What are the right guitar strings for me?

Question

I'm pretty set on buying GHS brand strings, because I personally like the company. I don't want Ernie Ball or whatever, just GHS. So I'm basically looking for the right gauge.

I usually play standard tuning, but I do use open tunings a lot. Mainly Open A, Open E, and Open G. Once in a while I'll use half step or whole step down. My guitar is a replica of Jack White's, if it matters, Eastwood Airline 2P DLX.

So, I play a lot of slide and bend notes. Wouldn't I want lighter strings? Like .010 or .009? I'm just guessing. I was thinking of the light Infinity Steel strings. Would those be pretty good for me? If not, can you make a suggestion? Thank you.

Answer 1

In general, especially acoustics but not so much as electrics like yours, the lighter the strings the less tonal quality you have. I usually go mediums across the board but I am not into bending as much. My recommendation to you is buy SEVERAL sets and see witch ones YOU prefer best. It's more of an opinion than anything else.

http://www.juststrings.com/

Answer 2

You can use the .009 but not smaller. Otherwise, you will have to do a truss rod adjustment on the neck.

That guitar is set to handle down to .009. If you hear buzzing, then you might want to do 1/4 counter-clockwise adjustment on the truss rod. Not more than that.