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He visto el título a raíz de otro post sobre Hendrix.
Los datos conocidos apuntan a que usaba 0.10/0.38. Y obviamente es algo que concuerda con lo que vemos cuando le vemos tocar en vídeos.
"...Jimi Hendrix and his guitar tech Roger Mayer were famous for innovation on the guitar—both in terms of technique and technology. Jimi and Roger did everything they could to make sure that his rig was perfectly suited for his playing, and that he had the tools to push his guitar playing to the furthest edges of what was possible.
Jimi played custom designed guitar pedals, hot rodded amps, customized guitars—and needed carefully chosen guitar string gauges to suit it all.
In an interview with Guitar World, Roger Mayer recounted Jimi’s custom string gauges:
.010 / .013 /.015 / .026 / .032 / .038
Mayer explained:
“The big difference there is that you’re using the .015 for the third, because if you use the .017 for the third, the actual sound of the guitar is very G-heavy. The electrical output of the strings is dependent on the square of the diameter; if you square all the diameters and look at them, you can get much more of an idea about the balance of the guitar...."
https://stringjoy.com/jimi-hendrixs-guitar-string-gauges/
"Guitar Strings
I know I will get emails from people if I don’t include this so I’ll quickly mention strings. Jimi Hendrix used Fender Rock ‘N’ Roll light gauge (.010, .013, .015, .026, .032 and .038.) strings (according to Roger Mayer). So if you want that exact setup you will need to buy the strings individually because I couldn’t find a set with that exact combination...."
https://guitargearfinder.com/guides/ultimate-guide-jimi-hendrix-tone-gear-effects/#:~:text=Guitar%20Strings,-I%20know%20I&text=Jimi%20Hendrix%20used%20Fender%20Rock,015%2C%20.
Por si alguien las busca:
https://www.ardemadrid.com/cuerdas-guitarra-electrica/7356-fender-jimi-hendrix-voodoo-child-ball-nps-10-38-885978909483.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA1pyCBhCtARIsAHaY_5fxHwFkU7jGlUMAoJddNf_IWh85XMidc2pdSe_nFPU-n2F9ZKU5bgMaAnANEALw_wcB
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