Hey guys, I\'m building another house!

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Well, I've done more to the music room, have a cheap drum kit and mounted most of the guitars on the wall. My custom shop one isn't there but the hell-raiser is on the bottom row, which is where a acoustic guitar normally is. I gotta find a spot for the base guitar. So i got a feeling i'll end up making another mount for it.

[Paul2]

wow.  nice arrangement.  do you live by yourself in that big house?  i don't know much about guitar though but last summer is when i realize there is a treble guitar and a bass guitar.  2 different kinds of guitars.  so i kind of understand what you mean when you say base guitar.  Some people probably just learn to play the treble guitar only or maybe only the bass guitar.  So, its interesting to see how some music players have the talent to learn to play both the treble and the bass guitars.

I counted and you have 10 guitars there hanging on the wall.  That's a lot.  Wonder what you do with all of them.  do each of them have a distinct sound that you like or something?

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Normal guitars are just guitars, they have both bass and treble. Each of my guitars do have a unique sound. I tend to have certain guitars tuned differently from standard tuning. From dropped d, dropped c. Half step etc. Certain guitars are used for different styles offl music. Hellraiser is good for metal, hard rock. The Matt black guitar is good for blues, hard rock, rock etc. The telecaster is good for funk. The epiphone is a good allrounder with a warm tone and the other sunburst guitar is a good allrounder too but with a more tinny sound but still keeps a warm tone. All guitars have been fully modded with new pickups and hardware. Only the hellraiser is stock.

[Paul2]

now i realize i was wrong with a guitar that only play bass clef and a guitar that only play the treble clef.  i thought they are 2 different guitar but now it seems like a guitar can play both.

so, do you write and play your own songs sometimes?

edited and added:  oh yeah, i have an epiphone guitar and i love the warm sound it made too.  unfortunately,  all 6 strings eventually went bad and one of the strings broke like 3 months ago. and 2 months ago, i have the strings replace in a music store that i bought.  the new strings sound crappier and the strings are harder to hold that it hurts my fingers and i got calluses from it after a few weeks of practice.  So i stop playing afterward.  i guess i got scam from that music store.

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There are different guitars, bass guitars play far deeper bass tones hence the name bass guitar.
They can't reach the treble that guitars reach, just as guitars can't reach bass tones a bass guitar has.

Calluses are good, you want that, All my finger tips have calluses on my fretting hand.

It sounds like they've put on heavier strings on your guitar, which is why it hurts to play. Has the neck of the guitar got more of a bow in it? or do the strings seem to be sitting higher then they used to?

[Paul2]

There are different guitars, bass guitars play far deeper bass tones hence the name bass guitar.
They can't reach the treble that guitars reach, just as guitars can't reach bass tones a bass guitar has.

i see.

Calluses are good, you want that, All my finger tips have calluses on my fretting hand.

It sounds like they've put on heavier strings on your guitar, which is why it hurts to play. Has the neck of the guitar got more of a bow in it? or do the strings seem to be sitting higher then they used to?

before i replace the strings, i usually practice regularly for half an hour to sometimes for a few hours and i never get calluses or pain on the the fretting hand.  Not until after i got the strings replace and my fingers got hurt after a few days practicing for about half an hour each.  like 3 - 4 weeks later is when i notice my fingers got big calluses that are like swollen and i am afraid if i continue, it will become blisters and my fingers might bleed.

Yeah, you are probably right that they put on heavier strings on my guitar.  I am not sure if the neck of the guitar got more a bow or if the strings lay higher than they used to be though.  let me check.  i just check and i am not sure if there is more of a bow but i think it look like the head of the guitar is bowing backward a little bit?  not sure.  but i am pretty sure the strings are sitting higher on the neck of the guitar than before the replacement.  it looks like it lay higher.

[Titan]

Yeah Paul. Sounds like the strings are a bit on the heavy side. When I first started playing several years ago I didn't know shit about guitars and accidentally put on heavy strings. After a while they were very callused and my fingers hurt. Changed to light strings and all was good. Man I miss my guitars. Should get back into it. Been a few years

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if the strings are higher, i say they've put on heavier tops. So the E / A / D (bass) strings are probably thicker then what you had.

