works better in the long run they last longer. Stevie Ray Vaughn had strings on his strat that looked like telephone poles.
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dino48 wrote:
lights seem to sound better in the begining,I found med works better in the long run they last longer. Stevie Ray Vaughn had strings on his strat that looked like telephone poles.
I started using gnarly strings after reading an interview with SRV where he said "The best thing you can do to improve your tone is to use fat strings."
So I tried it, and agree with his assessment.
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9 2011-11-09 20:53:28 (edited by hopeful 2011-11-09 20:55:06)
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Maybe i'll go on to try medium lights then one day, thanx everyone.
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Crazy, I just bought the same strings! Love em, too. My guitar's a 70s model epiphone and the local guitar shop owner said I need light strings. He was so right. I tried heavier, but I thought they sounded muted - just for my guitar. That's when I switched to Ernie Ball Light.
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