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ProfessorGAC

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11. Depends On The Guitar

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 10:26 AM

Dec 2018

9's on 4 electrics and 10s on 3 others
Then 11s on an old Dan Armstrong set up for slide.
On acoustic, they're all medium gauge, but the 12 string mediums are different tan the 6 strings

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WHAT Gauge strings are you using ,kids today no respect [View all] TEB Dec 2018 OP

Old fogey voice: Ohiogal Dec 2018 #1

9's work great on my PRS semi-acoustic electric. I still manage to snap the E string and I'm JoeOtterbein Dec 2018 #2

10's on my Les Pauls, 9's on my Tele and Electra, 11s on my Martin. nt Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2018 #3

It's just personal choice dr TEB Dec 2018 #4

My fingers don't like 10s with the longer scale... Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2018 #6

I Use Both ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #12

Look up what his favorite guitarist use. That should do it. Hoyt Dec 2018 #5

Make good choices about what to argue over and Ink Addict Dec 2018 #7

Don't take my 9's away!!!! stevil Dec 2018 #8

They're will be no 8's in my house young man TEB Dec 2018 #9

I got ya. stevil Dec 2018 #10

Friggin cobwebs. Iggo Dec 2018 #14

Depends On The Guitar ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #11

10's. Iggo Dec 2018 #13