what I mean is: the strings get damage from touching the frets and unpolished strings are much more exposed to this damage because of the wounds as they result in some kind of valley-hill-surface - only the hills are what touches the frets and the hills are much thinner than the even surface of polished strings... - and if they're damaged the frequencies with which they resonate aren't that pure anymore...Hink wrote:not sure I get that jens, strings are harder or equal to frets, both are nickel...and I believe it's the frets that wear out more. Strings develop weak points eventually, but i'ts not as much from wear as it is from stretching and bending...in fact technically strings dont stretch that much. They have little elasticity, when they do stretch it causes the string to get thinner at one point, which because of the constant tension usually causes the string to snap quickly....jens wrote:the fret-damage I mentioned causes much more tuning problems than dirt...Raven wrote:Me too , untill the build up causes tuning problemsHink wrote:dirty strings for me please, thank you very much...
and you have to scrape the crud off the critters
btw I think every guitarist should have a set of fret files...
GUITARISTS...string gauges
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- KVRAF
- 25049 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
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- KVRAF
- 25049 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
goos for ya but I am a weak little asshole...Sascha Franck wrote:My strings never wear out as I break them before.
Real strong picking for real strong men!
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- KVRian
- 1442 posts since 30 May, 2005
<trashy joke mode>jens wrote:goos for ya but I am a weak little asshole...Sascha Franck wrote:My strings never wear out as I break them before.
Real strong picking for real strong men!
There we go!!!
You need some body building, some 18-145 strings and a real man's amp: A MARSHALL!!!
</trashy joke mode>
Have fun, FRitz
In the end will be the word.
Check out some of my music at www.fritzmetal.de
Check out some of my music at www.fritzmetal.de
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- Rad Grandad
- Topic Starter
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
18-145 
do yah play em, or walk on em? 
do yah play em, or walk on em? The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 30 Mar, 2004 from Phoenix AZ USA
Thicker strings are louder, it's a fact.
There is more metal vibrating over the coils, inducing more current.
I am one of those rear breads that uses Elixir strings.
It is very easy on the fingers and very easy on the frets.
They last me anywhere from 3-6 month and they never peal for me as I heard from so many.
I must add though that I am very gentle with my guitar.
There is quite an adjustment period when you move to Elixir strings. (the fingers just slide so easily that you overshoot the fret without noticing)
I also want to add that I never broke a string yet.
(Using Graphite saddle and bridge might have to do something with it)
I use 10's.
I use the Nanoweb not the Polyweb.
Ahh and let's not forget the bass on the Elixir is great.
There is more metal vibrating over the coils, inducing more current.
I am one of those rear breads that uses Elixir strings.
It is very easy on the fingers and very easy on the frets.
They last me anywhere from 3-6 month and they never peal for me as I heard from so many.
I must add though that I am very gentle with my guitar.
There is quite an adjustment period when you move to Elixir strings. (the fingers just slide so easily that you overshoot the fret without noticing)
I also want to add that I never broke a string yet.
(Using Graphite saddle and bridge might have to do something with it)
I use 10's.
I use the Nanoweb not the Polyweb.
Ahh and let's not forget the bass on the Elixir is great.
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- KVRian
- 637 posts since 5 Sep, 2001 from Hollywood, Ca. one block East of the Jack in the Box
Um, yeah. That's been stated several times in this thread, and it's complete and utter bullshit.Thicker strings are louder, it's a fact.
I could point out why, but what fun would that be? I think I'll just wait and interject tomorrow
-S.
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- KVRist
- 72 posts since 17 Apr, 2002 from Scotland
Been using Elixir 10s on my electro-acoustic for a few years now, and never had a problem with them (except their packs don't include a spare 10, which is a pain). I like their brassy tone (suits my guitar etc.). Each to their own, I guess.
Rather than the extreme chemical makeover described earlier, a hard-up guitarist in a band I roadied for many years ago used to boil his strings in vinegar. Made me yearn for soused herring, but nobody passed out.
Rather than the extreme chemical makeover described earlier, a hard-up guitarist in a band I roadied for many years ago used to boil his strings in vinegar. Made me yearn for soused herring, but nobody passed out.
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- KVRer
- 28 posts since 21 Oct, 2005
It is? They do seem louder.Sleek Month wrote:Um, yeah. That's been stated several times in this thread, and it's complete and utter bullshit.Thicker strings are louder, it's a fact.
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- KVRian
- 637 posts since 5 Sep, 2001 from Hollywood, Ca. one block East of the Jack in the Box
Now to defend something I said whilst tipsy...
...again...
The thing with strings is that they are just the first step in your guitar signal chain, and "loudness" at that point tends to simply compress things further down the line.
(This is true even of acoustics, because after a certain point the wood just won't put out any more sound, no matter how thick the strings.)
The "loudest" electric guitar I have is a freak of nature. It's very heavy, with an enormous piece of wood. I keep thin strings on it, and it'll still blow away a strat or paul with 12's any day.
...but the loudness just compresses the sound by clipping the first preamp stage of whatever I put it into, so you really don't get more volume, just a deser signal/wave.
...which is to say, once you hit compression, be it physical or electronic, string guage makes no difference, and there are many other factors in volume other than string guage.
...balancing those factors makes more sense than a focus on one element.
See? Clear as mud!
-S.
...again...
The thing with strings is that they are just the first step in your guitar signal chain, and "loudness" at that point tends to simply compress things further down the line.
(This is true even of acoustics, because after a certain point the wood just won't put out any more sound, no matter how thick the strings.)
The "loudest" electric guitar I have is a freak of nature. It's very heavy, with an enormous piece of wood. I keep thin strings on it, and it'll still blow away a strat or paul with 12's any day.
...but the loudness just compresses the sound by clipping the first preamp stage of whatever I put it into, so you really don't get more volume, just a deser signal/wave.
...which is to say, once you hit compression, be it physical or electronic, string guage makes no difference, and there are many other factors in volume other than string guage.
...balancing those factors makes more sense than a focus on one element.
See? Clear as mud!
-S.
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 30 Mar, 2004 from Phoenix AZ USA
What can I say, pretty SleekSleek Month wrote:Now to defend something I said whilst tipsy...
...again...
The thing with strings is that they are just the first step in your guitar signal chain, and "loudness" at that point tends to simply compress things further down the line.
(This is true even of acoustics, because after a certain point the wood just won't put out any more sound, no matter how thick the strings.)
The "loudest" electric guitar I have is a freak of nature. It's very heavy, with an enormous piece of wood. I keep thin strings on it, and it'll still blow away a strat or paul with 12's any day.
...but the loudness just compresses the sound by clipping the first preamp stage of whatever I put it into, so you really don't get more volume, just a deser signal/wave.
...which is to say, once you hit compression, be it physical or electronic, string guage makes no difference, and there are many other factors in volume other than string guage.
...balancing those factors makes more sense than a focus on one element.
See? Clear as mud!
-S.
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- KVRAF
- 2696 posts since 3 Aug, 2003 from Narnia
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
I think I use 10s or 11s- but its been so long since I bought strings I dont remember.
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- AcousticHippie
- 4769 posts since 12 Mar, 2003
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- AcousticHippie
- 4769 posts since 12 Mar, 2003
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- KVRist
- 488 posts since 2 Mar, 2004
I have a set of 9s on my Wolfgang, a set of 10s on my Pacifica, a set of 11s on my Dean, a set of 12s on my Ferrington accoustic/electric and a set of Zakk Wylde 10-60s on my ibanez. Each guitar has a different purpose and the strings used on each help fullfill that purpose. I only use GHS Boomers.