Monahan
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This past Spring I took delivery of a new DGT. Had the shop set it up with my standard set of strings: DR Pure Blues 10's.
They had set the action super low... which was great. Usually I have it set to a medium height, but really enjoyed the ease of fretting. As the seasons changed the neck has moved just enough to make the strings buzz. So now it's time to give the guitar a good setup. AND, while I'm at it, I've decided to play with different string gauges. Inspired in part by the low action my DGT arrived with, and partly by a few recent videos on the topic. My favorite being:
5 Watt World Pros/Cons of Light Strings
Tomorrow I'll hit our local shop to see what strings they have in stock, and hopefully score a set of 8's. More for the feel, and ease of playing than for "tone."
Thought it would be fun to document my experiment here
So how 'bout y'all? What light sets are you using? Anyone go from heavy sets to light sets?
They had set the action super low... which was great. Usually I have it set to a medium height, but really enjoyed the ease of fretting. As the seasons changed the neck has moved just enough to make the strings buzz. So now it's time to give the guitar a good setup. AND, while I'm at it, I've decided to play with different string gauges. Inspired in part by the low action my DGT arrived with, and partly by a few recent videos on the topic. My favorite being:
5 Watt World Pros/Cons of Light Strings
Tomorrow I'll hit our local shop to see what strings they have in stock, and hopefully score a set of 8's. More for the feel, and ease of playing than for "tone."
Thought it would be fun to document my experiment here
So how 'bout y'all? What light sets are you using? Anyone go from heavy sets to light sets?
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