silly string question for the wise ones

[ryopan]

i play lights. ive never played anything else. should i try a bigger string? does it change the overall sound that mucho? can you just put on a different size set or do you have to make adjustments to things? thats 3 questions in a row, im clueless.

interesting aside: i once played a whole year w/ the same strings (just forgot about changin them).

[Pickles]

i play lights. ive never played anything else. should i try a bigger string? does it change the overall sound that mucho? can you just put on a different size set or do you have to make adjustments to things? thats 3 questions in a row, im clueless.

interesting aside: i once played a whole year w/ the same strings (just forgot about changin them).

i used to play heavies.. they were somewhat hard to use, but that only makes you better when you go back to lights. it makes the sound a little deeper and it has more sustain, i think. i dont know about your 3rd question.

[juineaux]

I use Med/light(12's), but ive tried Med/heavy(13's) and lights(11's). You dont really improve your overall sound all that much. The really heavy strings ar mainly intended for hardcore jazz players, so I dont you want those. Lights too weak and sometimes make you move slower. I dont know why but they do 12s in my opinion are best

[grock]

some guitars are not set up to have heavier strings than what they come with. ask someone at the local music store. i like the bluegrass guage with heavy bass wound string and light high stirings have fun, cheers

[waffle_house_jam]

bluegrass strings are awesome, but in my experience they dont sound very good after a few weeks of hard playing.
i play mediums, they are a good balance and make sure you keep up your finger strength (and dont break strings as much)

[gravedigger]

bluegrass strings are awesome, but in my experience they dont sound very good after a few weeks of hard playing.
i play mediums, they are a good balance and make sure you keep up your finger strength (and dont break strings as much)

my guitar came with lights on it but things got muddy under hard strumming so I switched to mediums (13 to 56) and have been using them ever since (2 years or more) I never broke a string yet and I am hard as hell on the strings, and they have more depth to the tone than the lights especially with hard strumming. good for unplugged party jammin' but mediums are not recommended for smaller bodied guitars or for cedar topped guitars since they are softer and more prone to warping (lifting) around the bridge.

[firedancer86]

It all depends on the actual guitar and action.

I learned on some really tough med Martins that were on my dads Fender with action that stood 3 inches of the neck...that built up my finger strength...now I only use Elixir lights when it comes to my Chet Atkins SST.

It all depends on the guitar type and the particulars of the specs.

Heavier strings will give you a more full sound, but I like the way you can manipulate the strings on my SST...

It's alla matter of preference...

[Xoosh]

i only play mediums. they REALLY bring about the real sound of the guitar... lights reverberate less which means less sound... scientificly mediums are the way to go