What you want is Light Tops / Regular Bottom strings. D'Addario strings i find are the best to use. Ernie Ball strings are good to. These 2 makers don't react to my skin and my strings never rust.  I use D'Addario for everything.

Get these string, put them on and you'll find the strings will be sitting closer to the fret board. If you get super light tops / regular bottoms you'll find it very easy to play without pain, the downside is you can break the top strings easier. Mainly the Top E string (thinnest string)

[Paul2]

okay.  how about gibson's strings?  are they any good?  i felt like i been scammed and the seller just pick me that strings called cleartone and said it was the best strings of them all.  it cost $16.49 before tax and i thought that is cheap until over a month later, i looked it up on the internet and the other strings are a lot cheaper and probably sounds better too.  i wasn't paying attention to the other strings and the cost that time when i was at that music's store because it was against the wall behind the seller's counter.  it didn't crossed my mind to look at the other strings packages and i am shy and nervous around strangers.

i look up at that music's store website and they sell gibson's strings for $4.99 which is a lot cheaper than 16.49.  fender also sells for $5.99 or maybe $6.99.  I wonder if those strings are any good though.  either way, its still cheaper than expensive but crappy and painful cleartone strings.

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cleartone strings are fine, i haven't used gibson or fender strings.  I doubt you got ripped off.  Good strings cost more, personally i'd buy a few different brands and just see which one sounds and feels the best to you.

[Paul2]

i got very bad calluses from cleartone strings and they hurt my fingers really bad.  the first few days playing the guitar with cleartone strings, i endure the pain from holding the strings from fretting hand.  so i stop for a few days then continue again the pain is gone but i got very bad calluses, swollen calluses after some more days of practicing.  Then afterward, i got curious and try my pinky finger to hold the string down against the frett and the pain come back.  Then i tried with my other 3 fingers and the pain come back as i hold it down against the frett.  So i just stop.

maybe the cleartone you buy or tried is good but the one he sold me was crap.  its painful and sounds like crappier than the ones that come with the guitar.  its sound flatter and not as warm or depth.

Also, i think beside paying for newer strings, i think i have to pay for string replacement service as i don't know how to replace it myself.  My mom paid an additional $25 for the warranty service and it cover string replacement, but we already use the service.  not sure if it will still be free of charge for another string replacement.  Beside, we have to buy another strings and that cost money too.

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Learn to string guitars yourself, there are plenty of guides on youtube on how to do it and different ways of doing it. It should be something any person that even remotely learns guitar should know.

As for the strings hurting your hand, like i said earlier it's most likely because you've put heavier strings on your guitar. String gauges are thicker, string height is higher = more pressure needed to ring out notes. So you're going to feel pain if you're not used to it.

If you can get D'Addario strings get them. Get Light tops / Regular bottoms and see what you think.

[Paul2]

you might be right that the string gauges are thicker, and height is higher.  But i didn't pick it.  the seller quickly pick it for me.  so it wasn't my choice.  But i am very suspicious they probably make it thicker than its already is in order to cut my fingers.  I am pretty sure if i continue for another week or longer.  i will get blisters and bleed.

D'Addario strings interest me but i won't bother trying to string it myself.  But thank you for your enlightenment and advices.

[Titan]

you might be right that the string gauges are thicker, and height is higher.  But i didn't pick it.  the seller quickly pick it for me.  so it wasn't my choice.  But i am very suspicious they probably make it thicker than its already is in order to cut my fingers.  I am pretty sure if i continue for another week or longer.  i will get blisters and bleed.

D'Addario strings interest me but i won't bother trying to string it myself.  But thank you for your enlightenment and advices.

Paul, I highly doubt the clerk saw you, picked up the strings and put them on your guitar for the sole purpose of cutting your fingers. It was most likely because they were the cheapest strings.

[Paul2]

it was actually the most expensive one he sold me.  like i said on my earlier posts, it cost $16.49 and i thought that was still cheap until i look up on the internet and the other are a lot cheaper, as cheap as $4.99.  I even asked him if it's the best quality and he said its best of the bunch or something like that.