Does Rick Beato Have A Point About Lighter Strings?
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2024
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@RickBeato and @RhettShull did some stuff on this a while back, and I wanted to give 8s a try, but also share what some of you guys thought about it!
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If Yngwie Malmsteen recorded Marching Out on 8-gauge strings & Neal Schon recorded all of his solo records on 9-gauge strings, that's all the proof you need.
I changed after years playing 11, 12. I play jazz. I use .8. I would never go back to heavy gauges. The sound is better, bigger, the guitar and strings vibrate more and more. The pressure you have to use is less for both hands.
Idea: try em - if you like em great if not then just go back to what ever feels good - you should listen to yourself not the internet
IMHO strings should be chosen by feel and comfort. If I need more bass, I turn the bass knob up, same applies to any other frequencies
i have cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar nerve damage which messes with my fretting hand) and changing to 8's from 11's has meant i can play for hours instead of minutes
Controlling the tension in your fingers is so so important. Lighter strings absolutely allow you to do this more effectively. You can also practice much longer. Max Ostro is another great player that uses 8s. Stop buying 10s. It does not help you. It only makes your instrument fight back. I believe less beginners would quit playing if they just knew to play with a properly setup guitar with 9s
I tried 8’s years ago and I was forever breaking them ,so I stick to 9’s now .But I am considering trying 8’s again with arthritis in my hands .
I’m an amputee and play electric guitar with one hand using a combo of tapping and strumming on the neck. I switched to the Dunlop ‘Reverend Willy’s’ 7-38 guitar strings and everything got better. Love light strings.
If you pick like a little girl then youre going to LOVE skinny strings! I play like an adult male so I need a string that doesnt go a semitone sharp everytime I pluck it.
I used to always play with 10s, but lately, I switched to 9s. I gotta say, it's much easier to play, especially if you're gigging like three times a week. It makes a huge difference. The tone didn't change much it still sounded great!
Your playing is so soothing.just smooth and very
I’ve got a hot take nobody seems to mention:
For anyone who hasn't tried this: play through your entire repertoire striking the strings as lightly as you possibly can, then experiment with adding emphasis. For me, doing this helped my playing immensely, and I also discovered a huge pallete of tones I didn't know about!!!
I select strings for feel, not tone.
I used to use 006's back in the 70's. Got them from Picato, a brand made by General Music Strings.
I moved to 8's (from 10's) after having surgery on my left hand. It enabled me to continue playing through the rehab period and it taught me the value of playing with soft, or at least softer, hands in order to get more feel/emotion/expression into my playing. After 2 years on 8's I tried 10's again but have now settled on 9-42 as a good compromise. In my 20's I went through a 13-54 phase in the belief that it would somehow benefit tone and maybe it did add something to power chords, but I love bends and vibrato which was much more difficult to execute on a heavy gauge. In conclusion, I'd say that you should go with a string gauge that keeps your hands comfortable after a 3 hour gig, fits your playing style and doesn't leave you fighting with the guitar to make the moves that you want to make. It will depend on the individual player as to what the perfect gauge is for them, but nobody gives out prizes for pain tolerance.
Used only .11's or .12's for 20+ years, and just tried .08's on my Strat about a year ago, and it changed my life. Play's like butter now. And my fingers stopped constantly shedding skin, which is nice.
Great vid! For me it’s been an easy choice. Strings provide the feel, amp provides the tone. Been on 09s for the last 30 years. Stays in tune too.
I switched from 10s to 9s, haven't been brave enough to try 8s just yet. To my ears, there's a bit less low end which allows the mids to cut through better. I've really enjoyed how they affect bigger chords and power chords on the lower strings - it's noticeably less muddy than it used to be
I have CMC joint arthritis in my left thumb resultant of a motorcycle accident I suffered at 15 years old. I've been playing for 45 years and it just recently started to be a real problem. Very painful to fret and make wide stretches with fretting hand. I've been thinking of switching from 10's to maybe 9's to see if that helps. The surgery to repair the CMC joint seems like a nightmare. I'll do everything I can do to delay that surgery.