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| | Just received my first guitar and broke a string tuning it. Not sure what strings are on it atm, so i need to know what strings would be best for a beginner on an electric? |
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| | It all depends on the tone and "feel" you want for your guitar. Do you want to bend strings when you play? Regular Light might be a good start for a gauge of strings. As for the alloy of strings, it depends on if you want bright or mellow for your tone.
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| Most beginners opt for 9's if playing lead and 10's if playing only rhythm.
The 9/10 refers to the thickness of the thinest string (E/1st string), in thousandths of an inch, regardless of the make of strings.
Thinner strings are easier on the fingers for beginners but can break more easily and don't give such a good tone.
When you've played for a while you can decide what would suite you better when you next change your strings. As well as changing gauges (eg 8's for very bendy lead stuff... up to 13's  for ultra heavy metal/punk), you will also find a variety of hybrid gauges in between that let you have heavier or lighter bass strings with the same treble strings. Fortunately strings are cheap, so you can experiment! Just try them out and find what's best for you.
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| 9's for lead & 10's for rhythm is good advice D'Addario EXL120's are the ones that I would recommend. They have great tone, bendability, very durable, and a great value as far as cost goes.
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| | This is part of the fun of playing the electric guitar....finding the right gear that works for you. I'd go with a .010 set to start. Your LP has a slightly shorter scale than normal (the length between the bridge and the nut), meaning that strings have a little less tension on them. So a .010 set like the EXL110s are a good starting point in my opinion. The size of the string will not only affect how the guitar feels and plays, but also how it sounds, so you may want to try a couple of different sets out over a month or two and see what you think. |
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