Question:
I just got an Epiphone and one of the strings popped. I was looking at diff strings online and some Epiphone Electric Guitar Nickel Plated Steel, .010 - .046 others are Epiphone Electric Guitar Nickel Plated Steel, .009 - .042 Which one should I get? does it matter really? I think the .046 is the one I need but i'm not sure.
Answer:
It's normal to buy new strings when you buy a guitar. It's the first thing you do. Usually the store gives you a new set of strings for free. Buy .009 to .042 or the larger stiffer more robust but harder on your fingers .010 to .046 if you want. You can even buy even larger, stiffer, more robust but even harder on your fingers strings if you want. It's all a matter of taste. After a while, you will find what you like and you will stick to the same size and maybe the same brand strings. Changing the size of the strings usually means that you will have to adjust the intonation. Don't sweat it. You have a lot to learn. Look into this forum's archives for things like guitar string size, string gauge, when to change strings and intonation. TooTall's point is well taken. If you bought the Epi new, it almost certainly had the nine's on it - almost all new electrics do from the factory. If you replace them with nines, the setup will stay identical. But if you want to try the tens, it won't change the setup enough to make any great difference. Ultimately, there is nothing that will cost you more time and money - and yet ultimately be so worthwhile - as to find out (figure a year at least, and a lot of sets of strings) the gauge that's best *for you*. But at the end of that year, you'll know. Then you stick with them, and live happily ever after - well, not quite, but you'll be a happy camper. Like TooTall was saying: People like Hendrix occasionally used eights for God sake! SRV used crane cables. To each his own - once you find out which is *your* own! (BTW, if you are interested, I use 10's).
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