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What string gauges does everyone use?
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GHS Boomer 10's. Eb tuning 78 LP Custom and 88 American Standard Strat
I use Ernie Ball 11-52's on my acoustic. Tried a lot over the years and nothing suits me better.
For electric, I only use D'Addario NYXL guitar strings, and I order custom gauges from http://www.juststrings.com. Gauges vary, depending on the tunings that I'll be in, but in any case, I determine each set using D'Addario's http://stringtensionpro.com. I base my custom set off of existing D'Addario strings (the EXL110BT Nickel Wound, Balanced Tension Regular Light, 10-46), have the tool suggest new strings that will keep the feel of my EXL110BT's and voilà!
For Drop C, I get 58-39-28-19-15-11. For Drop Bb, I get 65-44-32-21-17-13. So it goes.
Ideal string tension that lasts longer and sings louder!
- Je
For my acoustics, I use Elixir Nanoweb 80/20 bronze .011s.
For my electrics, I use D'Addario Pure Nickel .010s. I like to use strings that give me at least some resistance when bending. You hear a big difference in my opinion between .009 and .010. It really misses that body in the tone.
Fattening up your tone was brought to another level by Stevie, he played on .013s, you'd need some serious calluses for that... In order to do that he had to tune his guitar to E flat.
I use nickel wound round 14-58 on my Gretsch G5420T. It goes 14, 18, 26, 34, 46, 58.
Ernie Ball Extra Slinky 8-38 on Alvarez Jumbo acoustic and Fender Telecaster and Giannini electric guitars. Easy on the fingers. Use a zcat tremolo pedal on the electrics to fatten the sound.
DAddario EJ22s. 13-56 with a wound third. We tune to C standard.
On my Epiphone Les Paul Standard I use Gibson Les Paul Strings 9-46 and/or 9-42...On my G&L USA Jerry Cantrell Signature Rampage I use Dunlop Electrics 10-46.
I use almost every time 10-46, i was using the D'addario's XL but now i've changed to SIT strings Power Wound, i really love how they sound and feel.
For some little time i used 9-42, i was having a hard time with tendonitis on my left hand.
If i go to a lower tunning (every once in a while) i put 11's.
And for the acoustics i use 10-47, as light as i can get
D'addario NYXL 13s, tuned to B-Standard. NYXL 10-gauge Heavy-Bottom for my Open-G guitar.
