Members underdogelvis Posted December 11, 2003 Members Share Posted December 11, 2003 I love the way my Gibson WM45 "booms"... Although I'm getting used to medium gauge strings (d'addarios), I'm thinking lighter gauge would give me a bit more of an advantage for playability. Will I lose the "boom" if I go to light gauge? I could just try it I suppose, but I was hoping to hear some thoughts on this. Losing the boom would be a difficult thing to sacrifice. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woody b Posted December 11, 2003 Members Share Posted December 11, 2003 Most of the time big strings = big sound. If you keep playing I think you will get used to the mediums. I used to play with 10's on everything but now I have 13's on all of my guitars, my tone is better and I think I play just as good. SRV played with strings so big I called them ROPES and look at what he could do. You may try some Ernie Ball silk and steel mediums to get rid of a little tension and probably not lose as much sound as going to lights. I use d'addario ej17 strings now but I used the silk and steels until I got used to the bigger strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orsino Posted December 11, 2003 Members Share Posted December 11, 2003 That "boom" is inherent in Martins and Gibs. Although it won't be quite as loud, it will still be there with the light guage. I LOVE it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cams Posted December 12, 2003 Members Share Posted December 12, 2003 I used lights on my J-150 and that wonderful boom was there in abundance. It can get in the way when recording though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted December 12, 2003 Members Share Posted December 12, 2003 I think "boom" is really an issue of balance. If the trebel strings get louder the "boom" perception goes away because you have a guitar that is just "loud" and not "boomy". When that happens you just have to play softer. So an answer you might want to consider is light guage strings on the bottom 3 and medium guage on the top 3...try that one out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madog99 Posted December 16, 2003 Members Share Posted December 16, 2003 I use lights on my WM and it has the "boom" , I haven't tried it with mediums so can't say what the difference would be but it is still very loud even with soft strumming. Hope that helps . cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rh2d Posted December 16, 2003 Members Share Posted December 16, 2003 I had the same concerns when I went from med. to lights on my HD 28. No problem, still had the boom just not as loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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