String Gauges 101
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Published 2016-09-15
Hopefully this helps.
Here's a good chunk of info on different string gauges and why you might choose one over the other. Hope this helps!
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I've since changed my preferences to use the 9 set on my 8 string 99.9% of the time. So we've since done away with the 10 set.
Here's a recent main channel video with certainly the weirdest group of string gauges I've ever use: • CABbage Tuning
Also the video style was very much inspired by me watching a lot of Wheezywaiter recently: youtube.com/wheezywaiter
All Comments (21)
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Personally I like to use elevator cables and an octave pedal.
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Rob:"A higher tension will make bending a whole lot harder" Stevie Ray Vaughan: Laughs in 13's
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for this dude: 1. Normal no. of strings arent enough 2. Normal no. of mac mouses arent enough 3. Normal no. of mac keyboards arent enough
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"the strings were too big and were hurting my hand" beginning bass players cry in the distance
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MORE VOLUME, MORE PAIN, BETTER TONE
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"Play cannibal corpse to scare kids off my lawn"
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Playing in Standard E with 11s is like playing on steel rebar
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Every time I try a different gauge, I like it for a while. It becomes my favorite, then I try another one and the process starts over.
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Guitar tech here. Holy shit. An actual good 101 course on string gauges. There's not a single thing I could find wrong with your video. Thank you for not misrepresenting the subject like so many other people do. There IS one major thing I think you omitted however. Changing string gauges and / or tunings necessitates a brand new setup. If your guitar was setup with 10's and now you throw 11's on there, they're pulling more on the neck. This creates more of a bow and also changes the effective distance between the frets, messing with the intonation. And, even if the neck were straight, changing the gauges would still necessitate an intonation adjustment. That, and if the nut slots aren't wide enough for a heavier gauge they'll need to be filed. It's just an aside that I think you should've thrown in there. Make sure to get your guitars setup properly!
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I think this is main channel worthy and i enjoy the blend of info and humor
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Love that you used the 'MY LEG!' guy from Spongebob at 4:30 🤣
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You would be a fantastic guitar teacher. You’re very easy to listen to and you also explain things in a way that a noob (like me) can understand without having to have had years of studying a guitar lol
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Now we've seen the jock version of Rob. I suggest calling him Bro Scallon.
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MORE VALIUM MORE PAIN BETTER TONE
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Cue D'Addario calling 13 guage "medium"
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To bad the THICCCCC meme didn't exist back then
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I didn't even think "oh 101, learning" so I just assumed you were going to throw some 101 gauge strings and djent where no one's djented before.
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I use 14s tuned up a step and a half. I snap a neck or finger once in a while, but it really brings out the sound of the tone wood
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4:28 "And 9 if I'm playing anything distorted." CRASH "MY LEG!!!"
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I use 8s and 9s, and even 10s sometimes. Personally, I just like how they feel and they're perfect on how I like to play guitar.
