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Strings Dilemma

Hello fellas, Forgive me for posting this question here, but I'm kinda lazy to register at different site since I know many of ya play some musical instrument. I recently decided to jazzify my Takamine EG544SC purchasing light action strings and practice jazz sequences.012-.053.
After replacing my medium action strings I noticed that my action haven't become any 'lighter' vs. the one before.
Does it make an action difference between brands even if the gauge is the same? I've always bought strings 'on sale' and changed them pretty often 'cos I love the fresh crispy sound of new strings and they all sounded AWESOME on this guitar without even paying attention to a brand purchased... Please also read the next my follow-up...
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martykl
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Mara,

My experience is with archtops, so I don't know if it's really applicable to your situation. I've never had a problem with d'Adarios, but...

Are your new d'Adarios strings bronze (like my d'Adario strings are)? If so, have you played bronze strings before? They have their sound - and like most things guitar related - some love it, some hate it.

Can't help you on the action issue. For me, 12s are 12s, and they require some effort. For your effort you get more acoutic output. I never really payed much attention to the "action" label on strings, so, sorry, can't help there.

Marty
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Mara,

If you're bending, 12s can be a challenge. For traditional jazz playing with little to no bending, that's usually not much of an issue, but for blues/blues rock....

Good luck with it.

Marty
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