I've gone back and forth on gauges and settled on a hybrid set. 9s on the plain strings and 10s on the wound ones. Easy bending for solos, and less buzz with low action for chords or especially power chords.
One thing that always gets missed when people say the Strat's longer scale length requires more tension, which it does, is that the longer length negates the increased tension, because of the extra leverage created by the longer length. I have guitars with both lengths and the Strat is easier do bends with despite the increased tension.
Thanks for this mate, I’m a bass player just taking up (in addition) six string electric, got myself a sweet little Squier Strat, this has demystified the thinner string thing a lot. You rock 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Hey, @PMTVUK, I'm a huge Beatles fan. So I googled what strings they used, after hearing you say they used Rotosound, and I found they used Pyramid Gold - roughly 100 pound for a set! And Roman are just 7 pounds! Ofcourse, The Beatles with all their riches, could have afforded as expensive strings as they possibly can make, so why would they play with cheaper (relatively speaking) strings? Completely BEATs me!
Get Rotosound, best string ever! Almost unbreakable and they come with an extra high E. I use the pink ones which are equivalent to Ernie Ball Super Slinky but much better.
In my experience thinner strings snap less often. Think about it. My zippy slinky has a .009 as the B string instead of the high E so the same string has 3 full tones less tension in them hence they break less often
So very good ,thank you! Some strings are marked acoustic I think a Elixir is the one? I use them on my electrics. I think their company tries all these varieties just to sell a lot of different strings to get more diversity giving them a niche
I would be interested to hear a discussion about how string size may affect a persons playing style and if there is a correlation to hand size or hand strength. I have very large hands and find 8's to be so sensitive to touch and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Do the 8's teach me to have more finesse, or should I run heavier strings to get more finesse? Is there such a thing as too sensitive? Do heavy handed players just need heavier strings?
I actually special order mine, they are hybrid strings Pure Nickel Custom Gauged ROUND CORE. They are nothing compared to anything out there. Soft with flexibility and amazing tone.
Thank you so much for the time and effort! 👍 Btw, what was that vibrato setup on the red guitar you showed? Never seen such a mechanism before... Thx ! 🙏
Rotosound guitar strings, the worst strings I’ve ever had the misfortune to buy. They come with 2 high E strings because they snap when you put them on and attempt to stretch them out😖. This has never happened to me with any other brand of strings 10 to 46’s.
I've got a couple of Kramer Ferringtons (narrow body acoustic/electric) which I've always strung with 9-42's. They sound ok, but I am wondering if a heavier gauge will give them a warmer more acoustic sound?
I've settled on the $6 Dean Markley Helix: 11/13/18/30/42/52 in C Standard, and it seems I'll get some real slinky feel and chunky bottom without worrying about string breakage or floppiness. By my calculations, it should act a little lighter than the D'Addario EXL120s tuned to E Standard that were on the guitar when I bought it. Do you think I made the right choice?
What if I moved from 10's to 9's ? Mine came with 10's I wanna try 9's ....will it effective anything? I have a Cost KX300 etched,it has hardtail bridge...Like a huge difference? I am beginner, so wanted to lower down ...for my leads.
Hi guys. Great video. I play a Fender Stratocaster player series. Which came with 9s to 42s on which I've always used. But I want to change up to 10s to 46s would I need to do any work to the nut ie widen it a bit or would that be ok. And the floating bridge would I need to put a bit more tension on the bridge springs to keep it at the same height? Only been playing guitar for 4 months. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheer's guy's.
Hi Sam, what is the difference between 10's pink and 10's yellow, in the sixties Hank Marvin used roto sound strings I was going to get a set, but not sure, my strat came with 9's, if I get 10's do I need to alter the setup of the guitar?
This brother been abusing the arterial strings I'll assume, I have the same evidence on my arms too (and every other accessible highway).. I'm not judging, just hope he seen light and stopped that madness, I'm 11 yrs clean now, if I can, he can... All can. Stop the madness!!
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Learned more about strings here in 13 minutes than I have in 13 years of playing
This was incredible and one of the best tutorials I've seen on guitar
I was going to get some strings today and I was confused on string gauges. Thanks Sam for clearing things up!
