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Attention Tone Reporters . . . your old pal Fletch here with some string speak that might help you along the way . The importance of string selection is often overlooked and perhaps this is because unlike pedals , they don ’ t light up or have fun knobs to play with . They are thought of as nothing more than a necessity and a good analogy of buying strings is perhaps a trip to the supermarket . We look at all the lovely veggies , spices , meats and treats and get excited about what we are going to cook up while we select the components of our meal , but how long do we spend selecting toilet paper , sponges or other unexciting essentials ? We don ’ t spend any time . We grab the familiar and go . This is what happens in the guitar shop . We are
looking around at all the cool new gear and we grab a pack of old familiar strings as an afterthought .
I use to be this way , but in 2017 , there is a lot to be excited about in the world of strings . After all , they can make or literally break a gig or session , so let ’ s take them seriously and dig deeper into the different tonal and physical properties to consider gauge by gauge , brand by brand and axe by axe . We no longer live in the Pepsi or Coke world and there is much more out there than ever before .

TENSIONS , TONES AND TUNINGS

Attention Tone Reporters . . . your old pal Fletch here with some string speak that might help you along the way . The importance of string selection is often overlooked and perhaps this is because unlike pedals , they don ’ t light up or have fun knobs to play with . They are thought of as nothing more than a necessity and a good analogy of buying strings is perhaps a trip to the supermarket . We look at all the lovely veggies , spices , meats and treats and get excited about what we are going to cook up while we select the components of our meal , but how long do we spend selecting toilet paper , sponges or other unexciting essentials ? We don ’ t spend any time . We grab the familiar and go . This is what happens in the guitar shop . We are
looking around at all the cool new gear and we grab a pack of old familiar strings as an afterthought .
I use to be this way , but in 2017 , there is a lot to be excited about in the world of strings . After all , they can make or literally break a gig or session , so let ’ s take them seriously and dig deeper into the different tonal and physical properties to consider gauge by gauge , brand by brand and axe by axe . We no longer live in the Pepsi or Coke world and there is much more out there than ever before .
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