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Anyone but me use super lights???

 

My electric sixes use .008's...one acoustic uses .009's.

 

I'm just curious. A lot of people just can't understand the techniques involved...

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I use super lights Tony. Have done for 20 odd years. :) on my acoustics I use lights rather than supers.

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I use super lights Tony. Have done for 20 odd years. :) on my acoustics I use lights rather than supers.

Another voice in the wilderness!!! Cheers, matey! (And thanks for dropping that second "y"!)

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I used to but broke to many high Eeeeeeeeeeeeee's.

It also depends on the music these days.

Tune down to Eflat and use 10's if you need the bends.

 

On an Acoustic I can't find a light enough gauge of strings for me.

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I used to but broke to many high Eeeeeeeeeeeeee's.

It also depends on the music these days.

Tune down to Eflat and use 10's if you need the bends.

 

On an Acoustic I can't find a light enough gauge of strings for me.

If you break strings...you are playing way too hard. Use a super thin pick, too. Hey...I have a little bulldozer out here on the farm. When I used to come up against a stump or a stubborn boulder...I'd grit my teeth, sorta stand up from my seat, lean forward...and push the controls harder. What good does THAT do??? Ya gotta play light if you are strung light, matey!

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Weirdly, one of my favourite picks is a beach smoothed stone, so smooth it just glides across the strings, but. So hard there is no room for control error. Not a strumming pick, but ideal for lead, or lead rhythm combos such as playing Hendrix :)

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I have not used .008"s for 25 years. I like to have something to fight against.

 

EB super slinky (as fitted when purchased new) for the recording electric .009"

 

Heavier for gigging .010". Ive been considering raising this up to .011" for a long while. Its a trade off. Bending would be harder, but I would get an improved sound and feel. The only reason I hesitate is because it would throw the set-up out completely.

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I ,like Rudi use E.B. 9's or 10's depending which guitar Im playin.

Been wantin to try the Cobalts but their kinda pricey ,but I saw where Guitar center has them 3 packs for 20 bucks this month so Ill probably pick up a few sets just to see.

As for the 8's,like alot of the others i tend to break them.Im bending halfway across the board half the time !!!!!!!

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.009's?? Damn I play finger style on my acoustic/ electric with low action and those are waaaaaaaaaay to light for me I use  on my standard tuned guitars I use a .54 to a .11 set  on my roundneck dobro tuned  CGCEGD I use a .66 to a .16 custom set.

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I used to break 09's and 10's and even 11's playing live.  It was just nervous energy. I played harder then I had to.

 

Finally after a few years in of live playing my bandmate and I swapped guitars for a set (just for fun) He convinced me I should go back to 09's

 

I've wanted to go back to 13's for my jazz playing for years but never got around to it.  I've gone up to 11's on one of my tele's (vintage modified) but bending is problematic and tuning down then transposing / capo always feels like a cheat to me.  I've been loving the heck out of 09's on my other tele (modern player) and only slightly miss the extra meaty tone.

 

 

My LR baggs was designed for 09's went up to 10's once and regretted it.  My parker is specifically designed for 09's as well. If you go up or down a gauge on a parker the trem system goes out of whack as it's one bendy piece of metal rather then springs.

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