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My acoustic came alive when I switched to 13's. Can't imagine 10's being any better than an electric with a boss AC-3? 12's the most versatile, best of both worlds and at least drive the top. Only takes a few weeks to go from sore fingers to a nice sound, worth the effort. Or you could try silk and steels?
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Much easier on the fingers and I could hear no noticeable tone differences
It's not just the tips of the fingers either. They may be what is the sorest in the short term but heavy strings do put strain on your joints etc. in the longer term.
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If the guitar is set up well with a well cut nut and decent action, 13's can be fine. Sometimes I do play tuned down a step, which 13's work well with. What ever gauge if it's a constant fight there's no need to play through the pain barrier! That said, i've been playing acoustic for over 20 years and never had joint pain, but most of that is with 12's. 13's on the wrong guitar could be hard work.
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I use 10s on both electric and acoustic. Never had a problem tone wise. Last set i tried 11s on the Yammy LL6 just to test and i found it uncomfortable and it didnt sound any better. If anything it lost a touch of woody mids. Usually i buy Martin but ive currently got my first ever set of Elixir Nanowatchamacallits on. They sound a bit bright for me but if they last months im willing to compromise!
Im about to try 11s on my electrics as an experiment on t'other side of things.
I use 10s on electrics (11s on Gibson scales) and 12s on acoustic. I mostly need the extra string tension, I find it a little easier for fingerstyle. That, and drop D, DADGAD, Eb, drop C# etc require bigger strings, I find.
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