CandidPicker
Tone Matters. Use It Well.
I realize that many of you are into heavier guitar riffs, pursuing hard rock and metal with appropriate amp models.
Because my hands often suffer from carpal tunnel (computer use, nighttime wrist strain), I thought it wise to make a switch to lighter gauge strings, ala Billy Gibbons use of either .008 or .007 gauge strings.
I also realize that many of you have stepped up in your string gauges for heavier riffs.
May I ask, how many of you have found that heavier gauge strings contributes to faster hand fatigue than lighter gauge strings?
The reason for my question is simple: If one can still perform adequately with lighter gauge strings and do well with them, what prevents that person from playing classic rock / blues / jazz / funk / swing if heavier riffs are not part of his repertoire? Would lighter gauge also translate to easier string bends with quicker recovery time from fatigue?
Understandably, one might need have gauge strings for detuning, but for other genres of music, what say you?
Because my hands often suffer from carpal tunnel (computer use, nighttime wrist strain), I thought it wise to make a switch to lighter gauge strings, ala Billy Gibbons use of either .008 or .007 gauge strings.
I also realize that many of you have stepped up in your string gauges for heavier riffs.
May I ask, how many of you have found that heavier gauge strings contributes to faster hand fatigue than lighter gauge strings?
The reason for my question is simple: If one can still perform adequately with lighter gauge strings and do well with them, what prevents that person from playing classic rock / blues / jazz / funk / swing if heavier riffs are not part of his repertoire? Would lighter gauge also translate to easier string bends with quicker recovery time from fatigue?
Understandably, one might need have gauge strings for detuning, but for other genres of music, what say you?