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Old 11-22-2020, 08:48 AM
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No, you don't - just like the "1-3/4 or death" cult in the steel-string acoustic world (check the General subforum ), there's no law that says you can't use heavier strings (including a wound G) if it suits your stylistic/tonal/physical needs; FYI I've been an electric player virtually all my life: never used a plain G, and until very recently - and only as a concession to age - never used anything lighter than 12's on any of my electrics. FWIW you'll also reap the sonic benefits of getting some body resonance and "wood" into your tone - lots of electric players' complaints about "thin" tone could be better-addressed with a $10 set of strings than a $300 set of upgrade pickups - that IME has turned many a one-trick pony into a highly-versatile tone machine. BTW the '50s jazzers and rockabilly cats all knew this - don't forget that Leo Fender's creations shipped with flatwound 12's, typical hollowbodies with 13's, and the bop guys often used 14's - and, with a similar setup (you'll need a good pro job - nut, frets, neck, bridge, tailpiece break angle - to get the action properly low), unless you're bending up a third or more on every tune, IME you'll have no problem executing any common electric-specific technique...
Agree 100% This is just a temporary issue & I will no doubt go with a heavier gauge set when my hearing returns & I can trust what I hear is accurate. I use 11-48 on my Fender style electrics and with the shorter scale 335 I may go even heavier.
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Old 11-22-2020, 11:53 AM
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