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Topic Started: Sep 4 2007, 08:23 PM (749 Views)
Bullet	Sep 4 2007, 08:23 PM Post #1
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	As some of you know, I like to play fast solos and shredding/sweeping. I currently have 11-49 gauge strings on, but I find these really hard to play on. I was thinking maybe I should get a lower gauge, 9-46? I will need another guitar in that case, the shredding guitar. My les paul is my dropped tuning guitar.
zoidbergpsp	Sep 4 2007, 08:34 PM Post #2
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	I use 9-42 ernie ball super slinky.. there nice ^^ really strong, really asy to play on, and great tone
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+ johnbrigade	Sep 4 2007, 08:41 PM Post #3
Retired Posts: 199 Group: Retired Member #1,088 Joined: August 15, 2007	9s are too liight. 10s are a good middle ground. a well set up guitar will make a set of 11s feel like 9s
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FocusShift	Sep 4 2007, 08:45 PM Post #4
Call me Stefan Posts: 396 Group: Moderator Member #1,250 Joined: August 26, 2007	On my RR3 I use 9-46s which is perfect for that kinda stuff IMO. I do a similar thing to what you're thinking, I use my JS30 for general play and various tunings and use my Floyd-Rose equipped RR3 for all the virtuoso shizz
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Bullet	Sep 4 2007, 09:57 PM Post #5
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	Gonna have my LP Studio for Dropped C, Dean ML79 for Drop D, LP Standard for Standard and Ibanez S Series for fast stuff. Crazy maybe? PS: Gonna get me gibson set up when I have some money
zoidbergpsp	Sep 4 2007, 10:00 PM Post #6
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	nah i like 9's im ok with light strings, u get used to them.
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Bullet	Sep 4 2007, 10:03 PM Post #7
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	They aren't very good for down tuned stuff though
zoidbergpsp	Sep 4 2007, 10:26 PM Post #8
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	i dont rele play any down tune though.. so there ok for me
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FenderGuitars	Sep 5 2007, 01:29 AM Post #9
Advanced Member Posts: 203 Group: Members Member #2 Joined: June 24, 2006	LTHB?
FocusShift	Sep 5 2007, 12:02 PM Post #10
Call me Stefan Posts: 396 Group: Moderator Member #1,250 Joined: August 26, 2007	I use the 10s on my Jackson KV because it has a longer scale length so the relatively light strings cope well in anything down to drop B or sometime B standard if I'm feeling a bit doom-ey
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+ Rob S	Sep 5 2007, 12:12 PM Post #11
Retired Posts: 918 Group: Retired Member #770 Joined: July 6, 2007	Until a few years ago........I always used 12s on all of the Electrics...........BUT..........I was tuned down a Half Step. The reason why so many of us Old Gits did this was to get the Depth that Heavy Guages give your sound, but by tuning down that Half Step you reduced the String Tension to more managable levels. As Weez will tell you......It's one thing having 9's and whatnot at Home......But once you are Gigging and the adrenaline kicks in......they become TOO light and you fall off the sides of the Fingerboards. Everything he has is on 11s and I know that he finds by the end of the Night he is in danger of having the same problems even with them. If you want a REAL Fright.......You should try picking up either one of Robin Trower's Guitars......or come to that SRV's Strat.......They were So TOUGH to play it was frightening!!!!!!
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zoidbergpsp	Sep 5 2007, 02:49 PM Post #12
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	I find the adreniline acctully helps me stay on the strings more, it puts up my concentration, which, i guess means im lucky!
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MartinBarre	Sep 23 2007, 04:18 PM Post #13
Advanced Member Posts: 110 Group: Members Member #1,543 Joined: September 14, 2007	I believe the guy from Iced Earth (Jon Schaffer) uses 13's! I tried 8's once, but they didn't last long before needing replaced. 9s are about ideal, although if tuning lower 10s would be better. But it also seems to depend a lot on the guitar. Gibson type guitars don't seem to drop tune as well as "super strats", due, I think, to the scale length?
zoidbergpsp	Sep 23 2007, 04:35 PM Post #14
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	13s!? like.. suspension bidge cables! ouch..
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+ Rob S	Sep 23 2007, 04:47 PM Post #15
Retired Posts: 918 Group: Retired Member #770 Joined: July 6, 2007	The most frightening experience I have ever had with strings on someone elses Guitar was a Guy who has been playing for YEARS.....He is a Very Old School Player and has been in several Top Name Bands. Anyway.......His Top E is..........a 15!!!!!!!!!! OK this guy has Huge Powerful Hands, he detunes half a Step, but even so!!!!!!!!! Mind You! God Almighty.....has he ever got a Powerful Guitar Sound!!!!!! I can honestly say that I have NEVER heard anything quite like the Depth of Sound and Tone that he gets. He uses a Strat by the way!!!!!!
	"Drunk" is feeling sophisticated even though you can't say it!

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