Medium Strings Vs lights - General Discussion

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

Richard Hauser — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:05:51 +0000

The Eastman guitars I bought had light strings. Tried a little heavier string, but switched back to the lighter strings. The strings were D'Addarios, and is a series they no longer make. So I now have 9 sets of a highly desired strings that is no longer available in stores. I prefer those discontinued D'Addarion XP strings to their replacement series strings.

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

Sandy Pint — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:47:57 +0000

I love the sound of the Woodtones. I've had fun playing around with different string gauges though, and have gone as light as .010-.047, which really upped my game for faster flatpicking!

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

john mallon — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:03:58 +0000

After many years of using medium strings (Guild Phosphor Bronze 13-56) on my Martin D35 and Taylor 810, I decided to try lights, thinking possibly easier on the fingers. VERY noticeable difference in sound quality; the guitars sounded "thin" to me and I immediately changed back to mediums. Just one man's experience...

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

John — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:40:48 +0000

WOODTONE HALFWAYS, Are the best ive tried for a while.

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jerseychicadee — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:43:32 +0000

I’ve been liking the thicker strings. I thought thinner strings would be easier to learn with, wrong. As a beginner, my fingers often feel like I’m about to slice them open on slides or pull offs. I have a good callous but they still feel fragile. I think that’s more because I’m an old lady and don’t like rough feel of callous’ on my hands. I know that since picking up guitar, I’m extra extra cautious with knives and glassware in the kitchen too. I sliced the top of my thumb knuckle off about a month ago while shredding something and rejoiced that I hadn’t cut the pads of my fingers! I was more concerned about my fretting ability than I was about the chunk of epidermis tissue I was missing!!

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

dom — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:34:55 +0000

I went over to Mediums (john Pearse) for a few months and enjoyed the change. Back on lights now.

I think lights are more my thing, but a change is as good as a rest, and I wouldn't hesitate doing it again.

BTW, half the strings are the same on both i think.

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

jerseychicadee — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:44:49 +0000

@jrick92 🤣 I’m right there with ya. My playing resembles music....a little.

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jrick92 — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:42:22 +0000

I have always used mediums on my Martin, I have Woodtones on it now. I like either one but I'm leaning toward the Woodtones. However at my level of play, strings are not my number one problem lol.

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C White — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:11:06 +0000

me too,

I noticed that Billy and Trey use 13-56.

probably because they would never get through a show without breaking a string if they didn’t use mediums.

RE: Medium Strings Vs lights

Susan Wagner — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:01:25 +0000

The Woodtones are the heaviest strings I've tried so far and I can tell the difference in the E A and D strings, for sure.