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Old 03-09-2011, 11:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm lazy about changing my strings, though I do manage to change them before they break. If they do break, though, it is always the high E. I like to play with 8's, so they are really light.
I dont get how you do that. I get annoyed with 9's and even 10's because they feel so thin and noodly.
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Old 03-12-2011, 01:18 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Low E (6) string for me, i play death metal, mostly breaks by palm muting.
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Low E (6) string for me, i play death metal, mostly breaks by palm muting.
You're almost certainly hitting it vastly too hard. Calm down. Remember that after a point, hitting a string harder doesn't result in any extra volume or improved tone, its just wasted effort.
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Old 03-12-2011, 01:53 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I dont get how you do that. I get annoyed with 9's and even 10's because they feel so thin and noodly.
I also play 8s, I used to string mine with 11s but the neck was bending

i was playing a lot of blues those days so I need the thick woman sound, ha ha ha
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