String gauges

[Jeroen]

Hey y'all,

What are the main differences in sound/playing between 010 strings and 012 strings, sound wise etc.??

On Hamers I use 010 (last 4 years, was using 009) for their sound and playability. On acoustics I use also 010, but that is only to make them play faster. My Ovation came with 012......and I don't have them.....bulks of 010 hehehe. I can try 010's of course but would like to know what other people have to say about it.

Thanks,

Jeroen

[David B]

I like 11s on my Hamers.

[DavidE]

I can't imagine using anything smaller than 12's on an acoustic without weakening the tone.

If you want to play electric lead lines on an "acoustic," get something like a duotone or Parker where you're really not interested in the true acoustic tone, but the piezo and preamp tone.

[hardheartedbill]

I like at least 12's on my Ovation, I usually use the D'Addario Bluegrass guage which is the med set w/ the light set plain strings

[Jeroen]

I have D'Addario EJ15 on my Guild and Ibanez Acoustics, but am reconsidering EJ 26 (011) for the Guild. The 010 on it right bend pretty easy, which I can use for some leads. I need some lighter strings on my Ovation at least the B and E.

Bill, how are the BlueGrass sounding, don't know if you can compare them with the EJ15??

Jeroen

[hardheartedbill]

the bluegrass sound great, the bigger the string the better on acoustics IMO

[tgoss]

10's will sound like poopy on an acoustic. There are some 11 sets out there if you don't want to go too heavy.

[Jeroen]

I am going to order D'Addarion EJ26 for both guitars!!

btw here a preview of my Guild with EJ15 (010). Recording isn't the final mix, came straight from the 2 inch tape

Jeroen

http://www.maneattractionmusic.com/sounds/onesolo.mp3