Friday, September 26, 2008

Strings

Gauge:
The tone of a string depends on its weight which is related to the thickness gauge. Thicker,
heavier strings require more tension for the same pitch and are harder to hold on a fret board. Thicker strings produce a thicker tone. Therefore different string gauges require different tuning.

Here is a list of different gauges you can get:

Name

1
(e)

2
(B)

3
(G)

4
(D)

5
(A)

6

(E)

Extra super light (8-38)

.008

.010

.015

.021

.030

.038

Extra super light plus (8.5-39)

.0085

.0105

.015

.022

.032

.039

Super light (9-42)

.009

.011

.016

.024

.032

.042

Super light plus (9.5-44)

.0095

.0115

.016

.024

.034

.044

Regular light (10-46)

.010

.013

.017

.026

.036

.046

Extra light w/heavy bass (9-46)

.009

.013

.021

.029

.036

.046

Medium (11-49)

.011

.014

.018

.028

.038

.049

Medium w/wound G string (11-52)

.011

.013

.020

.030

.042

.052

Heavy (12-54)

.012

.016

.020

.032

.042

.054

Extra heavy (13-56)

.013

.017

.026

.036

.046

.056


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