String gauge - does size matter?

[StrummersOfThunder]

And the eyes must be on the way out to too cough Strat cough

I'm seeing your point; there are far more interesting guitars out there.

But Blackstratblues, just saying.

Great playing. Just let down by the strat. Just saying

[jeremyb]

They're really great strings, and a wound G on a strat feels right!

Wound G!
I'm in.

Which Stringjoy product is it?

I ordered a custom set from here: https://stringjoy.com/guitarstrings/str ... r-strings/

These are the gauges I used:

String 1: .010
String 2: .0135
String 3: .018w
String 4: .026w
String 5: .036
String 6: .048

[Slowy]

They're really great strings, and a wound G on a strat feels right!

Wound G!
I'm in.

Which Stringjoy product is it?

I ordered a custom set from here: https://stringjoy.com/guitarstrings/str ... r-strings/

These are the gauges I used:

String 1: .010
String 2: .0135
String 3: .018w
String 4: .026w
String 5: .036
String 6: .048

Give 5 of everything and a year.

[MiniForklift]

I’ve done a lot of experimenting in my youth. Not just strings either if you know what I’m saying

[MiniForklift]

On a serious note, back in my SRV days I proudly played .013-.056’s, don’t ask me how. Nowadays all of my guitars are string with plain old .010’s and they feel plenty meaty enough

[Molly]

To me string gauge is more about what feels best than what sounds best. 10s on a standard tune strat. 11s if it's down a semitone. I've a few sets of 13 to something still in my toolbox. I did give them a go but it was too much effort for no noticeable tonal advantage.