I Was DEFINITELY Using The Wrong Guitar Strings

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For years I've always used 10-46 gauge strings on all of my guitars, until I made a video with Rick Beato comparing string gauges only to find out that I had been using the wrong gauge.
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RhettShull
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Play nines, date tens and use amps that go to 11.

JohnnyGuitarRocks
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in my 30 years of experience: don't go for the sound, go for the feeling! Go for the ones that make you play better, that let you feel comfortable, that make your bends more accurate... you can always change the sound with pickup balance, or even an Eq in front of signal chain (which also works to match guitar sounds)!

pedrolourenco
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I dropped my string gauge from .010 to .009 a few years ago and every single benefit you mentioned is the exact same benefit I noticed. I even tried to go to .008 to see if I could improve it that much more, but it was way too light for my touch. I also dig in and play pretty heavy-handed. My vibratos are much more controlled with 9s and I'm hitting 2-step bends with very little effort.

Porkchop
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Billy Gibbons also believed in heavy gauge strings. He shared his story from many years ago that he and BB King played each other’s guitar. Billy was surprised Lucille had light gauge. He asked BB about it and BB asked him, “Why are you working so hard?” Billy has played light gauge since.

kisayoku
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I like 9’s. I think my guitars are using the wrong person. 😂

bimscutney
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Been playing 9’s since the mid 70’s.
I like heavy metal, but not in my strings.

buckwilliam
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I have always been a believer in heavier gauge strings. Recently, however, I had occasion to switch from .011s to .0095s on my Tele due to an ordering error. Thankfully I tried out the .0095s before sending them back. There was a profound tonal difference and now I’m a believer.

alexgardner
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I've found that picks change tone more than strings, but no one seems to care. But seriously, grab a bunch of different styles of picks, swap through them quickly and listen objectively - you'll notice that picks make FAR more of a difference in tone than strings.

allrequiredfields
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Unrelated to the topic of strings, I love it when people say they've been wrong about something and changed their minds. Because it's a true show of character and strength, and represents a small betterment of the world as a whole. We, collectively speaking, are not doing enough of that by far. Thanks, Rhett!

karstux
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Decades ago I was a bassist with a clamp of a fretting hand. When I took up electric guitar I ran 9’s on purpose to force myself to lighten my fretting and picking. Worked. I’m much more relaxed.

Funny thing about guitarists figuring out the mid and low end response regarding gauge. Bassists have known this for decades. :)

davidhenson
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I’ve been using light tops and heavy bottoms, for years, which suited my heavy play style at the time. But now I’m looking for a solid set of 9s that can allow me to hold chords better. This video gave me that reassurance

Botoxcorvette
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Im glad you did a clean/cleanish test here. That was one of the things i felt was missing in the Beato video

sambaylin
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You’re missing a trick. Ernie Ball make a Hybrid Slinky string. The top 3 strings 9’s and the low 3 are 10’s. Perfect.

chrismcparland
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I have been playing since i was 14. I have had arthritis since I was 15.

I switched from 11s to hybrid slinky 9-46 on my electric and from 13s to Earthwood extra light 10-50s on my acoustic. I had gotten to the point that I could barely play and now, after years of relearning and making adjustments to accommodate my joints, I can play because of lighter strings. I barely even touch the guitar, fretting is light, strumming is lighter. I wish i had learned a decade ago to stop beating on the guitar so much and stop trying to manhandle heavy strings into submission, I wouldn't have had to quit playing.

GregStraub
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For most of my playing life I used 10s with varying degrees of success. For the last 7 years I’ve been using 11-52 on my electrics (tele, strat, SG, Lp). Being very heavy handed I found it kept me from pulling notes out of tune. I got a new Lp studio recently that came with 10s. I kept them in awhile and played them. It felt so good I’m switching almost all my guitars to 10s.
ps- we have matching Timmys, same color, bought from the same place at roughly the same time!

frankbellflower
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There’s always a way to sculpt your sound, for me it’s all about feel.
I need the right tension for a solid picking feel. Flop is out.

cyanidejunkie
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I switched up from real string to metal strings and I've never looked back.
The sound isn't so woolly anymore and sound comes through the amp now. Thank you.

teknical
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Awesome job!! Now I want to try this myself!!

TomoFujitaMusic
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The clarity on the lower strings in the 9 set was night and day better. It was more noticeable on the long scale, but it improved the LP too. Makes me want to try 8’s.

slimvincent