Michael Watts Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Why String Gauge Matters

Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: Have you ever wondered what effect your choice of string gauge has on the sound and playability of your acoustic guitar? In this video, award-winning acoustic guitarist Michael Watts compares three string gauges of Elixir Phosphor Bronze Strings on the same instrument to find out! Using gauges 11-52 (custom light), 12-53 (light) and 13-56 (medium), Michael plays through a series of beautiful musical examples including singer-songwriter fingerstyle playing, strumming with a 1mm pick and fingerstyle in DADGAD tuning. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:51 Custom Light fingerstyle standard tuning 1:28 Custom Light strumming 2:17 Custom Light fingerstyle DADGAD 3:10 Custom… Feedzy