String guage

Hi guys, i'd appreciate a little advice, i understand fitting heavier strings to ya axe can bow the neck, is this only the case when its a big increase or will it happen when increasing by one guage? its just i'm thinking of going from 9's to 10's on my S300 but i dont really wanna start playing around with the truss rod! just wandered what you guys thought.

Sometimes, even changing brands can change the tension. We aren't talking about potentially damaging effects here, but the string height will rise or fall slightly, depending on how much tension the strings apply to the neck.

Go ahead, try that new set of strings. If you're going up one size, you may find that the strings tend to bind a bit in the nut slots, causing tuning problems, especially if you have a trem, or do heavy bends.

If you decide you want to contiinue with the heavier strings, get your guitar set up with a fresh set of the strings you want to use. This will include any needed adjustments to the bridge, nut and truss-rod.

Cheers for the advice mr lordathestrings, appreciate it dude.