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I experimented with 9.5s on one of my guitars, and I have to be really careful not to pull the strings sharp.
I do need to develop a lighter touch, but can't ever see myself going to 8s. I'd be pulling everything sharp all the time.
I use 10s but have never really experimented with much else. It's always just been what I'm used to and never had much need to change. It does make me wonder though, I have a bit of a heavy touch and often have to focus on not pushing or pulling notes sharp.
Would trying a set of 8s on one guitar just as an exercise actually end up being useful as a training exercise in developing a softer touch? Or would any skill developed not really transfer over when I went back to 10s?
For what it's worth I dislike Billy Gibbons' sound but like Tony Iommi's, so I don't think it's due to the string gauge. I think you can tell that they're both light-string sounds though.
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Which reminds me, I'm sure I read once that Vini Reilly uses extremely light strings, possibly starting with .006".
I don't know much about him - in fact I'm not sure I've ever heard any of his music - but I think he had health issues and may no longer be able to play.
I've never tried 8's, I think it was popular with shred guitarists.
I don't know if he had sixes, heard he had 7s. Mainly a Stratocaster player in the latter years. Not sure how he is now. I used to go to as many Durutti Column gigs as possible. He's not like other guitarists.
You will probably have heard his work on Morrissey's first solo album. Or the Jerry Maguire film? Loads on Youtube.
I think that's right though... it would have been a 36 in the 7s, and 38 in the 8s.
"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