question for the guitar guys
GTGrinly I used to make my living playing but like so many others I had to get a real job. Now days I supplement my lifestyle by playing and I do alot of recording for others. As a recording engineer I see so many folks that are new to the game of music getting tired so quickly because they want that "sound" be it an electric or acoustic. Now Ramenth being a mechanic, has an advantage with calloused finger tips. However the tips are not the only part of the hand that gets tired. The bigger the guage string the more pressure needed to make a clean note. Then there are barre chords to consider. Really it one has to try alot of different strings before you find a set that does all the things you want a string to do. On my electrics and I have 9 I use GHS Boomers in .10 guage. That's .10 thru .52 Stevie Ray Vaughn used a .13 guage as his 1st string but he played 10 to 13 hours a day and played his guitars very hard.
I would say try a set of whatever brand you want. Then two weeks later try another set of different guage or brand and judge for yourself what works for you.
John D. Beckerley
GTGrinly I used to make my living playing but like so many others I had to get a real job. Now days I supplement my lifestyle by playing and I do alot of recording for others. As a recording engineer I see so many folks that are new to the game of music getting tired so quickly because they want that "sound" be it an electric or acoustic. Now Ramenth being a mechanic, has an advantage with calloused finger tips. However the tips are not the only part of the hand that gets tired. The bigger the guage string the more pressure needed to make a clean note. Then there are barre chords to consider. Really it one has to try alot of different strings before you find a set that does all the things you want a string to do. On my electrics and I have 9 I use GHS Boomers in .10 guage. That's .10 thru .52 Stevie Ray Vaughn used a .13 guage as his 1st string but he played 10 to 13 hours a day and played his guitars very hard.
I would say try a set of whatever brand you want. Then two weeks later try another set of different guage or brand and judge for yourself what works for you.
John D. Beckerley
