Switchin' strings

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:52 pm

juineaux wrote:soloing sounds better when you have heavier strings on acoustic, you just cant move as fast, but oh well-

tell that to monte montgomery

if you play with 13 gauge on the acoustic long enough, you can play fast

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:57 pm

yea man I was agreeing with you

You get alot more control with heavier string too, but I think some of the ultraheavy=tone stuff is a little exaggerated.

led_zep123 · Post by **led_zep123** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:25 am

i am talking about an electric...on an acoustic it is easier to solo with light strings...the best way to develop speed is get a gripmaster.

gravesRR7 · Post by **gravesRR7** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:43 pm

i actually put electric strings on my acoustic. i wanted to see if they'd work. and they didn't, at all. i took them off before even finishing tuning it. haha

bryanwie · Post by **bryanwie** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:02 pm

I use the elixer mediums, and dont like light strings, they seem to sound twangy to me????? Any one else feel this way?

VTDreaminwithDMB · Post by **VTDreaminwithDMB** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:04 pm

I was using Martin SP's medium for about 4 months and then the other night I switched back over to D'Addario EXP lights and it's great, they feel so easy to play with now.