Acoustic String Guage

I had Elixir .012's on mine and was having a real hard time playing it. I just changed them to D'Addario .011's and that has helped a lot. I will probably stick with this size for a while.

I use 10's on mine.

Dan

I use 13's on my acoustic.

I had to shave a bit off the low E bridge pin so it would seat properly with these strings.

Using any thing less that .12 just sounds way too thin on my cheap yamaha acoustic.

11's. D'Addarios.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm thinking of trying a smaller guage. How big a difference is it to go down one level? Is it a very noticeable difference?

Thanks again,

Tony

How big a difference is it to go down one level? Is it a very noticeable difference?

difference in what ? feel or tone ?

They get easier to play (esp. bending) as the gauge gets smaller. You will definitely notice a difference going down 1 size, but it's not a HUGE difference.

The tone will depend on the guitar itself... Great sounding guitars sound will sound a bit thinner. Not so great sounding guitars will sound even worse.

Try it and see if you like it. you can always go back

Changing string gauge may require a truss rod adjustment.

Peace
J

I was referring mostly to feel. I'm going to talk to my guitar teacher too. Thanks for all of the feedback, everyone.

I use 10s on my acoustic. Most "hard core" acoustic players will tell you that is too light, but I am used to electric strings and thicker strings are too hard for me to play cleanly.

I rock 12-52, 54 ish. They are tought to play sometimes, but I've gained finger strength; it's been worth it. I want to move up to 13s sometime.

Standard "light" 10s on my 12-string.

I have 11s on my folk model, but when I played around with DADGAD tuning I used 13s or hybrid 13/12s. 11s are easier to do barre chords with - that's the only reason I went with that gauge.