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  • 8's

    3 2.13%

  • 9's

    50 35.46%

  • 10's

    78 55.32%

  • 11's

    18 12.77%

  • 12's

    8 5.67%

  • 13's

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what Gauge Strings Do you Use?

This is a discussion on what Gauge Strings Do you Use? within the Ernie Ball Strings forums, part of the Gear Talk category; Was on 9s for ages but moved up to 11s and doubt I'll ever go any lower. 11s for standard ...

  1. 02-02-2010, 10:37 AM #16
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    Was on 9s for ages but moved up to 11s and doubt I'll ever go any lower. 11s for standard tuning, 12s for half-step down, 13s for D-D, etc. Always gotta have a 54 on the bottom though
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  2. 02-02-2010, 11:34 AM #17
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    I voted 11's and 12's. I've found that especially with 12's that my sound is so much fuller. Used to use 10's. They fell like 8's to me now.
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  3. 02-02-2010, 02:10 PM #18
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    .052s -.010 and .048-.011. Skinny top/heavy bottoms and Power Slinkys! Oh yeah!
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  4. 02-02-2010, 05:26 PM #19
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    RPS 10's with an added .056 for the low B on my 7 strings and Titanium Coated 10's on the 6 strings.
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  5. 02-02-2010, 08:07 PM #20
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    I find myself going back and forth between 9s and 10s, depending on the guitar, and depending on my mood.

    And depending on what I've got handy.
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  6. 02-02-2010, 09:25 PM #21
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  7. 02-03-2010, 03:37 AM #22
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    Always played with 10s, thinking each time I got to the shop "I have to try 9s for easier bends and tremolo", then I buy 10s and think once home "man that wasn't what I was supposed to do" XD

    Saturday, I went to the store and bought accidentally hybrids 9-46 sets.
    They are awesome !
    But I have still never tried 9-42 !
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  8. 02-03-2010, 09:40 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by dudee View Post
    go with as sick as it gets.
    11 and thicker.
    harder pays...
    huh?
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  9. 02-03-2010, 11:16 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roubster View Post
    wooooo hoooo!!! First to vote for 10s lol. I like the sound of them better and for me I have more control playing. Anything lower than 10s seems to be way too loose, plus with 10s your fingers get stronger and you can play faster more effortlessly .
    Ditto. I played 11s for many years. These days I use 10s. 9s are too squirrelly feeling for my clumsy fingers.
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  10. 02-03-2010, 11:38 AM #25
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    11s all the way on guitar ! (power slinkys)
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  11. 02-03-2010, 01:54 PM #26
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    9s on all guitars. 9-54 on 7-Strings
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  12. 02-03-2010, 02:30 PM #27
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  13. 02-04-2010, 12:14 PM #28
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    .010-.052 for me.
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  14. 02-06-2010, 10:23 AM #29
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    But on Bass ..... 45s (Super slinky coated) an 50s (Regular slinky coated) on the other.

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  15. 02-06-2010, 03:50 PM #30
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    .011 is my go-to, but I've found that each one of my guitars seems to "like" a variety of gauges. I switch around between .010s and .011s on one particular Telecaster I own, depending on my mood.

    I have second Telecaster that I'm going to try a set of .012s and a wound G on. It has never liked plain Gs.
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