How frequently do you set up your guitars?

[jellodog]

I was using 8's for about 3 yrs. and while I loved them for a time they just don't do it for me now.

Eights !!!

I'd be scared of breathing on them whilst playing, lest they be wafted sharp

 

[FuzzyAce]

Eights !!!

I'd be scared of breathing on them whilst playing, lest they be wafted sharp

Oh, it takes a certain touch for sure. You get used to it and in some ways the overall tone feels more balanced. It was a phase I went through, if I had been playing out regularly in that time then no way I'd used 8's.
I've been working with wood heavily the last few years so my hands are much stronger these days. The switch back to heavier gauge was inevitable. When I played live frequently 11's and 12's were my standard.

 

[-BOOGIEMAN-]

Wet(ter) wood is better than dry wood. Pretty much always.

 

[TubeStack]

Eights !!!

I'd be scared of breathing on them whilst playing, lest they be wafted sharp

Billy Gibbons uses 7s, crazy. His low E string is like an A string on a regular set. He says once you adjust your touch, they're great. (I use 10-46, myself.)

 

[la szum]

This thread made me realize I really need to setup my guitars better.

 

[la szum]

@FuzzyAce brings up a good point about our tastes and preferences changing, too. It
is not always about the guitar as some kind of universal, blank canvas. Much of it is
about what we want from a guitar, and how we play.... or don't play.