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The SoundHole :: General :: Tools of the Trade :: Strings gauges... Author Topic: Strings gauges... (Read 206 times) fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Strings gauges... « Thread Started on Aug 6, 2008, 4:29am » Hi! Just got my first real guitar (Martin D-28) and it has a Extra heavy (13-56) set of strings. Dealer told me that this set would be eventually the best option for me and that the D-28 dosen`t work that well with lighter strings. I don`t know but they are damn hard to play with and it`s surely taking all the plesure out of playing my new guitar. If i`ll take it to a pro to fix the action and set it up with let`s say .11 set, will it be ruined? Thanks Fusti Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged billhammond Senior Member member is online www.billhammondmusic.com Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 17,073 Location: Minnesota Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #1 on Aug 6, 2008, 5:46am » Aug 6, 2008, 4:29am, fusti wrote: Hi! Just got my first real guitar (Martin D-28) and it has a Extra heavy (13-56) set of strings. Dealer told me that this set would be eventually the best option for me and that the D-28 dosen`t work that well with lighter strings. I don`t know but they are damn hard to play with and it`s surely taking all the plesure out of playing my new guitar. If i`ll take it to a pro to fix the action and set it up with let`s say .11 set, will it be ruined? Thanks Fusti Fusti -- Welcome! And if I were in your shoes, I would go for a setup and a set of light gauge strings -- .12 to .56, something like that. Good luck. Where is home? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I'd give my left hand to be ambidextrous. fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #2 on Aug 6, 2008, 6:06am » Up north and litlle to the east...Finland So, sorry for my bad English. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged billhammond Senior Member member is online www.billhammondmusic.com Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 17,073 Location: Minnesota Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #3 on Aug 6, 2008, 6:21am » No worries, dear Finn -- your English is already better than some Americans here! How much daylight you getting this time of year? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I'd give my left hand to be ambidextrous. fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #4 on Aug 6, 2008, 12:17pm » It´s nice now, about 16 hours daylight, but it`s getting shorter every day. Soon we have plenty of darkness and reasons to keep fingers warm Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Cornflake Moderator member is online Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 8,302 Location: Sonoran Desert Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #5 on Aug 6, 2008, 3:59pm » Welcome, fusti. I know less than most people but I agree with Bill. Use light-gauge strings. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Photos at http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/ fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #6 on Aug 7, 2008, 2:03am » Tanks guy`s, i`ll take it to the shop today, to be set up with .12 strings then. Since i`ve only played electric guitars before and this "acoustic fever" is a new thing for me, i found this guy Tommy Emmanuel from you tube and i really like he`s playing. what`s that guitar his playing? Any other cool pickers you guy`s can recomend for a new guy to look for? Fusti Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged billhammond Senior Member member is online www.billhammondmusic.com Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 17,073 Location: Minnesota Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #7 on Aug 7, 2008, 6:09am » Try Pat Donohue, Peter Finger and Ed Gerhard on YouTube, see what you find. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I'd give my left hand to be ambidextrous. Dan McLaughlin Old Timer member is offline Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 903 Location: Brockport, NY Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #8 on Aug 7, 2008, 10:01am » Bill, doesn't Tommy play a Maton from Australia? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged billhammond Senior Member member is online www.billhammondmusic.com Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 17,073 Location: Minnesota Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #9 on Aug 7, 2008, 10:09am » Aug 7, 2008, 10:01am, Dan McLaughlin wrote: Bill, doesn't Tommy play a Maton from Australia? Yes, and it's not the guitar that gives him his edge! It's decades of hard work and an indomitable spirit, I reckon. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I'd give my left hand to be ambidextrous. fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #10 on Aug 8, 2008, 12:30am » Aug 7, 2008, 10:09am, billhammond wrote: Aug 7, 2008, 10:01am, Dan McLaughlin wrote: Bill, doesn't Tommy play a Maton from Australia? Yes, and it's not the guitar that gives him his edge! It's decades of hard work and an indomitable spirit, I reckon. It`s really comforting after all these years of fumbling in darkness trying to master these six strings, when you realize that all you need is really hard work and that you have a rest of your lifetime to do it. The size of Tommy`s guitar look`s comfortable, my D-28 is hard on my right shoulder (after a few surgery's on it), because it`s big or wide body. After a many years of Strat playing i didin´t really noticed a problem, but now with d-28, it is... Maby it will settle down after a few month`s of practice. Thanks Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged idunno Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #11 on Aug 8, 2008, 10:00pm » Aug 6, 2008, 4:29am, fusti wrote: Hi! Just got my first real guitar (Martin D-28) and it has a Extra heavy (13-56) set of strings. Dealer told me that this set would be eventually the best option for me and that the D-28 dosen`t work that well with lighter strings. I don`t know but they are damn hard to play with and it`s surely taking all the plesure out of playing my new guitar. If i`ll take it to a pro to fix the action and set it up with let`s say .11 set, will it be ruined? Thanks Fusti Hello. New here, too. That D-28 will sing with .13's. It is a work-horse guitar and medium strings (.13's) will probably be your string gauge of choice before too long. That's all I use anymore. I bought OM size guitars that are built to handle them. They're initially a bit harder on the fretting hand but well worth the work-out. Good luck. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged fusti Newbie member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 7 Location: Finland Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #12 on Aug 10, 2008, 4:03am » Great tips, thanks a lot! Just got it back from shop and it`s set light gouge strings .12 to .56 now and for my amateur fingers it feels fine. I have a another question, but i think it needs a new topic? T:Fusti Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged ddddyyyy Newbie member is offline Joined: Jun 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Re: Strings gauges... « Reply #13 on Jul 22, 2009, 3:12am » I agree with fusti nfl jerseys air Jordan rolex replica watches Nfl jersey tiffany Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» News and Information--------------------- News and Announcements- Guidelines for Board Usage- The Voting Booth- Suggestions- Workshops, Seminars, and Classes--------------------» General--------------------- The Café- Photography- Songwriting- Multimedia - MP3 and Videos- Recording Tips and Tricks- Tools of the Trade- The Library- The Arcade- Gatherings- Code Testing--------------------» Classifieds--------------------- For Sale- Wanted to Buy

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