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Location: Wooster, Ohio | I know this has been talked about but I was at a praise band workshop and in the acoustic session he recommended medium gauge strings. Tried them and I do like them. Courious in praise band setting if most of you that are in praise and worship use mediums.
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Location: NJ | Lutherans tend t'go with medium's.
Methodists, lights.
Unitarians can't quite decide . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | You can only imagine how many bad denomination based theories I can conger up at this time. I think Cliff plays the fire resistant ones. :p
Mediums are the Player's choice. More mass than lights and not as fatiguing as heavy. You can generate some powerful sounds using mediums.
Next, you are going to wonder "which brands". There are only about three different manufacturers that actully make strings to requested specifications and those get marketed under various labels and grades.
I reccomend the D'Addarios, coated or non coated, for consistancy. You'll have to try and work out what you need.
My theory is that if you plug into whatever system is available and you provide a consistent sound the weak link won't be your strings. There are so many different soundboard and house sound variables that will make a bigger difference. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I was a member of the praise team in the church that I was once a part of for seven years. I consistently used lights for the reason that they're gentler on my fingers. Since it's amplified to begin with, I'll just raise the volume control and let the preamp do its magic, should I need more sound from my Ovation.
I do like the sound of mediums, and you will definitely get a fuller and more powerful sound - especially unplugged. If I were you, I'll heed MWoody's recommendation posted above. I can't say it any better than he just did. :) |
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| I play med's in C or D standard... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I have mediums on my new bluegrass 340 Tak although I don't praise anything, just beat the hell out of it. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Originally posted by cwk2:
I have mediums on my new bluegrass 340 Tak although I don't praise anything, just beat the hell out of it. LMAO!!!!
I prefer the brighter sound of lights, but they do require more finesse when playing. Then again, I've never been much of a live player, where the slight added volume of mediums might be preferred.
If you beat the hell out of your guitar, may I suggest Mapes heavy gauge. They will bring your guitar to its knees in prayerful excruciation screamng "STOP....MAKE IT STOP!!!!!" LOL! |
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Location: NJ | That would be the Mapes MeaCulpa strings, if I'm not mistaken . . . |
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| I was using 13's I have gone back to 12's for ease of play. I find I do not loose to much soundwise plugged in with the lighter strings only acoustically did I notice the differences. Also I am now using elixer nanowebs. Nice strings In fact I'd have to say for the price they do pay for themselves, quite well, in comparison to the standard acsoutic strings on the market. But the nanowebs are slightly stiffer feeling to me and I have gone to 11's in these and I can keep up with my screaming speed guitarist partner much better now.
I know I should not say the word. But I borrowed a set of Martin bright 12's and they sounded great! Outstanding for that one night then they sounded like the rest. If I ever have a special thing going and need the brightest strings. I'd say those Martins (and I do not remember if they were a special type) were it. Probably made by DiAddario anyway.
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by 45flint:
I know this has been talked about but I was at a praise band workshop and in the acoustic session he recommended medium gauge strings. Tried them and I do like them. Courious in praise band setting if most of you that are in praise and worship use mediums.
Steve That makes no more sense than saying you should use a particular brand of guitar or a specific type of capo. It doesn't matter whether you play in a praise band or a Death Metal band, string guage is not genre or performance-situation dependant, it's a totally personal thing. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cliff:
Lutherans tend t'go with medium's.
Methodists, lights.
Unitarians can't quite decide . . . Pentecostals use Heavy's. :D
Lately I've been using D'Addario EJ26 Custom Lights,(.011-.052).  |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | bluegrass = genre = heavy gauge? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Catholics don't use any...and feel guilty about it. |
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Location: Taiwan | I'm an an Atheist.
Does that mean I'll use anything or anyone? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | You're thinking of a Polytheist...
An Atheist WON'T use anything or anyone! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'm about to stick a set of Elixir's on the Adamas that are called light-medium. (.12-.56). Should be quite a change from extra lights (.10) I feel the pain already. |
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Location: SoCal | If you stay with them, you'll be surprised at how quickly you adjust. And the tone ought to be killer! |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I don't know ANYBODY in Gnashville uses anything heavier than 12 through 56 on their acoustic geetars (I'm sure there's SOMEBODY, though). Of course, strumming and finger picking is the name of the game there. The heavier low E is popular because of the drop to D a lot. |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Used the mediums today and it really did make a difference. I know what you are saying in that it is a personal choice but in a small praise band the acoustic guitar at times is color, at times is powering the song. I felt I had more control when I had to lead the song with struming, it seemed tighter and when I backed off the single notes seem to power through better. Maybe its the guitar. Acoustically it makes a big difference. I think in Nashville they have better soundmen. Often we have to have the flexibility to compensate for amplification is is far from ideal.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Just put the Elixr's (med lights) on the Adamas and they don't feel too bad. They sound fantastic and I think I'll get used to them fairly quickly like moody said. Man, the low E string looks like the winch cable on my boat trailer, but the sound.....! :D |
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