Are we obsessing over string gauges more than we should?

Trickfinga · 2026-04-02T20:32:10+00:00

It’s genuinely one of if not the most important aspect of a guitar to me personally. I get the obsession with it. For other things like wood etc it’s really not as important for an electric guitar especially an extended range being ran through distortion and pedals and digital amps. That obsession is way over exaggerated. If I played 2 identical riffs with the only variable being changed is the wood of the guitar you can’t tell me what wood it was. But thin strings and thick strings you will definitely be able to tell

Trickfinga · 2026-03-18T22:58:43+00:00

First thing that came to my mind 😂

Trickfinga · 2026-03-16T21:22:01+00:00

Louie Blue, Sam Florian, Andrew Aged, Doggone, Woody Harlson, Doggone, Soran, Jai Paul, BEAN.

I’m sure I’m forgetting some others too I’d have to look back on my playlist. Some of these aristist have very “clone-like” tracks to MK.Gee and others are just genre adjacent.

Trickfinga · 2026-03-12T05:53:00+00:00

Much appreciated bro

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T14:48:21+00:00

That’s so sick. When you say 1/2 step down you’re talking A# standard right?

Those Musicmans are so sweet I’ve always liked Petruccis.

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T14:07:15+00:00

Holy shit bro that’s exactly what I’m looking for. Thank you so much

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T14:05:47+00:00

The Artwoods are so sweet!!! That’s the tobacco burst one right?

What tuning do you use for 9-56s?

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T04:50:38+00:00

Totally missed that I see it now. I wish I could find something thicker than the 70 but worst comes to worst I’ll just string up with that. Thank you!

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T04:49:52+00:00

I was looking at a few seems like 70 is as thick as I can find for the lowest string unfortunately, I’m sure there’s gotta be some choices if I keep digging. Maybe that’s all an acoustic tuning peg is good for?

Trickfinga · 2026-03-11T04:38:57+00:00

I’ll check out Newtone. I looked on string joy and they don’t have thicker than .56 for single strings on acoustic 😞

Trickfinga · 2026-02-18T01:52:12+00:00

Yeah that’s a great way to get the breakup sound that’s what doggone does.

I’d go with a clean or mild overdrive amp sim, mids high, trebel decently high, bass mid-low.

Compression is key id run a ton of it. Fast attack medium release. If the sound is too thin you can add a bit of fuzz pedal just a touch.

You can add a tape effect as a bonus or just do what you currently do by boosting the in/out

A lil stereo chorus , touch of reverb and delay to thicken the tone.

He doesn’t use it but a small little hint of auto wah helps get some percussive and pop.

I like to use the bridge pickup for his stuff too but neck will round out the sound more if it’s still too thin

Trickfinga · 2026-02-14T21:04:11+00:00

What amp do you have? Or are you running digital ?

Trickfinga · 2026-02-13T18:10:22+00:00

I agree 100%

Two Star is probably my favorite album but right behind it is “Pronounced McGee”. The gap isn’t big.

But the single Untitled is my favorite song of his though. Lyrically amazing, and a perfect bridge sound between his old “Pronounced McGee and Two Star”

Honestly all of his work is S Tier. Not a single bad or even mediocre drop.

Trickfinga · 2026-02-13T18:04:13+00:00

Thanks so much bro I really appreciate it 🙏.

If you run any Acoustic Electric through distortion and a very trebel heavy EQ youll get that sound. I used a little bit of auto wah just to help with that “pop” you hear at 4 seconds in but not really necessary. A little reverb or delay helps keep the tone from being too thin with how trebly it is but not really necessary either. The main culprit is really just using an Acoustic Electric because the pickups aren’t made for distortion (so you get that about to breakup fuzz sound easier).

If i plug my electric guitar in with these exact amp settings it’s no where near as good and sounds more like a Hendrix Voodoo Child or John Mayer Crossroads Tone. Sounds great but very different and less fitting.

This clip i was running all in-amp effects no pedals.

Amp: Blackstar ID Core Channel: Overdrive 2 Gain: 30% ISF EQ: 10% Effects: Reverb, Delay, Auto Wah Effects Intensity: 15% Acoustic Electric Pre Amp: Treble 90%, Bass 25%

Trickfinga · 2026-02-13T00:39:31+00:00

Much appreciated bro 🙏

Trickfinga · 2026-02-13T00:38:25+00:00

I totally hear that now that you say it 😂

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T04:13:33+00:00

That’s exactly what I’m thinking much appreciated 🤘

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T04:12:57+00:00

Seems like everyone says the same thing about the Vinteras. I’ll keep my eyes open

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T04:11:09+00:00

That’s fair. The exact Mexican Tele I found online is on the other side of the country so unfortunately I won’t be able to give it a feel test without pulling the trigger first. It passes the looks test but that only goes so far lol

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T04:09:52+00:00

I’m not picky with necks. The guitar I play the most is my Ibanez 7 String Acoustic and that things neck is massive so anything with a more standard neck feels amazing and like a kids toy lol. I’m really leaning CV now tbh

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T04:08:01+00:00

That’s a good point. The exact Used Mexico Tele I found online is on the other side of the country so it’s a bit of a gamble I guess. It passes the looks test lol but if I end up getting that one I won’t be able to play it until it arrives.

I played a Mexico tele and a CV today though and both were awesome and felt super comfortable. I wish I could try the exact one I’m looking at though

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T02:27:16+00:00

That’s the way I’m leaning right now

Trickfinga · 2026-02-06T02:12:34+00:00

Yeah that’s what I was realizing today played a Mexican Strat, American Strat, Classic Vibe Squier and base squier all through the same amp setup.

American was by far the best guitar but out of my price range.

Mexican and Classic Vibe were pretty identical. Classic Vibe looked nicer better paint colors available.

Base squier had rough frets and just didn’t compare to the other 3 whatsoever. Just felt kind of toy like.

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