Post by Derick on Feb 27, 2023 17:12:35 GMT -5
Derick,Garland,ancient1,Blackback Gull,TonyKgull,blues90,
blues90,
I was told rightly or wrong, that most new guitars are sold with 12s gauge strings as the new owner can go up to 13s gauge, or down to 11s gauge with no or very little extra adjustment.
I think a lot of people that buy new guitars, stick with what strings came on the guitar from new, and a high proportion get very sore fingers, and stop playing the guitar altogether.
From my limited experience in the guitar shop, I've seen quite a few people come in to the shop and ask for a new set of strings to be fitted, the owner of the shop will say what gauge would you like fitting, that usually results in a look of panic, then the shop owner usually says would you like the same gauge that are fitted now, the result from the customer is a nod of the head.
Now to really put it into context, I will use 12, 11, and 10s gauge, it depends on the guitar, what I feel like, sometimes just for a change of tone, now if there was only one gauge of string that you could buy my choice would be 11s gauge, basically for the volume, tone, and ease of playing fingerpicking style that I play.
blues90,
I was told rightly or wrong, that most new guitars are sold with 12s gauge strings as the new owner can go up to 13s gauge, or down to 11s gauge with no or very little extra adjustment.
I think a lot of people that buy new guitars, stick with what strings came on the guitar from new, and a high proportion get very sore fingers, and stop playing the guitar altogether.
From my limited experience in the guitar shop, I've seen quite a few people come in to the shop and ask for a new set of strings to be fitted, the owner of the shop will say what gauge would you like fitting, that usually results in a look of panic, then the shop owner usually says would you like the same gauge that are fitted now, the result from the customer is a nod of the head.
Now to really put it into context, I will use 12, 11, and 10s gauge, it depends on the guitar, what I feel like, sometimes just for a change of tone, now if there was only one gauge of string that you could buy my choice would be 11s gauge, basically for the volume, tone, and ease of playing fingerpicking style that I play.
I don't have any 11-52's which has been my go to string on it since I first tried them way back when I first got it... now, I have to order a new set ... they have gone up in price a fair amount. 