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celtaidd	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 7:43 PM Just curious, what gauge and make of strings do you lot use? Just ordered sets of GHS David Gilmour strings (10\'s)for my guitars
ChillinBuzz	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 7:47 PM I think I've got Ernie Ball on my Telecaster copy - can't remember the selection (bright pink label, guage .09 on the high E)
evansorchid	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:00 PM I just purchased few packets of D'Addarios a few days ago. For some unknown reason, the D'Addarios don't seem to break on me when playing.....*knock on wood* I usually go for the .009's because the .008s feel to light and the .010s feel to heavy....but that's just my personal taste.
victorsskull	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:01 PM 9
victorsskull	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:02 PM 8's are too wangy
celtaidd	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:04 PM Oddly enough, all my guitars are strung with 09's at the moment, not sure if my fingers are getting stronger, but they feel very light,so I thought I'd go up a grade
victorsskull	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:07 PM I tried that once went right back to .09's
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:22 PM I use D'Addarios 10 gauge. I used to use Ernie Ball slinky but lately find them not as well made/snap easier. I used to use 11 gauge, but psoriatic arthritis is crippling my finger joints, so I can't bend well on 11s too well these days, but am happy with D'Addario 10s.
ChillinBuzz	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 8:39 PM Touch wood haven't snapped one of them for quite a well but I do keep mine well cleaned (with this stuff called Fast Fret, in a gold coloured container) when I use it... Since I tend to only practice laid back stuff (like reggae) on it - Using my ultra groovy transparent purple Jim Dunlop medium pick. (shameless plug, i love them picks more than my massive coloured range of Fender bass picks)
Mojosnake	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 9:00 PM I think I have 11's through 56's though they havent been changed in like 2 years ... in fact I havent had a high e string in like 8 months almost all the guitar playing on my page is with only 5 strings ... honest truth ...
Mojosnake	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 9:02 PM stevie ray used like 13's but tuned down so he could bend um .... and if you watch live video's ,man it looks like he's playing bass the e,a,d strings are so thick ...
Distilled1	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 9:52 PM D'Addario 9-46
GeneHilbert	Date: April 26, 2009 @ 10:35 PM I've used GHS Boomers for 30 years. .009 on my solid bodies - .010 on my hollow & semi hollow bodies. They have never let me down & hardly ever break. I change them a lot. I just got a set of John Pearse for my Guild F112 (I mostly play it 6 string), they came highly recommended by an old buddy and pro player Wallace Reed. You might know his step son Clay Cook if you're a John Mayer fan. I have not used them yet, I'll let you know. I have used Elixirs, I like them. La Bella made a Silk & Steel that were great acoustic strings but they are hard to find.
zedsalt	Date: April 27, 2009 @ 9:23 AM I have 11s on my acoustics and electrics, a few different brands, with spares for pretty much everything on hand, boiled to "pre-deaden" them.
Trusky09	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 2:39 PM I use D'Addario with 9s on top but with 10s in the base
Trusky09	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 2:40 PM I use D'Addario with 9s on top but with 10s in the bass to get the best of both worlds
celtaidd	Date: May 8, 2009 @ 1:37 PM GHS David Gilmour strings (10\'s) now fitted two two of my guitars (Squier Strat CV 50's and My Vintage VRS 100) and am highly delighted
zedsalt	Date: May 9, 2009 @ 9:26 AM On 28th Apr 2012, Trusky09 said: I use D'Addario with 9s on top but with 10s in the bass to get the best of both worlds You mean the bass strings are a gauge that one usually gets in a set of 10s, right? Like, say, a 46 for the lowest string instead of a 52? I've seen a number of companies start to market those. They make a lot of sense for folks who play in standard, but since I'm almost always slacker than standard (I'll go 3 1/2 steps below standard, but only 1/2 step above), thicker strings across the board make sense for me. I thought I'd better mention the whole slack tuning thing for anyone who has heard me bend a 36 over a step and a half.
Trusky09	Date: May 10, 2009 @ 3:13 AM Yeah, i feel that i can attack the lower strings a bit harder for riffs and power chords, but with the lighter gauge on top i personally find its better for the solos

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