Choice of Strings

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Choice of Strings

Unread post by somedevil8 » Fri May 07, 2004 10:52 am

So now I have D'Addario lights on my Martin "D". Will I have to make any adjustments if I switch to extra-lights? Just thought I'd try out a different string gauge. Will extra-lights harm the g-tar?
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Re: Choice of Strings

Unread post by Snyder » Fri May 07, 2004 11:05 am

somedevil8 wrote:So now I have D'Addario lights on my Martin "D". Will I have to make any adjustments if I switch to extra-lights? Just thought I'd try out a different string gauge. Will extra-lights harm the g-tar?
If you're looking to try a new gauge, why don't you go with mediums. They'd probably sound better... :)
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Unread post by DT » Fri May 07, 2004 1:39 pm

i would say play with the thickest gauge that you can comfortably play with... i usually just play lights but every once in a while i switch up to mediums. When I go back to lights i feel like a guitar master for about a week
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Unread post by ericwormann » Fri May 07, 2004 5:02 pm

thinner gauge = less stress on guitar, less stress on hands, worse sounding

thicker gauge = more stress on guitar, more stress on hands, better sounding
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Sat May 08, 2004 2:15 am

Dean Markley Signature Series:

Vintage Bronze Acoustic
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Nickel Steel Electric


(I havn't pormoted them for a while, so I guess time to start again ;) )

The only other strings I use are the Gibson Flatwires for my jazz guitar.
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