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9-46 on Fender scale guitars, 10-52 on Gibson scale after having been as high as 11's on a Kramer in the early 90's.
If I'm playing in Eb on a Fender I'll go 10-52.
I've also recently changed plectrums after using Tortex Green 0.88 for years. Picked up a Fender 346 medium at a friends house and played for an hour or so. Decided I liked it and got a few more.
bass strings get floppy below 46
Used to use 11s when I was doing a lot of guitar gigs as I had more hand strength, but now have mainly 10s on my guitars.
I'm now playing a lot more gigs but mostly on bass (and lap steel!!), so I suspect I'll go back to 11s as I expect that I've regained some hand strength.
I'm 54 with a history of tendon problems, some arthritis and a bit of injury damage. There are lots of things I can't play anymore, there doesn't seem to be much point in being macho about strings.
I'm guessing Jimi, BB and B-Gibs had strong enough fingers but preferred it.
8s definitely too light for me as I have the touch of an ox. Not played anything lighter than a .046 low E for well over a decade, defaulted to a .52 for much of that in the old days, and am intrigued.
Hendrix's' fast rhythm playing on the likes of Lover Man and Changes for example. Is that easier to facilitate on his light strings? Seems a bit counter intuitive because it is such a driving sound but am definitely interested in finding out.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
I think people are more likely to ignore that kind of thing these days, and are finding that lighter strings just aren't making a huge difference. The only thing I have found is that it's a little easier to have a really low action with heavy strings, because they buzz a bit less. But not finishing a three hour practice with a cramped wrist is totally worth it.
This is Year I’ve moved to 010-046 and tuning is a little more stable. But I wouldn’t go any heavier. Not unless I was playing guitar every day, or I downtuned.
I have 10's on my SJ-100 though, and can't seem to get along with heavier strings on an acoustic. I might even round the excitement off tonight by putting 10-46's back on my ES-330. The days just fly past.
12s on Electric and 10s on an acoustic? Where are you from? Round-the-wrong-way land?
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
Actually, the SJ-100 is such a cannon, even with 10's on, that it's very adequate in terms of bass and volume, and also keeps it quite pliable for doing jazzier stuff further up the neck.