11's on Y2D

[Gio_Force_One]

So yet again on my search for tone or whatever I went up on my string gauge and on went to a thicker pick.
I had put 11s on my morse and they felt okay but it sounded a like it had way too much low end. I also got another Y2D in and I t feels like it has 9s on it. The morse with 9s on it sounded way more articulate and sounded "right".
I don't know why I keep doing this to myself cause i always go back to 10s in eflat and 9s in e for the most part. and went back to regular ernie ball medium picks and things just seem right again.
Anyone else go through this every now and again? Now I will probably keep things like this for about 8 months to a year and then try shaking it up again just to go back to the norm.

 

[banjoplayer]

not really... went from 9s to 10s about 10years ago and never went back except for one F-guitar which played very hard. had 9.5 on it and it played better but the strings felt a bit loose. I don´t like it when it doesn´t feel the way I´m used to.

with the picks it´s the same but different normally EBMM Hard. It has to feel good! But I try different ones for other sounds. Recently the Chicken Picks or some Dunlop Tortex III. But standard pick is EBMM H

 

[agt]

I'm all over the place with string gauges. Setting feel aside for a moment, my experience is that, at standard tuning, heavier strings result in a more compressed dynamic range and reduced highs and transients. This is can complement some brighter sounding pieces of wood. Lighter strings are more dynamically responsive. This is great when that is what you want. Expressive vibrato, softer/harder picking, highly articulate rhythm with high gain where you can hear every note of a full chord -- 9s tend to complement these techniques better than 11s!

I play hard and I generally like the feel of 11s best, but bending takes building up strength. Once that strength is built up (a week or two), 11s feel no harder than 9s. Some guitars sound better with heavier strings, but others can sound muddy in the bottom end and lack articulation with higher gain. I have a Silo Special that sounds best with 11s and I wouldn't dream of putting anything lighter on it. It was my #1 for a long time.

I have two Majesties, one with 10s and one with 11s, and each is perfect. I am considering a third for a 9s setup.

My Lukes all get 10s.

To me, my EVH and Axis models (and the 25th/Reflex), which has the Axis pickups, sound best with 9s.

I have an original Morse and an Armada, both with Tune-O-Matic bridges. As much as I like the added tension of 11s with the vintage trems, I feel that the tension is too much with the Tune-O-Matic bridges. I don't know if there is any physics-related reason or if it is just in my mind. Both of those also sound better with 10s.

One thing we can all agree on: EB Slinkys are best. And Cobalts sound amazing!

 

[mikeller]

I keep 9.5-44 on everything except my Cutlass (at least now) which has the factory M-Steel 9's. I typically don't like 9's but those strings sound great.

 

[Gio_Force_One]

I keep 9.5-44 on everything except my Cutlass (at least now) which has the factory M-Steel 9's. I typically don't like 9's but those strings sound great.

never tried 9.5 maybe i will look into that. when i went back and forth between the morses with the different gauge strings the 11s to me just sounded blah and the 9s were more lively. and witht he the thicker pick I felt I just caught up more in the strings. and also my strumming changed too much.