Cesiumsponge
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I prefer Ernie Ball Super Slinkies (.009-.042).
Same here, don't make fun of the pink packaging!
I prefer Ernie Ball Super Slinkies (.009-.042).
Do you know how had it is to play that on the guitar? I have been praticing it for 6 months, and can only do about half of it reasonably well .
For us old-schoolers, .012 is light-gauge for an acoustic. Medium is .013, and it seems like nobody even MAKES a heavy-gauge anymore. But I have to admit that I've gone to extra-lights in my old age: .009 on the electric and .011 on the acoustic.Good point. I prefer .012's on ACOUSTIC guitars. I don't like the sound of light strings on an acoustic. Sounds thin.
It's all relative to playing style and hand strength. Stevie Ray had meat-hooks for hands--could probably choke a horse with one hand. On electric you don't need a fat string for volume, so it all comes down to what you feel comfortable with.Of course, even on electric guitars, I tend to agree with Dicky Betts, who said you should play the fattest strings you can handle. I like fat sounds. You know how thick Stevie Ray Vaughn played, dontcha?
I used to play gigs, but not so much anymore. But it's DEFINITELY easier if you play every song. Like anything else, you have to warm up, both physically and emotionally, to be at your best.How many of y'all actually play gis? I was paying mandolin for some friends' band, but not every piece: the down time allowed enough stage fright that I COMPLETELY botched a piece. Is it easier if you're playing for every song?
It's all relative to playing style and hand strength. Stevie Ray had meat-hooks for hands--could probably choke a horse with one hand. On electric you don't need a fat string for volume, so it all comes down to what you feel comfortable with.
Martins (is there any other acoustic?)
My son wants to buy a guitar. I'll have to show him the picture.
Don't spend any big dollars until you know he's going to actually continue to play it. That's a trap most music stores like to catch you in. Most of their money is made on those who buy an expensive guitar that ends up sitting in a closet. Kind of like gyms who make the most off of people that join and then never show up. When he practices on his own and starts to get better at it after a few years THEN it's time to step him up. Don't fall for the Guitar Center spiel.
Sad but true...I wonder if he bought one that looked like a firearm if he's even be allowed to take it to high school!