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there are many kinds of string sizes and they are for various types of styles and just comfort.

it's like shoe sizes

0.007 is your thinnest , very hard to find

0.008 is extremely light gauge , this is the same thickness as human hair

0.009 is light gauge , I usually recommend these to beginners

0.010 is regular gauge

0.011 is medium gauge

0.012 is heavy gauge , designed for aggressive metal

0,013 nicknamed drop tuning strings because of how low you can tune

thin strings is predominantly for people who want to play fast , they break faster than heavy gauge and don't stay in tune as long. But they are easier on beginner Guitarists hands and are quieter for parents and handle high tunings better.

heavy gauge strings are popular for death metal and so forth , you can't play as fast but they last longer , they are louder , designed to play in lower tunings , if you tune high with them it'll start to hurt. they hold tuning better but because they are much stiffer harder to play fast.

if you want the best of both worlds get a 10-52 set. It combines regular strings with heavy , this is what megadeths lead guitarist uses.

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