Comments on: What is the best electric guitar string gauge for solos and what adjustments to the neck and bridge are best? http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best absolute evil Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: alex73013 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best/comment-page-1#comment-8078 alex73013 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:34:59 +0000 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best#comment-8078 I use Earnie ball regulars. The high E starts at .10. I wouldn't go with anything lighter that .09 because you'll get weaker sound and it tends to not stay in tune as well. Most great soloists play .09 to even .11. Work slowly when changing the action at the bridge to get it just right before it starts to buzz and check the neck for straightness, as well as intonation by moving the individual saddle pieces forward or back to get the 12th fret in tune with the open. Go to wikipedia or Google for further explanations on intonation, guitar action, and truss rod on neck. P.S. Remember, don't buy anything less than .09 if you want to keep a great sound.<br><b>References : </b><br>wikipedia.org I use Earnie ball regulars. The high E starts at .10. I wouldn’t go with anything lighter that .09 because you’ll get weaker sound and it tends to not stay in tune as well. Most great soloists play .09 to even .11. Work slowly when changing the action at the bridge to get it just right before it starts to buzz and check the neck for straightness, as well as intonation by moving the individual saddle pieces forward or back to get the 12th fret in tune with the open.

Go to wikipedia or Google for further explanations on intonation, guitar action, and truss rod on neck.

P.S.
Remember, don’t buy anything less than .09 if you want to keep a great sound.
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]]> By: leftie1959 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best/comment-page-1#comment-8077 leftie1959 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:01:59 +0000 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best#comment-8077 Use .009 or .008 for soloing. I prefer .008 and do have a big hand but, it has more sensitivty. On my Gibson,I use .009 for the fat sound. If you put either of the extra light or sper light gaute Ernie Balls, you might need a neck adjustments because when you go from a light gauge to a lighter gauge, the string thickness removes about 150 lb of pressure on the neck. Now, put the strings you want.....!!! tune it and look at the neck from the headstock towards the middle of the neck, Their should be 1/16" clearance from the bowed neck to the string. If there is more, than turn the truss rod 1/4 turn clockwise. If the bowed is the other way, then lossen the truss rod counter -clockwise. Having said this, ususally, the neck straightens and might not need adjustments. A close action is always good for finger tapping and arpeggios. If it is too long, raise from the bride and not from the truss rod adjustment. The truss rod has one one adjustment and that is 1/16" clearance as the final result.<br><b>References : </b><br>Studio Session Guitarist. Use .009 or .008 for soloing. I prefer .008 and do have a big hand but, it has more sensitivty. On my Gibson,I use .009 for the fat sound.

If you put either of the extra light or sper light gaute Ernie Balls, you might need a neck adjustments because when you go from a light gauge to a lighter gauge, the string thickness removes about 150 lb of pressure on the neck.

Now, put the strings you want…..!!! tune it and look at the neck from the headstock towards the middle of the neck,
Their should be 1/16" clearance from the bowed neck to the string. If there is more, than turn the truss rod 1/4 turn clockwise.

If the bowed is the other way, then lossen the truss rod counter -clockwise. Having said this, ususally, the neck straightens and might not need adjustments.

A close action is always good for finger tapping and arpeggios. If it is too long, raise from the bride and not from the truss rod adjustment. The truss rod has one one adjustment and that is 1/16" clearance as the final result.
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Studio Session Guitarist.

]]> By: nick G http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best/comment-page-1#comment-8076 nick G Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:11:59 +0000 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best#comment-8076 low gauge like 9's and to be super fast they make scalloped necks ..... i'm not experienced with action adjustment so i cant help you there sorry<br><b>References : </b><br> low gauge like 9’s and to be super fast they make scalloped necks ….. i’m not experienced with action adjustment so i cant help you there sorry
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]]> By: Big Bam Boom http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best/comment-page-1#comment-8075 Big Bam Boom Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:59:59 +0000 http://www.thegodofhellfire.com/best/what-is-the-best-electric-guitar-string-gauge-for-solos-and-what-adjustments-to-the-neck-and-bridge-are-best#comment-8075 Light gauge for solos,they are easy for bending. They usually have the wound strings (EAD) and three plain strings (GBE). As far with adjustments I go with a guitar repair man unless you know what you are doing.<br><b>References : </b><br> Light gauge for solos,they are easy for bending. They usually have the wound strings (EAD) and three plain strings (GBE).
As far with adjustments I go with a guitar repair man unless you know what you are doing.
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