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Aptly named.
I broke a string on my electric the other night. It's been so long since I put strings on it, I didn't even remember what size I put on it. The action is so low, I figured to put something thick on it and see what happens. I got some GHS Boomers out of the cheap bin at my local guitar shop. 13's. Yeah. Boom! It sounds good. I may have to play that guitar from time to time now.
EDIT TO ADD: I like the 13's on it. A buddy set it up with care and precision with the last set. It's so nice, that the thick strings are a heck of a lot easier than lighter strings on my acoustics.
- Zurf
Last edited by Zurf (2012-05-17 19:54:23)
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I put the heaviest gauge strings I can find on my electrics. I started doing it after I read an interview with SRV as an "immediate tone improvement" tip. Sure as heck if he wasn't right. Makes sense, too, from a pure physics standpoint.
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Do you tune to Eb as well?
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Baldguitardude wrote:
Do you tune to Eb as well?
No, but I'll throw it down to Drop D on occasion when I really want to get my punk on.
A thicker gauge string means you're moving more magnetic field, and therefore inducing more current in the pickup coils. It's a cheap and easy way to get "hotter" pups without any other work done to the guitar.
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it also makes 1.5 and 2 step bends really, really difficult.
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I'd pull my hamstrings if I tried to bend that far.
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Zurf wrote:
I'd pull my hamstrings if I tried to bend that far.
That, and also "Man up!" 
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Zurf wrote:
I'd pull my hamstrings if I tried to bend that far.
I would too zurf,maybe even get a hernia!!
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13s!!! If your car breaks down,you can always use them as a tow rope. Those are some thick strings
Last edited by joeyjoeyjoey (2012-05-18 00:34:34)
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I have been playing on GHS BOOMERS since I picked up a electric guitar. LOVE THEM!
If I have to I use whats around but I buy GHS by the 5 pack.
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I play heavies on my acoustic, 11's or 12's on the electric but I also drop 1/2 step to get those big bends....used to break too many strings in standard tuning. I've played 13's but only on my jazz axe where i'm not bending so much.
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I put heavier strings on my Behringer. For some reason, no matter what I had my Mustang Amp set at the G,B and E strings always sounded tinny. The sound is better but takes a bit more work to fret.
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As BGD has said, the heavier the strings the lower the tuning. Drop down a half step and see how that helps. (You might get the urge to go a whole step and then drop C LOLLOLOLOL) 
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