I've gone back and forth on gauges and settled on a hybrid set. 9s on the plain strings and 10s on the wound ones. Easy bending for solos, and less buzz with low action for chords or especially power chords.
I’m having an issue with this right now. I like the roundness of the 10s but I need that bend. Thanks man
good idea
I've used the std 9-42's for all, except for the e string where I've used a .010 guage e string.
@@getholicviraj I now use a 9 because I have railhammers
I watched the whole video, and I play guitar for almost 10 years now and already know all the differences... . But I really liked it.
Sam you are a great teacher, easy on the brain, you keep it interesting, well done and thank you
Very helpful! Picked up a guitar again, havent since doodled around as a kid and this explained so much about what one would think is basic.
PMTVUK
I use Ultra-Light Strings but to get low action w/ no buzz, I shave down the frets flush w/ the fretboard.
Dagan's the man
One thing that always gets missed when people say the Strat's longer scale length requires more tension, which it does, is that the longer length negates the increased tension, because of the extra leverage created by the longer length. I have guitars with both lengths and the Strat is easier do bends with despite the increased tension.
Thanks for this mate, I’m a bass player just taking up (in addition) six string electric, got myself a sweet little Squier Strat, this has demystified the thinner string thing a lot. You rock 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Extremely helpful video--thank you for the time and effort put into creating it.
Great channel, you give actual sound examples instead of just saying" Sounds different".
I understand this very good opinion. I like and use ROTOSOUND PURE NICKEL SUPER LIGHT 9-42 strings. thank you.
Hey, @PMTVUK, I'm a huge Beatles fan.
So I googled what strings they used, after hearing you say they used Rotosound, and I found they used Pyramid Gold - roughly 100 pound for a set!
And Roman are just 7 pounds!
Ofcourse, The Beatles with all their riches, could have afforded as expensive strings as they possibly can make, so why would they play with cheaper (relatively speaking) strings? Completely BEATs me!
Get Rotosound, best string ever! Almost unbreakable and they come with an extra high E. I use the pink ones which are equivalent to Ernie Ball Super Slinky but much better.
@@Slipstream2009 Since I own a Les Paul, I've already bought Roto Yellows!
I use Daddario ELX120+ They are a 9.5 guage string. 9s are too thin and 10s are too thick. I wish other string manufacturers would do they same !
In my experience thinner strings snap less often. Think about it. My zippy slinky has a .009 as the B string instead of the high E so the same string has 3 full tones less tension in them hence they break less often
So very good ,thank you! Some strings are marked acoustic I think a Elixir is the one? I use them on my electrics. I think their company tries all these varieties just to sell a lot of different strings to get more diversity giving them a niche
Super helpful!! Great video. Thank you
Great video - thanks so much!! My first string of my first guitar snapped yesterday haha so need this education
Very informative video - WD Sam and the PMT team
I would be interested to hear a discussion about how string size may affect a persons playing style and if there is a correlation to hand size or hand strength. I have very large hands and find 8's to be so sensitive to touch and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Do the 8's teach me to have more finesse, or should I run heavier strings to get more finesse? Is there such a thing as too sensitive? Do heavy handed players just need heavier strings?
Large hands with 8s? lol
Ive got big hands and i use 10s
I have big hands and I have 8.5 on my strat and 9 on my lp
That is a lovely riff 00:18
Big scary (tattooed or not) dudes tend to be the nicest people ever. It's the normals that scare me.
We must live in different neighborhoods.
What a great overview. Well done and done with humor.
Love that white Les Paul!
Thank you
Great info for this novice player. Love the humor as well!
Did enjoy.. learned a lot .. thank you
I actually special order mine, they are hybrid strings Pure Nickel Custom Gauged ROUND CORE.
They are nothing compared to anything out there. Soft with flexibility and amazing tone.
Incredible. Wonderful video.
Thank you so much for the time and effort! 👍 Btw, what was that vibrato setup on the red guitar you showed? Never seen such a mechanism before... Thx ! 🙏
Really useful thanks
Very educational!
thank you for your service 🙏🏻
been playing 11-12s eb for years now i play A 10-46 and a 10-52 rotosounds
Thorough and funny. Just Brilliant.
