String Gauge

[Ant1981]

I seem to get hold of alot of guitars that are set up with 10's.

I usually use 9's.

What do guys go for and why?

[extremist777]

I use 9 for my rg2550ex with EDGE PRO, but i think my new ibanez SA320X came loaded with 10's so i should be 50-50

[Ant1981]

Yea I usually go 9's on the trem and 10's on the les paul, but I pickup alot of RG's with edge's that are loaded with 10's.

[Tom Gilroy]

10s. 9s feels too flimsy.

[andy7jem]

9's for me on floating bridges,use 9-46 on my explorer

[brothersnowgone]

9's on anything edge equipped and 10's on all the hard tails. Another 50-50

[Gurj]

9's. Also got 9's on my Les Paul, but they just don't feel right on that though.

[jaxadam]

I use a little bit of everything...

For standard tunings, 9s or 10s, it doesn't really matter.

Drop tunings, 11s or 12s.

[southpaw_lefty]

I started out with 9s. Went thru a phase of about 5 years when I used 10s. Now I'm back to 9s again.

[RSVampire]

9's on my JS1000 and 10's on my Ibanez Les Paul... so 50/50

[carlos grijalva]

9's! But i've never tried 10's, i've tried 8's.

[LonePhantom]

10-52s suckas!

9s are just too flimsy now. The GHS Boomers are great in this set as it leaves the treble strings not too thick, and the bass strings are nice and fat for full sounding chording. This is on trem equipped guitars too.

[elcid]

10-52 on most guitars, 11's on my Les Pauls

[ChopTart]

9's for me - work the best on my trem guitars. I suppose if i had a LP or another stoptail, i would use 10's, but 11's are just a little much for me

[toneboy]

I used 11s (at standard tuning) for a while but have switched back to 10s for now. Thicker strings just sound better to me.