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Originally Posted by Mad Dog
So UGB forgive my ignorance but which ones give you a lower action is it the lighter or heavier ones?
Cheers
Mick
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I wanted to ask the same question... but then I read the post twice...
the point is that if you play lighter strings you'll have to set your guitar to higher action in order to avoid the buzz. If action is low, then you'll have the buzz, because the lighter strings vibrate in bigger "radius" then thicker...
Just to empasize, this is not the question "will the switching to lighter strings give me higher action?" The answer to this question is NO, because lighter strings give less tension, and the truss rod will "defeat" this tension => you'll have the lower aciton!
Anyway, these are two diferent things.
I just wanted to add that this higher action shouldn't intimidate you, because lighter strings are easier to press, so you'll have no trouble playing...
If you ask me, I'd underline the loss in tone! When I switched to thicker strings, the sun came out for me...
My guitar finaly sounded decently! But then, my guitar isn't the expencive one... Maybe with better guitar the diference in tone is less notable...
Please, UGB, correct me if I got it all wrong.
cheers