What’s the riff on the drop d example!?
Killing in the name by Rage against the machine
At 8:45 what is the string is he using.....
Very good
Rotosound guitar strings, the worst strings I’ve ever had the misfortune to buy. They come with 2 high E strings because they snap when you put them on and attempt to stretch them out😖. This has never happened to me with any other brand of strings 10 to 46’s.
That Les Paul sounded great playing RATM.
Is it possible to buy somewhere only the thinnest (lowest) string of the guitar? I think is a 008 steel string. How can I find it on Amazon?
Now to find a block of cheese...
Great info tysm
I've got a couple of Kramer Ferringtons (narrow body acoustic/electric) which I've always strung with 9-42's. They sound ok, but I am wondering if a heavier gauge will give them a warmer more acoustic sound?
I've settled on the $6 Dean Markley Helix:
11/13/18/30/42/52
in C Standard, and it seems I'll get some real slinky feel and chunky bottom without worrying about string breakage or floppiness.
By my calculations, it should act a little lighter than the D'Addario EXL120s tuned to E Standard that were on the guitar when I bought it.
Do you think I made the right choice?
What if I moved from 10's to 9's ? Mine came with 10's I wanna try 9's ....will it effective anything? I have a Cost KX300 etched,it has hardtail bridge...Like a huge difference? I am beginner, so wanted to lower down ...for my leads.
Hi guys. Great video. I play a Fender Stratocaster player series. Which came with 9s to 42s on which I've always used. But I want to change up to 10s to 46s would I need to do any work to the nut ie widen it a bit or would that be ok. And the floating bridge would I need to put a bit more tension on the bridge springs to keep it at the same height? Only been playing guitar for 4 months. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheer's guy's.
I switched 10s to 8s
I’m new to guitars can you advise me on string gauge for playing ska music.i have just bought a squire affinity telecaster.
so if i tune the guitar to drop d tuning i get free distortion effect?
Hi Sam, what is the difference between 10's pink and 10's yellow, in the sixties Hank Marvin used roto sound strings I was going to get a set, but not sure, my strat came with 9's, if I get 10's do I need to alter the setup of the guitar?
Pinks are 9's and Yellows are 10's. No you don't need to alter the setup of the guitar just to change gauge.
whats the riff he plays in the drop C tuning at 8:50
99% sure it’s killing in the name of, rage against the machine.
@@cal3b803 thanks a lot man, i couldn't shazam that shit cause it kept giving me some weird ass chinese boy band group, I'll check it out for sure
What gauge is B tuning?
Great review mate
👍🇦🇺👍🇦🇺👍
I have some pedals to evaluate, are you interested?
I’ve always tuned down to flat
Open a store in India, bro
i wanna know the riffs he playin
No one with ear gauges will ever scare me.
Great tutorial but my dumb brain is even more confused 😂
Gorgeous accent
Lol why would 5 people unlike good information?
Different companies that wanna make their brand seem better?
Idk tbh
The fact that, "Mmm, nice bi' a' stil'on" hasn't become a meme makes me feel like the internet has failed me.
Seven guage? Ok, dental floss.
😤 I found a website where you can get 4s on special order
@@varunagrawal7036 where
Admit it, everyone thinks it funny when someone cuts the cheese.
Metal heads are very nice actually
It's actually Very, very simple. Very light gauge strings are for live. Heavy strings are for macho men with big muscles. Showing off!
flat tuning so much better then standerd
ft
imagine using anything under 10s
Aparrentley 8s feel like there are some missing
Shredder want to know your location
Dislikes are from players that use gauge .007
An 8-38 feels like you're pressing down on human hair
This brother been abusing the arterial strings I'll assume, I have the same evidence on my arms too (and every other accessible highway)..
I'm not judging, just hope he seen light and stopped that madness, I'm 11 yrs clean now, if I can, he can... All can. Stop the madness!!
Hi Sam 😂
You're telling me what different strings sound like, but you don't let me hear them for myself... USELESS, but thanks anyways.
Stevie Ray wouldn’t be playing 13 s now if he was still alive, probably 10s.
so you don't like hiring women huh