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Strings Dilemma

Hello fellas, Forgive me for posting this question here, but I'm kinda lazy to register at different site since I know many of ya play some musical instrument. I recently decided to jazzify my Takamine EG544SC purchasing light action strings and practice jazz sequences.012-.053.
After replacing my medium action strings I noticed that my action haven't become any 'lighter' vs. the one before.
Does it make an action difference between brands even if the gauge is the same? I've always bought strings 'on sale' and changed them pretty often 'cos I love the fresh crispy sound of new strings and they all sounded AWESOME on this guitar without even paying attention to a brand purchased... Please also read the next my follow-up...
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martykl
3,578 posts
 
Mara,

If you're bending, 12s can be a challenge. For traditional jazz playing with little to no bending, that's usually not much of an issue, but for blues/blues rock....

Good luck with it.

Marty
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synthfreek
627 posts
 
I've been playing since forever and I've never heard anyone refer to string tension as "action".
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marakanetz OP
5,473 posts
 
ok tension
i was confused with gauge 12 marked as light...
tiggerfc
153 posts
 
Well, whtever you want to call it. The action is a pretty broad statement. Anything that affects playability. I have four different bridges that are cut for different styles of music. I typically change out a bridge every month to play something else. But thats why I stated I was a violinist. Just im case I wasn't with the lingo in guitar world over here. lol! Bur seriously, thats what my buddy always said whenever he'd start screwing with his guitar. He plays prifessionally so I'd never assume he was wrong. Oh well. I'm gonna shut up. Last time I comment on a guitar related thread. :-) I'll stick to thread related to no more that four-strings instruments.
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