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Typically, a heavier string offers a slightly darker tone than a lighter gauge of similar materials. Heavier string gauges are also more favorable for drop tunings and alternate tunings, due to the increased tension.
- What gauge should my guitar strings be?
- How thick should my electric guitar strings be?
- What is the standard string gauge on electric?
- What gauge electric guitar strings should a beginner use?
What gauge should my guitar strings be?
Body Style: A general rule of thumb is to string smaller-bodied acoustics with lighter gauges, larger bodied instruments with heavier gauges. A big dreadnought or jumbo will generally sound better with medium-gauge strings that take fuller advantage of their relatively larger sound chambers.
How thick should my electric guitar strings be?
Usually, guitarists will jump up a gauge of strings from the super light 9 to 42s, to the regular 10 to 46 gauge (10s as they're commonly known). Slightly thicker, or heavier as we like to say, this set features gauges 10, 13 and 17 for the high E, B and G strings, and a wound 26, 36 and 46 for the three lower strings.
What is the standard string gauge on electric?
On electric guitars, the most common string set is a 9-gauge set also know as a 0.009-0.042″ set. This is often referred to as a “light set” but is considered the average gauge, with many brands such as Fender, supplying their guitars with a 9-gauge string set.
What gauge electric guitar strings should a beginner use?
As a beginner to the electric guitar, our advice would always be to start with a thinner (lighter) gauge such as 09-42, 09-46 or 10-46.
