Acoustic Guitars and strings

[Genoscidal]

What string gauges do you guys use? What exactly are the differences between the gauges? I'm actually thinking of changing mine from .12 to .11 cos my guitar has already been set up for 12 e lowest it can go but e action is still relatively high =( What are your recommendations? Would e gauge drastically affect e tone , sound and sustain?

 

[Lifehouse]

Who did you send to for a setup?

 

[Genoscidal]

Raymond at luthermusic.. hmmm he suggested to put it through dehumidifying for like 2 mths at 1st... hmm like no diff leh.. how?

 

[jony]

Alot of things can contribute to high action.. A neck thats bending forward, high nuts and saddles.

Necks can be adjusted with truss rods.

For anything else, send it to a proper repair shop to have the saddles and nuts adjusted.

 

[jono007]

I think gauge does affect tone, but not as much as action. Generally, a high action means a fuller tone. Thicker strings also tend to give a fuller sound.

So if your guit has thicker strings and a high action, you must have a killer tone! But it's probably hard to play.

I guess the question is - why do you want a lower action? I know lots of guit players who want higher action to get better tone.

If you want a flatter neck to improve the feel, then as jony says, you might need to twist your truss rod to change the curve of the neck.

Personally, I'd see a pro about it if it is really causing you a problem. Try lighter strings first. If that doesn't help, then see a pro. I'm sure there are lots of recommendations on this site.

 

[strats]

issit your seagull?

 

[lppier]

I have a seagull m6 and I use .12s, things i did to lower the action were filing down the underneath of the saddle and playing around with the truss rod action (be careful with this).
Yes, .11 would be easier to fret barre chords and all that but you do lose some tone.

Pier.

 

[ChanMin]

.12s seems to give the best overall performance imho.
What strings do you guys use?...
been using Elixers and they sound decent enough for me. Any other good/cheap brands to intro?

 

[Genoscidal]

YES strats! Its my seagull! haha.. S6+cutaway

 

[fallstreetjournal]

some suggestions

well, d'addario are used by countless artists. they r supposed to be the best. elixirs too. but wat i think is diff brands, gauges, materials, go with diff guitars so maybe u wanna experiment. GHS is decent n cheaper than the above two.