Billbill
Power User
Hello FAS family,
After some 35yrs of playing I realized few weeks ago that I change my guitar setup as I age. When younger I was all about super light gauge strings usually 9-42 Elixir and now being 40yrs old I just can’t do it very uncomfortable. Low action and light strings just almost immediately turn me off nowadays. Who knows maybe it’s just what happens as a man’s body changes?
Currently have my guitars strung up with 10-46 D’Addario nyxl and jacked up my action by at least almost a mil. And I love this setup. Truly amazing epiphany lol. I don’t even like the way the Elixirs feel and I used to be the biggest advocate for their strings amongst fellow musicians. Only exception are my 27” scale 7/8 string instruments I have them low action because longer scale and heavier string and the type of music they’re typically used for.
What’s yalls thoughts on this? Anyone else experienced this sort of change?
After some 35yrs of playing I realized few weeks ago that I change my guitar setup as I age. When younger I was all about super light gauge strings usually 9-42 Elixir and now being 40yrs old I just can’t do it very uncomfortable. Low action and light strings just almost immediately turn me off nowadays. Who knows maybe it’s just what happens as a man’s body changes?
Currently have my guitars strung up with 10-46 D’Addario nyxl and jacked up my action by at least almost a mil. And I love this setup. Truly amazing epiphany lol. I don’t even like the way the Elixirs feel and I used to be the biggest advocate for their strings amongst fellow musicians. Only exception are my 27” scale 7/8 string instruments I have them low action because longer scale and heavier string and the type of music they’re typically used for.
What’s yalls thoughts on this? Anyone else experienced this sort of change?