Acoustic Guitar String Gauges – Sound Pure Gear Tip
In this video, Sound Pure Acoustic Guitar specialist Barrett Brooks answers questions and provides some insight on string gauge for acoustic guitars.
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This was very informative. Please, if you have to play background music, keep it soft as the music was distracting and annoying. The music was not necessary as it did not add to this great presentation.
in my opinion the strings gauges is depende on the weight of your guitar the heavy the guitar it needs high gauge to vibrate it, the guitar will choose the strings gauges
Nice video, thank you Sir. *sorryfor my English. I have a 2005 Epiphone dreadnought 25.5" scale & non-ladder bracing with ebony pins & bone saddle + nut.. I loves jingle jangle/'60s chimey with a bit mellow attack acoustic sounds (with enough volume & sustain and with not too much tension). 11s gauge Aluminium Bronze from the Ernie Ball & 11s 80/20 brass uncoated from D'Addario/Martin Originals & Martin Retro Monels 11s, they are my top three acoustic strings for my humble Korean acoustic guitar
What are your thoughts about the Martin 12.5-55’s on a dreadnought?
Thank you for a very informative and helpful explanation of the string gauge differences. Great job!
I like Extra Light Ernie Ball 10-14-20-28-40-50 ‘s on my D18 when I play plugged in.
I can EQ on my amp to get where I want the tone to be and it’s so much easier to play a 3 hour gig.
Heard two camps of thought in past regarding mediums .13 – .56 on dreadnaught. First being "it's made for that, Tony played them". Second "they'll eventually blow up the top & saddle, you'll need a neck reset". Barrett, can you comment based on your experience?
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Just use this as a rough guide… every acoustic has a certain string set that is best for it, so you have to limit it to the gauge you can manage. I like 11-52 on a guild A/E, as a nail player… but you may want 12-54 as a bluegrass strummer on a Martin. The 'toughen up your fingertips' argument is bullying. Get the string set that sounds best and feels right to YOU on a certain guitar… AFTER the guitar is set up to play as best possible… and a setup pro can do that.
Is mixing guages on a dreadnought a bad idea?
I have DR 12s on a Guild dreadnought. The eBG seem a little too bright. I'd want to make them warmer. Also I sometimes tune the G to G# with a 50-50 chance of breakage (and a painful whip from time to time).
Would using 13s on eBG strings help?
Approx 50-60 percent more torque from medium gauge vs light gauge strings. Saddle and top will eventually succomb to this extra stress.
good video but the music is very distracting and too loud
Body size says little. Scale length and overall design. Small body can take tension. Short scales need heavier gauge to make up tension.. I just got a 25.5" NEX I've got some extremely light strings on.
Body size says little. Scale length and overall design. Small body can take tension. Short scales need heavier gauge to make up tension.. I just got a 25.5" NEX I've got some extremely light strings on.
Thicker strings are best for low tunings, aren't they?
Thicker strings also provide 4 better intonation.