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Hootsmon · September 2020

Probably they should but do they?

For teh users of both 9s and 10s on their guitars.........do the nines break more easily/often?

Alterlifeson · September 2020

I don't think so personally. Not had many cases of string breakage. 9's are under less tension at the same pitch as 10's so I don't think it makes much difference what gauge you are using.

Breakages are normally caused by binding at the tuning peg or bridge. Very rarely the string itself.

richardhomer · September 2020

No - but I don’t have a heavy right hand. I bend ‘a lot’ and can’t remember when I last broke a string.

Sassafras · September 2020

No.
Only thing I don't like about 9s is they're too bendy.

simonhpieman · September 2020

I break 9s and 10s about as often as each other, if that helps but I'm a recent convert to 9s on the whole.

9s on Strat/Tele Fender scale. 10s on 335 and Les Paul. Thinking of going 9s on the Gibson-y ones as well but I'd expect that to be too sloppy. Maybe 9.5s

Habanero · September 2020

I had a D string on a set of 9s break once. It went with such a bang that initially I thought the bridge had snapped.

duotone · September 2020

simonhpieman said:

I break 9s and 10s about as often as each other, if that helps but I'm a recent convert to 9s on the whole.

9s on Strat/Tele Fender scale. 10s on 335 and Les Paul. Thinking of going 9s on the Gibson-y ones as well but I'd expect that to be too sloppy. Maybe 9.5s

Try 9-46, they feel good to me

mgaw · September 2020

nope

rze99 · September 2020

9-46 on a Tele and Strat feel rigght to me 10-46 on gibbos and all others

ICBM · September 2020

Standard sets of 9s feel weird to me because the B is too light (11, should be a 12) and the G is too heavy (16, should be a 15). I’ve never understood why they’re like that.

HAL9000 · September 2020

I use 9s on most of my guitars with no issues. Last two strings I actually remember breaking were both 10s but that turned out to due to be a rough spot on a bridge saddle - I almost never break strings so two high Es in quick succession on the same guitar raised my suspicions.

SteveRobinson · September 2020

ICBM said:

Standard sets of 9s feel weird to me because the B is too light (11, should be a 12) and the G is too heavy (16, should be a 15). I’ve never understood why they’re like that.

D'Addario balanced tension string sets are the solution.

Chris_Bradley · September 2020

SteveRobinson said:

ICBM said:

Standard sets of 9s feel weird to me because the B is too light (11, should be a 12) and the G is too heavy (16, should be a 15). I’ve never understood why they’re like that.

D'Addario balanced tension string sets are the solution.

Agreed. Been using the XL120BT for about a year and they are perfect

Bennyboy-UK · September 2020

I just play 9-46 on everything and try to get better at playing the thing, rather than agonising on this kind of stuff.

CloudNine · September 2020

I doubt that the delicate girly hands of a player that chooses to use 9's, would have the strength to actually break a string, so I reckon it should be fine.

fastonebaz · September 2020

I've used 9s for 30 years. Rarely break if ever.

roberty · September 2020

CloudNine said:

I doubt that the delicate girly hands of a player that chooses to use 9's, would have the strength to actually break a string, so I reckon it should be fine.

Some of those girly hands make a lot of money

CloudNine · September 2020

roberty said:

CloudNine said:

I doubt that the delicate girly hands of a player that chooses to use 9's, would have the strength to actually break a string, so I reckon it should be fine.

Some of those girly hands make a lot of money

Absolutely. There will always be a market for hand-jobs.

DLM · September 2020

Yes, nines break more often. Unless gigging[1], I play through my high E strings. They break from fatigue where they have abraded over a fret. Tens are a bit thicker, the same process takes slightly longer, and I can do more two-tone bends on the high E before it pings.

[1]

sweepy · September 2020

I settled on 9.5’s, yes, I am that awkward

hollywoodrox · September 2020

Nines here, I break em occasionally but I bend the fuck out of them sometimes

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