NAMM '10 - Dunlop Max-Grip Picks, Rev. Willy's Strings & Slides, Heavy Core Strings & More

[Galwanzie]

thing is Billy plays really light...REALLLY LIGHT...Although his amp settings are off the hook...Full Bass, High gain, Almost no treble.

Funny facts.

[69Bloodsucker]

I have now this 08-40 at my Strat and I should say that I was very surprised that it starts sounds better than when I'm using 10-52 or even 11-54 in standard E tuning.That's strange but true. Anyway I have to weak fingers for a thicker strings, but I love how the bass strings sounds full and warm in thicker sets :((

[TheMetalGuy01]

hahaha 7s are probably like mandolin strings xD

[yobhsiFehT]

"highly collectible" picks... Yeah, those'll really appreciate o.0

[ibanezxiphos700]

id like to get some billy gibbon .007s!

[TheKirkYates]

billy gibbons looks like a thick string kinda guy... hmm.

[StEyeball]

@TheKirkYates As the story goes he was until one day he met B B King and King ask him why he worked so hard at picking? Gibbons said every since then he's used light gauge.

[JURGMANDR]

pssh. who needs a molded gripping surface? i just glue sandpaper to my jazz IIIs and v-picks. :P

[fru1tbooter14]

hmm, pay more for a molded gripping surface on my jazz III's or just use sandpaper to make a rough surface? .......well that was hard to decide

[Jacko11120]

Wow, a steel axel, just get a planet waves.

[ruffles272]

how the hell do you play 7s? that must be impossible... They probably break every 10 seconds

[wrona003]

@ruffles272 having baby girl hands

[TheLedGuitarist]

@ruffles272 tony iommi plays 0.008 strings on the b and e strings

[messerJ4H]

@ruffles272

What's the point in playing strings above 9s in standard tuning?

[ruffles272]

Well one, I find thin strings tend to break a lot easier than thicker strings. Two, some people overbend when they have thin strings, three, This is just opinion but I think they sound a little bit better when thick.

[messerJ4H]

@ruffles272

From my point of view:

Overbending: If you can't bend in tune on light strings, thicker strings won't solve your lack of finesse.

"Weaker" tone after putting lighter strings: Put your pickups higher and turn some knobs on your amp and guitar. Overall heavyness is not releated to string gauge. Iommy, Page and Gibbons are best examples. It's all about music. Thicker strings won't help your lack of composing skills.

[messerJ4H]

@ruffles272

But I do agree, that higher gauges might be usefull while playing jazz with small amouts of bend, while playing in dropped tunnings and while playing on clean settings, with low amounts of gain.

[Covac259]

.007 strings... b.gibbons' fingers must be like lead