Silk strings and Steel strings are described as a mixture of classical and steel strings, and are also called “compound strings.” They have a mellow sound and lower tension that provide the feeling of a classical guitar, while still providing the brightness of the metal of a steel stringed acoustic. Light strings sound perfectly fine, they just sound different than mediums. This thickness in thousandths of an inch. You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to your search query. The key components affecting tone and playability come from string gauge, string winding method and the string construction material. The following are other types of common string materials for the electric guitar: Bronze is the most popular string type amongst acoustic guitarists, although they tend to have a short lifespan. The larger the gauge, the heavier the string. Players who choose lighter strings have weighed the pros and cons and choose playability over volume and tone. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. There's a problem loading this menu right now. String gauge has a big influence on playability and sound. Most new electric guitars tend to ship pre-strung with "super light" guitar strings. This is probably a good place to start - if you are a heavy strummer and find yourself breaking strings often, you may want to consider buying slightly heavier gauged strings. Unless you are an experienced guitarist looking to find new ways to impact your tone, stick to buying round wound strings. Anyways, custom light vs. light -- it's a matter of the thickness of the strings. Découvrez comment nous utilisons vos informations dans notre Politique relative à la vie privée et notre Politique relative aux cookies. The material used to create the guitar strings not surprisingly has a major impact on the resulting tone of the guitar. Light gauge strings are also the preferred choice of most steel string fingerstyle players. All guitar strings are either "unwound" - a single solid strand of wire or nylon used on the high E, B and sometimes G strings, or "wound" - a core with a winding-wire wrapped tightly around it. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. 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