.07 Gauge Guitar Strings Sound Absolutely Ridiculous

[MusicisWin]

Proud to be the first man to bend 3 steps. I owe it all to you, my loyal viewers. I wouldn't have made it to this monumental milestone without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[chairsrawesome]

Acoustic players playing electrics for the first time:

[hotwaff]

Locking Tuner: look at this runt
Little E: I'm going to get my brother

[jerryodom]

I was using this gauge way back in the 70’s. You can finger tap notes without even picking them, bends are cool. I liked it but it does take getting used to. So easy to play, or should I say Effortlessly…….and harmonics are awesome…I think everybody should own at least one guitar dedicated to 7 or 8 gauge strings.

[joban]

I bought a guitar 6 months ago to try learning. Turns out it had knackered .13s on it. When I got a set of lighter new strings it seemed like a level up because I'd already gotten used to having difficult chords and getting my fingers chewed up

[spapeztheoctopus]

This is what a bass player sees when the hold an electric guitar

[John-xkqg]

You can literally clean the fret board while the strings are there

[Antholography]

I used to play 7s in college. They made the guitar feel “sproingy” and effortless. I loved them for casual playing because it made the guitar feel so fun to pick up and just play for 10-15 minutes a go.

[josephcote]

It's crazy how much hotter and mid-rangier the thicker gauge strings are. As a bassist, I've always tried to use slightly thicker strings for feel purposes, so I've never really experimented much with thinner strings. But the sound difference here really caught me off guard.

[JazzGuitarNoob]

I kind of like them. It makes the strattiest of strat sounds that ever stratted.

[chrissollazzo]

I've been using eights for a number of years on my electric and acoustics. I'm old enough to be listed on the fossil record and have arthritis. The lighter strings allow me to continue playing longer without to much pain.
Not being able to play guitar anymore would be a sad sad day for me.

Love your channel!

[andyginterblues]

I switched from .9 gauge to .8 gauge strings years ago, and have been extolling the virtues of light gauge strings ever since. The reason that Billy started using the .7's is one of those "urban legends" of rock history, ZZ Top was on a double bill with BB King, BB observed that Billy was running .13's, and recommended that he tried using light gauge strings, bc "Why suffer?". I own seven guitars at last count, only one is an acoustic. I strung the acoustic with .8's, and play it through a sound hole pickup. It sounds insane. All six of my remaining (electric) guitars are strung with .8's, or a few still with the .9's. I just bought a set of Mexican Lottery .7's, and am trying to decide which guitar to string with them. When I went to my local guitar shop to buy a set of D'Addario NYXL, 8's, one of the owner's sons who knew I was experimenting with Mexican Lottery's told me that they were waiting on a shipment of NYXL's and GAVE me a set of Ernie Ball "Zippy Slinky's", which are .7's! Never knew that they existed!

[Freddy-kwmk]

I have been using 0.008 gage for years, the problem is that if I play somebody else's guitar with regular strings, it becomes very difficult...but oh boy, it is so easy to bend them and they don't break!
I have not changed mine in three years.

[arthurlove]

What a mind bender! I got rid of my strings completely (called using 0s) and my wife and neighbors love the no sound effect!

[xkidgey]

I hope I'm not the only one that reflexively ducked during the high E bend

[dmind]

Yes, but you'll find that your finger strength will adjust to the lower gauge strings and they will seem normal again. I'm sure they sound amazing - I switched down to 9's after playing 11's for years and I had a similar epiphany. There has to be a point where loss of sustain happens however. But I'll definitely give it a try.

[adrianwhitson]

I feel like this doesn't get said enough or maybe that MusicIsWin doesn't even agree, but you absolutely effing shred. Technical and super nuanced with your press and note choices and dynamics. 👍

[XxSypherxX]

Turns on some
High Gain Players: Still waiting.

[Wysewolf]

"An E-string helping an E-string, that's what you like to see!"

I loved that. Lol

[paulmix]

Back in early seventies when I played my first gigs .07 strings were common among progressive style guitarists. I had Gibson Melody Maker and Fender Jazz Master with those and God it was really too easy to bend notes. Strumming was a nightmare.