Electric Guitar String Gauges In Mm

For example a 10 gauge string is 0 010 inches.

Electric guitar string gauges in mm.

Electric guitar strings are manufactured in a range of thicknesses or gauges. Ernie ball skinny top heavy bottom slinky 10 13 17 30 42 52. The most popular string gauge set for 6 string electric guitar is 010 046. The 010 gauge string is the smallest referring to the first string and the 046 is the largest or sixth string.

So that s a gauge 9 high e string an 11 for the b string gauge 16 g string and then gauges 24 32 and 42 for the d a and low e strings. The following is a list of the standard string gauges included with each set of electric guitar strings. These gauges are designated in thousandths of an inch. It s measured in 1 1000th of an inch.

Ernie ball electric guitar strings come in the following sets. The lightest strings are typically an 008 often referred to by guitarists as eights and the heaviest a 56 or fifty six. Ernie ball super slinky 09 11 16 24w 32w 42w. String gauge is the thickness diameter of a guitar string.

String gauge has a big influence on playability and sound. Ernie ball regular slinky 10 13 17 26w 36w 46w. Guitar string packs are usually referred to by their thinnest string e g. Most new electric guitars tend to ship pre strung with super light guitar strings.

You ll also notice that the three treble strings are unwound or plain whereas the bass strings are wound to make them thicker and produce a bigger more resonant tone. Electric guitar string gauges. Ernie ball hybrid slinky 09 11 16 26w 36w 46w. Depending on your technique and the style of music you play that string gauge may or may not be too light for you.