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09/05/2006 1:33 am
do heavier string gauges get lower action without all that buzz compared to lighter gauges?
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09/05/2006 7:53 am
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09/05/2006 1:44 pm
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09/05/2006 6:55 pm
Depends alot on the guitar you're puting them on.
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09/06/2006 10:58 pm
alright thanks, i'll just go see for myself.
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09/07/2006 3:39 am
While we're on the topic, my Yamaha AE500 (hollowbody electric) is gonna need a string change purty soon. When I bought it, I asked the guy if 10 gauge strings would work on it, and all he said was that 10 would probably be a touch light. Any suggestions what kind of strings to get? I like Ernie Ball strings, and I like strings light enough to bend, but heavy enough to not go out of tune every damn second.
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09/08/2006 2:57 am
well if 10s are a "touch" light, then i'd try some 11's.
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09/08/2006 2:38 pm
Generally... fret buzz is caused by a fret that is in the eliptical pattern of the string vibration... Light strings tuned to standard will have a wider vibration pattern than heavy strings tuned to standard... BUT, the heavier strings are also obviously thicker... which may cause fret buzz either way... So, in short... no... Thicker strings don't always mean lower action with less fret buzz...

Certain guitars are designed to operate more like acoustics... where neck relief is used to reduce fret buzz and supply ample action... Some guitars are designed to not have a specific area of operation as far as action is concerned... I've found that the best guitars for low action are hard tail bridged guitars with compensated necks... i.e. Gibson LP's and Schecter C-1 series guitars... The lowest AND cleanest action I've ever seen on a guitar was on a Schecter C-1 Classic Diamond Series with a set of .9's on it... So it depends on the guitar as well.
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09/08/2006 10:27 pm
also depends on your tuning, like more chances for a buzz to happen in open-G tuning than in normal
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09/09/2006 12:48 am
alright thanks alot. i'm due for a string change (haven't changed since march, i usually wait for the strings to break but this new guitar never broke a string) so i'll go check out some heavier gauges to see how well they do on this guitar. its a hard tail with a very flat radius.
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09/09/2006 3:45 pm
March!?!?!?! Damn man. I change like every 2 weeks, you mush have some bad tonal loss.
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