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30 July 2010 |
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Electric Guitar StringsGuitar strings can make such a difference to the sound you squeeze out of your instrument that you should take time to choose strings which suit your guitar, your style of playing and the type of music you like. Steel strings are always used on electric and accoustic guitars and nylon on classical and Spanish style guitars. The first, second and often the third strings, E, B and G are single strands of steel or nylon, and the lower strings, fourth, fifth and sixth, or D, A and E are made thicker by winding metal round a core of steel, or nylon, depending on which type of guitar you have. There are different types of windings, roundwound, which give a good, clear tone and volume, flat wound, which have a more mellow tone and are less prone to finger squeak, as the finger runs up and down the string, and a combination of these, groundwound, or half flat, which try to give the benefits of both types. The weight, usually called ultra light, extra light, light, medium and heavy, or similar names, depending on the manufacturer, also known as the gauge, that is the thickness of the string in thousands of an inch, is important. Lighter gauge strings are easier to play, specially when using techniques such as bending, as they offer less resistance to pressing down and bending up or down. Heavier strings, though, are easier to keep in tune, and tend to give a louder, fuller, sound, but are more difficult to play. With heavier strings the third string is wound, like the lower strings. Strings are usually referred to by the gauge of the first string, so a set of strings which are .011, .015, .022, .030, .042 and .052 thick, would be called elevens. The bright, clear, sound of a new set of strings is a joy to hear, so don't let your strings get old, worn and dull. Try to avoid breaking them too often. The first and second strings, being the lightest, are easiest to break, so try to avoid over-tightening, too energetic strumming, and letting them get too old, when they become weaker.
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