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Guitar String help

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  • #2
    Randy Shafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Randy Shafter


    Hey PTH2009, what type of guitar strings to get is personal preference. I use D'addorios .10's on my Telecaster. They seem to be a good all round string gauge. For brighter sound, .09's should work and .11's give a bassier sound. But again, it's personal preference.


  • #3
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,079 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    What are the best type of guitar Strings to get for this guitar
    Are you asking whether to get electric or acoustic strings? If so the answer is electric.
    Randy Shafter wrote: »
    Hey PTH2009, what type of guitar strings to get is personal preference. I use D'addorios .10's on my Telecaster. They seem to be a good all round string gauge. For brighter sound, .09's should work and .11's give a bassier sound. But again, it's personal preference.
    Note that the larger gauge may require neck adjustment (although that guitar doesn't have a floating bridge) and will also require more force to hold down and thus be harder to play initially.


  • #4
    Randy Shafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Randy Shafter


    ^^^
    Yeah, Malice said it much better than myself OP!


  • #5
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,079 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Randy Shafter wrote: »
    ^^^
    Yeah, Malice said it much better than myself OP!
    Nah, not really, I just added to what you'd already wrote. Personally I find .009s a bit too light and .011s a bit too heavy so .010s would be what I'd go for too.


  • #6
    slavetothegrind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,790 ✭✭✭slavetothegrind


    if you can afford them elixirs last very well


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  • #7
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    9's are what come as standar don pretty much all guitars from the factory. I use 9s on some guitars (generally on Gibson scale lengths) and 10s on others (generally fender scale lengths). Elixir are coated to last longer and are great but D'addario XL or Ernie Ball slinys are good too. People have personal tastes after that.


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