And light strings for either can vary greatly between one manufacturer and another.
Electric guitar string gauges.
The most popular string gauge set for 6 string electric guitar is 010 046.
String gauges are usually referred to by the gauge of their lightest string.
A guitar string s gauge refers to the string s physical size given in inches.
Note though that different manufacturers include slightly different string gauges in their sets of strings.
These gauges are designated in thousandths of an inch.
Typical set of extra super light electric strings 008 010 015 021 030 038 eight to thirty eights.
The following is a list of the standard string gauges included with each set of electric guitar strings.
When comparing string gauges you often hear labels such as.
0 009 strings also called 9 strings or nines have a top string that is 0 009 inches across in diameter while 0 011 strings usually referred to as 11 strings or elevens incorporate a top string that s 0 011 inches in diameter.
Electric guitar strings are manufactured in a range of thicknesses or gauges.
String gauges string gauge refers to the size of the string as in how thick measured in thousandths of an inch.
These gauges are designated in thousandths of an inch.
The 010 gauge string is the smallest referring to the first string and the 046 is the largest or sixth string.