09 (just an even more abbreviated way of saying the above).

009 (just an abbreviated way of saying the above).

009 (as in 0.009 of an inch – the true thickness) The confusing bit (unless you’ve read this article, of course) is that they can be written in a few different ways, but they all mean the same thing.įor example, the thinnest string is often 9 1000’s of an inch.ĭifferent manufacturers may refer to this in different ways: The numbers you see on string sets or individual string packets refer to 1000’s of an inch. If you ever needed or wanted to measure strings, you’d probably need to use something like a digital micrometer which would be able to measure this for you but be careful to use the inches number, not fractions or millimeters. Like said before string gauge refers to the thickness or diameter of the string – the smaller the number, the thinner the string.

What happens if I change the gauge of strings I use.

How do I know what gauge I have on my guitar?.

What do the names of sets mean (like slinky, regular slinky, hybrid slinky and so on).String gauge refers to the thickness or diameter of the string – the smaller the number, the thinner the string. The only thing that would be different for acoustic, bass, 7-string, and 12-string guitars is the actual strings included in the sets. I’ve had a few people wanting to have electric guitar string gauges explained, your wish is my command! I’ll stick to 6-string sets here and focus on electric guitar string sets as that covers most people.

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