It’s not like a 27 inch baritone or something like that, but it is enough to make a difference in how the guitar plays. Traditionally, Gibsons have a 24 3/4-inch scale length whereas Fenders have a 25 1/2-inch scale length. Now my personal favorite way to use half gauge guitar strings in a way that I think a lot of players aren’t quite as hip to as they should be is to account for different scale lengths of different guitars. I find 9 1/2s have a lot of a fuller tone instead of 10s with a lot of a flexibility of 9s, so very much they can be the Goldielocks set in between those two different sets that feels just right and has a lot of the great aspects that you like about each one. Same goes if you switch between 9s and 10s a lot. If you like 10s on a lot of guitars, then you switch to 11s and they feel just a little bit better but maybe a little bit too heavy, a set of 10 1/2s will be perfect for you. The first and probably the most widespread usage for half gauge sets are for players that feel like they’re always bouncing between two different gauges and neither of them feels perfectly right. At Stringjoy we try to make it really, really easy to get 9 1/2s or 10 1/2s or whatever it is you may need, but depending on where and how you get your strings this may or may not be easy to do for you.) (Now, depending on how you get your strings these may or not be easy to find. Well, today we’re going to talk about what’s good about them, what they can be used for, how we use them at Stringjoy, and how you can use them to better dial in your particular rig-how your guitar sounds and how your guitar plays. You’re probably used to seeing gauges like 9s or 10s or 11s at your regular music store, but it’s a little bit less common to see gauges like 9 1/2s or 10 1/2s or 11 1/2s.
What’s up, everybody? I’m Scott from Stringjoy Guitar Strings and today we’re talking about half gauge guitar strings. We’ve got a TON of awesome options to choose from. Want to try a set of Half Gauge Guitar Strings?
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