What, like one of these?
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008 |
What, like one of these? http://www.google.com/images?q=tagima+mg-32 It looks like an electric guitar. It doesn't sound like you can put steel strings (meaning acoustic) OR nylon strings on it and expect to get anything good out of it. Think of it this way. There's 3 kinds of guitars: Lowest tension: Nylon (classical) Don't put the wrong kind of strings on a guitar. Don't put higher tension string on a guitar than it's made for, or you'll break it. Putting lower tension strings on it is probably a bad idea too, though you probably won't break it doing that. Which kind of guitar is yours?
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Re: What, like one of these?
tiganior1
The following post may contain mature humour, violence and coarse language which is not suitable for younger audiences. Parental discretion is advised. Location: Look behind you Joined: Apr 09 2010 |
auriplane said
Along with these are gauges for the strings. |
like plane said make sure you
StrangeJam
Da Manliness Joined: Aug 23 2009 |
like plane said make sure you get strings for electric, medium tension and standard gauge, no point in using higher gauges unless you're gonna tune to dropped C. lighter gauges will break easily depending on your style. |
Alright, thanks guys, I'm a
KaminaSora
Joined: Jul 20 2008 |
Alright, thanks guys, I'm a real noob when it comes to electric guitars XC. It's an Electric Guitar, Auri. A Tagma Memphis Mg-32. Real cheap, but I'm loving it! So I'm supposed to get myself a Medium Tension, steel string, Elixir set, still a go, right? I'm soo going to the music shop tomorrow ^o^, feel like a little kid that's gonna buy a brand new video game! Just to know, I just changed my strings on my classical guitar, too, I used to play Medium to Lower Tension, now I got myself a new and freaking expensive, High Tension D'addario set, and I'm loving the sound of it! Though for some reason I keep on finding like those tiny little hairs sticking out of the strings here and there, is it breaking or did I get myself a defective product? Anyway you've all been a great help so far, thanks again! |
Do what SJ said and make sure
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008 |
Do what SJ said and make sure you get strings for electric guitar. You can't use strings for steel-string acoustic on an electric guitar, as they're too high tension (and usually the strings are larger and will stick in the nut, anyway). I like to play 9s :D Just make sure you tell the music store people you have an electric guitar, so they can help you get the right kind of string.
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roger that, I'm gonna google
KaminaSora
Joined: Jul 20 2008 |
roger that, I'm gonna google it up, for a more cheap set. But I do get the importance of the tension now. |
damn places around where i
Jacob31593
Location: Tampa, FL Joined: Jan 04 2009 |
damn places around where i live sell them for $15 |
ernie ball da gawd.
StrangeJam
Da Manliness Joined: Aug 23 2009 |
ernie ball da gawd. |
i use the super slinky ernie
Jacob31593
Location: Tampa, FL Joined: Jan 04 2009 |
i use the super slinky ernie balls |
a pink package with the name
Clanver
Pixelfingers cant play Location: Germany, Kiel Joined: Jan 03 2009 |
a pink package with the name ernie balls on it, srlsy who doesnt want any~ |
Yup, just got myself a Medium
KaminaSora
Joined: Jul 20 2008 |
Yup, just got myself a Medium Tension steel strings Elixir set, and IT'S AWESOME, it's the best string I ever plucked in my life. It's awesome. Thanks you all, Auri, Strange, you've been a great help with this issue! <3 |
Re: The strings I get cost like
kanshiketsu89
Anime Clef Joined: Aug 13 2010 |
auriplane said
Hahaha, yes they are. Glad that I don't own a bass. Don't know how things stand overseas but here bass strings are so damn expensive that most people change them once a year, and even less. We have a lot of string cooking over here... :D |
Re: The bass strings I get are
xuwawa
god of empty NES Location: san antonio -ish Joined: Apr 22 2009 |
how often do you change your bass strings auri? cos i've never changed strings, but my last bass i had for a couple years, and i'm about at the 2 year mark with this acoustic i've got now. what does it take for one to pop and unwind? and what else happens to make them lose tone or whatever without actually breaking [unwind or loose core]?
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KaminaSora
Joined: Jul 20 2008
Guys, I own a Tagma 32mg, is one of the cheapest guitar I could get, is for beginners and all. Anyway I just sent her to a music shop to have it polished and fixed, since it's been 6 months, but then when I restringed then, I put some D'addario XL, Nylon, on it, and it sounds terrible!!! The E low string keeps on muting by itself, and it sucks, I wanna buy a Elixir Steel String High Tension, is it worthy, or there's another good steel strings that are as good?
Please do help me out, I've been without playing it for a while and it's starting to get on my nerves! Thanks