• guitar calibration?
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well, i took my les paul 100 (epiphone) to calibration and since that day my strings feel a lot harder to bend and play. my question is...why?
Calibration, like intonation? Maybe they changed strings.
[QUOTE=Rad McCool;35444913]Calibration, like intonation? Maybe they changed strings.[/QUOTE] yes they actually did you know, calibration...like string tension?
They might have changed strings to a higher gauge than you are used to + proper tuning and intonation. That's probably it. Use lower gauge strings (thinner strings) if you want more twangy/brighter/looser ones.
You may just need to break them in a little, due to them being new strings they need time to be used and soften up a little bit. I use a 12 gauge set of strings and they were hard to use at first, but it just took some time to work into them.
Do you know what kind of strings they gave you? Usually guitarists name sets of strings by the high e. I play 13's while others play 9's or something. Ask them and if they say something like 11's, ask for some 10's or 9's. Lower numbers are easier to play.
The lower the number the thinner they get, so yeah easier to play, but that really depends on the type of player. Playing lead you want a lower grade where as playing rythme you use a higher grade.
[QUOTE=TeeKay;35521735]Playing lead you want a lower grade where as playing rythme you use a higher grade.[/QUOTE] in jazz higher gauges are practically standard so that's not true at all.
[QUOTE=thisispain;35521807]in jazz higher gauges are practically standard so that's not true at all.[/QUOTE] I find that the perfect jazz tone comes in a pack of .11s I actually feel like I'm playing on over-boiled spaghetti if I go lower
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