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According to that site, the 10.5-48 set on a Les Paul would almost perfectly match the tension of a Strat with 10-46. Might have to try them out.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I think it’s probably because the initial pick attack stretches a thin string under lower tension more than a thick one, and the thinner string is simply weaker.
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I think I’ve got some 11s or something to try on the acoustic, somewhere.. Have dabbled with 9s and 11s on electric..
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
What I think is the most likely is that the strings get fatigued at the points where they bend over the bridge saddles and at the machinehead posts - then, with the lower tension, they are stretched further and faster under the pick attack than they would be if they were at higher tension, which then makes the fatigued bit break - and they almost always do break there, not in the middle of the string. The same fatigued part of a thicker string is stronger, or perhaps also less fatigued since the string will be slightly less flexible at the point of contact.
But I'm not a metallurgist, so I could be wrong!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I’ve played 10s for years but my LP junior came with 11s.
I’m very happy with playing 11s now but I’m told that because of the the wraparound bridge on that the 11s have the feel/tension of a 10s.
The Gretsch needs a restring though and as I don’t know what gauge strings it has (bought used but they feel light) I’m tempted to try 11s, which might be more Bigsby friendly.