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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:45 pm
I have two questions... as implied by the title xd
Well... what does the string gauge affect? As in tone wise and playability. I use .09-.42 and was gonna go up to .10-.46 (I think that's it... not quite sure. Correct me if i'm wrong)I was wondering what it would change... like, vibratos (sp?) and stuffs like that...
And secondly, what would be the difference between two humbuckers and three? Would three have have more 'crunch' to it? I've never seen the point, but then again, i've never seen a guitarist use a three humbucker guitar.
Thanks...! ^^
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:48 pm
The higher the gauge the lower the tone. Three hums would just add another tone option on your guitar. The sound would probably be very mid heavy since its between the bassy neck pickup (probably why ESP places their neck pickup closer to the midle on 7 string guitars) and the trebley bridge .
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:23 pm
10s are usually the standard, as most new guitars are set up with them. From my experience, heavier gauge strings sound better than the lighter ones, but thats just my opinion razz ......then again, I've been using the Zakk Wylde Signature GHS Boomers for a long while.
Haven't really tried a 3 humbucker guitar though, haven't seen a reason to.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:02 am
One good reason a lot of people don't like 3 humbucker guitars is that in order to get that extra pickup in, you remove a bunch more of the guitar's top and tonewood. That will have a huge effect on tone, but good or bad, I really don't know. I've heard that Stevie Ray Vaughn's strat was totally hollowed out behind the pickguard but it sounded amazing.
A second and minor reason is that with three pickups you're increasing the amount of magnetic pull on the strings, and probably reducing the sustain of the guitar.
Besides all that, there's not much to gain from having a third humbucker in a guitar, other than your extra tonal options. Try one out by all means, everyone has a preference in sound.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:27 am
thicker strings add more bass to your sound, and allow you to tune lower because of the increased tension. but also if you play in the same tuning all the time and you get thicker stings, you have increased tension, which may be a good or bad thing, depending on what you want. 3 pickups just add more tonal options, making the guitar more flexible tonewise
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:11 pm
darkeyedmoon 10s are usually the standard, as most new guitars are set up with them. From my experience, heavier gauge strings sound better than the lighter ones, but thats just my opinion razz ......then again, I've been using the Zakk Wylde Signature GHS Boomers for a long while. Haven't really tried a 3 humbucker guitar though, haven't seen a reason to. i use the ZW set also and Peter Frampton uses a 3 Hum on his guitars
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