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Wouldn't go back again unless I was playing with lowered tuning.
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I think going lighter would mean wider bends, and more breakage, but have never broken a 10, and most of my bending is on the G and B, which I think are 14-17.
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"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
However, it also does depend on the music. If I was playing mainly rhythm I'd probably go up a gauge as it's easier to keep chords in tune and you can give them a good thrashing e.g. punk or rock rhythm. Depends on how much you bend, how heavy your pick is and how hard you hit them I guess.
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Currently I have 10s (Fender scale) which are OK with the strings I have right now, which don't feel stiff like some brands. But, tbh, I'll be able to practice more, and play longer, if I put 9s back on. So I can see 9s in the immediate future.
I've never really noticed a gigantic difference in tone, with my guitar. More variation by brand, than by string gauge. So I have some Gabriel Tennorio 9s waiting to try.
I also play low tension strings on classical, but that's definitely a tone choice. Higher tension strings are actually easier to play on nylon.
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I was breaking strings too often and felt like the string guage couldn't cope with my heavier picking style.
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That said, there's something about heavier strings on the hollow ES330. They just get it feeling more "alive", even in lower tunings - open G, open D and D standard are all particularly lovely.
It could just be that I was used to the 10s but would get used to 9s just the same given time. I definitely don't keep 10s for tonal reasons, I want it to be as easy as possible to play.
I prefer the feel of 10s on a Les Paul but there doesn't seem to be a gauge that feels like that on a Strat - even 9.5s are much looser feeling.