What brand of guitar strings should I buy for electric guitar?
If you’re going for down tunings, then I’d suggest getting DR DDT strings. They’re thicker, and when you drop them down, they pretty much never go out of tune. But if you’re doing lighter, standard tunings, get Elixir. They last way longer than D’Addarios or Ernie Ball strings, because they have some magical coating thing.
What guitar strings to use for my acoustic?
Thinner strings will be easier to play than heavier ones. Personally, I like Dean Markley strings, but I’ve heard good things about Elixirs.

If you still find the strings hard to press down even after replacing them with light-gauge strings, you might want to take your guitar to a qualified repair person and have it checked — the “action” (height of strings off the fingerboard) might be a bit too high, and that can be easily adjusted.
What type of guitar strings are best for a beginner on an acoustic guitar?
A steel string acoustic guitar is designed and built to use steel strings and to sound best with steel strings.

The problem with putting nylon strings on an acoustic guitar is that its difficult to install them. There are little metal balls on the ends of steel strings. You stuff the ball ends of the strings into holes into the acoustic guitars bridge and anchor them in place with bridge pins. Nylon strings don’t have little metal balls on the ends — they’re made to be tied on to the bridge of a classical guitar — so putting them onto a steel string acoustic is tough.

No matter whether you start out learning on nylon or steel strings, its going to be painful for the first few weeks as your fingertips get used to pressing the strings down and develop callouses.

Keep the steel strings on your guitar.
How do I wrap guitar strings correctly?
First of all, I would disregard anyone that tells you that this “does not matter” because it most certainly does. You are not “obsessed,” you are simply being thorough. I commend you.

I also have an Epi Special II and a number of acoustics, and I believe the following will help you out.

This is a fantastic video that will show you the correct way to string an electric guitar:

http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/v…

NOTE: In the video you will notice that the guy first places the string in the nut. What you DON’T see is that he is determining how much slack to leave in the string before winding it. I leave about 1″ of slack (between the string and the fretboard) and that leaves plenty of string to wrap around the tuning peg. You can decide for yourself what is best for you.

A narration for an acoustic guitar:

http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/

And you can find more resources here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=res…

How to change guitar acoustic Guitar strings…?
When changing a string, after you run the string through the bridge or in the body if it has pegs, turn the tuner at the top of the guitar (this is called a machine head) so the hole lines up to slide the string through. Allow enough string so you can wrap it around about 4 times so the string does not slip. Then tune it to pitch.
(been playing guitar for 38 years)
Can I use two different brands of guitar strings at once for one guitar?
Of course you can. Don’t be fooled by brand names. Strings are made by wire companies, not brand names. An E string is an E string. There’s no problem with doing that, I have different strings all the time and my sound doesn’t change in any drastic way, and it certainly doesn’t make them go out of tune or anything.

How can I make my guitar strings be closer to the frets?
First off, I hope you haven’t tried to put steel strings on a nylon string/classical guitar. This sounds like one of those “Oops I just ruined my guitar moments”. If this is the case, then you can likely kiss your guitar good by.

If you have a steel string guitar, then you probably want to check the neck first. Some times the neck bows upwards, either from climate changes or the use of heavier strings. If you look down the length of the neck and it seems to bow upwards, then you can have someone adjust the truss rod for you. It’s a very simple procedure if nothing else is wrong (and the person knows what he/she is doing).

It may also be that you need to do some adjustments to the bridge saddle and nut after you have had the neck checked.

At a qualified dealer, have them put on a set of light strings and adjust the guitar accordingly. Hope you haven’t wrecked a nylon string guitar though.
What’s the difference between acoustic guitar strings and electric guitar strings?
If you change just one string you need to keep it the same gage as the others. The gage is usually measured by the E string. .009s are the most common gage for electric.

What will happen if you mix gages is that the string you replace will sound funny compared to the others. It will be harder to tune as well as the steps between strings will be out because of the mismatched gages.

Electric and acoustic guitar strings are designed differently and made from different materials typically. While you can put acoustic guitar strings on an electric guitar is usually a bad idea. Acoustic guitar strings are typically a much heavier gage and most electric necks are not designed to take the stress of heavy gage strings for prolonged periods. Many music shops will sell single strings. If you don’t know what gage you have on the guitar go with .009s, they are the most common gage for electrics. Though a good set of strings is often $5 or less today and you can get even less expensive strings.

I suggest changing all the strings. When one breaks usually that means the others are going too in the near future as well. Strings get “tired” after so much playing or even just sitting on a guitar. They will also corrode if they are not made of anti-corrosive materials. Both of these sap sound quality from your guitar. The guitar will hold it’s tune less well and will sound tired. So you want to change strings on a frequent basis anyway. If your playing every day and not gigging or recording every couple months is probably all your going to get out of a set before the sound quality is decreased enough that you want to change them. If you rarely play you might get six months out of a set assuming it lives in its case all the time.

To lengthen your string’s life wipe your strings down with a clean dry cloth every time you play. Store your guitar in its case. Wipe your hands off before playing. Some brands of string last longer than others. The extra buck for a better quality brand over the course of a year can mean one less set of strings you need to buy that year.

The biggest factor in choosing what strings is playing style. Electrics come in flat wound and round wound. Jazz players generally like the flat wounds and not many other genres. The gage depends on what you like to do and what style. Stevie Ray Vaugn was known to use some outrageously heavy gage strings for example. Me I personally favor .010 myself. .011s are good as are .009s but .010s give me a good middle ground, heavier crunch but still easier to bend. The heavier the gage the deeper it will sound generally.

What genre you play also means a good bit. Ernie Ball strings are great for Bluesy players. Fenders tend to be favored by CW musicians. I personally like D’addario. The combination of sound, price and durability work very well for me. Ernie Ball strings are too rubbery for me, especially in drop tunings. Fender’s too brittle and flat sounding for my tastes. Gibson strings are decent. On the acoustic I love the sound and feel of Elixirs but had a serious breakage problem with them and couldn’t keep them on my guitar. Even broke on I put on hours before a gig in the 2nd song of the gig. That was the last Elixir set I ever bought for the guitar. Did use some Elixir bass strings and found them to be excellent strings.

So I suggest trying out different strings. Find ones that fit well with your playing style and your gear. Some strings respond differently to different pickups. On a Gibson they might be bright clear and sharp but on a Fender they might not sound anywhere near as good.

On the web you can also find bulk packages of strings which reduces the cost per pack noticeably.

Source :- Yahoo answers

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