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captainc
Post subject: What Gauge String do you use?
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:15 am
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I'm about to go get some new strings. Was thinking about trying the GHS David Gilmour series 10.5 gauge. I use 10s now but they're starting to feel to rubbery to me and last time i tried 11s they were a bit much. I give a lot of credit to SRV for bending his strings like butter with such a heavy gauge. Didn't he use 12s?

anyway ... what's your choice of string gauge
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I use 9's or 10's.


Stevie at one time used 15's, then he switched to 13's.

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I tried .12's. I could play them all right in Eb, but in standard they were brutal. And I play in standard 95% of the time, so I switched to .11's and I like them a lot.

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GHS 10's on my Telecaster and my Stratocasters!! :wink:
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BRIGHT Round Wound D'Addario Nickel Wound XL Super Light Gauge .009-.042 EXL120

Now there's a mouthful. :lol:

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I use D'Addario 009-042 on all my guitars

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Bullet 10's on the Telecaster and Firebird
D'Addario Chrome XL flatwound 11's on the Gretsch 5120, less finger noise and a mellower tone compliment a semi hollow body IMHO.

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GHS 10's on my Telecaster and my Stratocasters!! :wink:


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D'Addario - 10s on my Strats... I tried 11s but I'm too much of a wuss
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Was using D'Addario 10s. Just made a switch to GHS 11s. Music store was a hoot. Things haven't changed. There's still that long hair dirt rocker in there trying out an amp at a really LOUD volume with about 3 or 4 disciples following him around so he's obliged to do his obligatory Guitar Store Shred show.
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captainc wrote:
Was using D'Addario 10s. Just made a switch to GHS 11s. Music store was a hoot. Things haven't changed. There's still that long hair dirt rocker in there trying out an amp at a really LOUD volume with about 3 or 4 disciples following him around so he's obliged to do his obligatory Guitar Store Shred show.

D'Addario 10s here too. BTW, that guy really gets around - I've seen him over my way too :D
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D'Addario 10's (coloured ball ends.....marvelous!)

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