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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Showing 2 responses by synthfreek

Are you sure you know what "action" means"? That has nothing to do with how "lighter" a string plays but how high it is from the fretboard. Higher action means the string is further away from the fretboard and lower action is the opposite.
I've been playing since forever and I've never heard anyone refer to string tension as "action".