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What effect does the thickness of guitar strings have on a guitar?
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∙ 13y ago
thick is better for low tunings, no real difference other than loudness and tuning stabillity, plus they never break.. but you can put them in standard as well.
thin is better for Standard and higher tunings and are easier to play, no real difference other than them being quiet and less brutal to your fingers. They go out of tune faster and break faster.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agowell the thick guitar strings naturally create larger sound waves, producing a lower pitched note. where as the high e string will make much shorter higer pitched sound waves. that's the difference
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∙ 13y ago1. timbre of sound produced - thicker strings give fuller, heavier sound / thinner strings more on the mettalic, treble side of things.
2. amount of tension consistently put on the neck will be minutely higher with thicker strings.
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∙ 10y agoIt is not so much the thickness of a guitar string as it is the tautness. A thinner string is typically used for notes in the higher registers. These strings are tightened more, thus causing the vibrations to be shorter. The shorter the sound wave the higher the pitch of the string and the notes played on it. A thicker string is made to be looser on the instrument which results in a wider wave and a lower pitched note. So the thickness of a string determines the pitch of the notes that can be played on it.
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∙ 15y agoIt is a matter of physics- the thicker the string is, the heavier it is, causing it to vibrate more slowly generating different frequencies.
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∙ 15y agoThe thinner a string, the higher it is, as a rule of thumb. Other ways to raise the pitch are to shorten a string or make it tighter.
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∙ 11y agoBecause of how it is tuned.
Guitar sounds are not based on the thickness, but on how you tune it
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Guitar playersrefer to the strings they use by the gauge?
Yes, they do. The gauge of a guitar string determines its thickness and therefore its pitch.
Are acoustic guitar strings thicker than electric guitar strings?
For the same gauge designation, yes. "Standard" or "Regular" gauge acoustic strings are .013 to .056. Those would be considered very heavy strings on electric guitar, where "Standard" or "Regular" gauge strings would be .010 to .046.
How many strings your on a guitar?
That depends on the guitar! On a Tenor guitar there are four strings, on a standard guitar there are six strings, and there are twelve strings on a twelve string guitar.
How many strings are there on a guitar?
there are six strings on a guitar
How any strings are on a guitar?
A normal Acoustic/Electric guitar has 6 strings, and a normal bass guitar has 4 strings. There are also guitars with more strings, i.e. a bass guitar with 5 strings.
Guitar playersrefer to the strings they use by the gauge?
Yes, they do. The gauge of a guitar string determines its thickness and therefore its pitch.
How can you do a science fair with a guitar?
do something about sound with the vibrations of the strings How does the thickness of each string impact the pitch?
Are acoustic guitar strings thicker than electric guitar strings?
For the same gauge designation, yes. "Standard" or "Regular" gauge acoustic strings are .013 to .056. Those would be considered very heavy strings on electric guitar, where "Standard" or "Regular" gauge strings would be .010 to .046.
How many strings your on a guitar?
That depends on the guitar! On a Tenor guitar there are four strings, on a standard guitar there are six strings, and there are twelve strings on a twelve string guitar.
How many strings are there on a guitar?
there are six strings on a guitar
Is there a difference between guitar strings of gauge 10-42 and 11-49?
yes. the thickness of the strings sarting with the high e string. but only .o1 hope this helps-ken
How any strings are on a guitar?
A normal Acoustic/Electric guitar has 6 strings, and a normal bass guitar has 4 strings. There are also guitars with more strings, i.e. a bass guitar with 5 strings.
Which strings are which on a bass guitar?
the strings on a base guitar are the same as the top four strings on a guitar which are E A D G
A guitar player alters the length of his strings what effect does this have to the sound?
You can stretch the strings to a chromatic step or higher on a guitar. I never tried it on a violin so I can't answer to that.
How do the strings effect pitch on an instrument?
the different tautness helps make different sounds like a guitar. tighter strings = higher sound
How do the strings of a guitar use kinetic energy?
The guitar strings vibrate.Kinetic is the energy of a moving object so it would be the strings cause the strings of the guitar moves.
What gets out of tune faster electric guitar strings or acoustic guitar strings?
In my opinion, electric guitar strings gets out of tune faster because the strings are not as thick as acoustic guitar strings. So, thicker strings make it stay in tune longer.
