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Instructions for Learning to Solo on
Guitar
Choosing Your Guitar
Strings |
Strings Sometimes it can be rather confusing
when picking out guitar strings.
Super Slinkies, D'Addario, Elixir, Fender,
Gibson, heavy strings, light strings, superwhatchmacallit strings....what
strings are best for you?
I started playing with Super Slinkies
thinking that they would be easier to bend with my soft fingertips, and
relatively weak fingers. They have served me well. I can't say anything bad
about Super Slinkies, and even today, I use them regularly.
As I've
purchased new guitars, with different pickups, and different sounds, I've
experimented with lots of different strings, and found the ones I like best for
each guitar, and the sound I want from each one.
On my Gretsch
Holowbody, I use Dean Markley light guage strings that make it sound brighter.
On my Fender Squire (my first guitar), I still use Super Slinkies...the
Squire won't handle a very thick string BEFORE THE NECK STARTS TO BEND!, and I
just happen to like the sound of them on the Squire. Its what I started playing
with, and have just gotten used to the sound that is produced.
On my
Ovation acoustic, I use Elixer lights because they have a nice crisp sound, and
are easy for my wife to play, since her fingers aren't as strong as mine.
On my Ibanez RG, I use Power Slinkies because I like the "chunk" that I
can get from them.
On my Fender Showmaster, I use Ernie Ball's "Not
Even Slinkies" because I can detune without a lot of rattle.
Bottom
line about choosing your strings, experiment. Each type of guitar will produce
a slightly different sound with different strings on them. Pick strings that
are comfortable for YOU, and that help you to create the sound you are looking
for.
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