Refretting a strat neck and the ups and downs of getting the best results.

[Chuck H]

That's one great thing about contemporary music. There's so many different ways to get a different sound and every artist gets to take what they like, or even reinvent.

I use heavy picks. The normal polyester stuff that's like plastic. I like the Dunlop picks too. Better for pinch harmonics and I use thinner ones for airy chording on acoustics.

I also tune a half step low. It helps put the snap back in. If I had to play tuned to pitch all the time I would probably play 10 to 42. But I prefere the bigger feel and sound of the heavier strings tuned down.

[jrfrond]

Vive la difference! Once you get used to the rich sound of thicker strings, it's awfully hard to go back, but I do know more than a few guitarists who love 9's for the same reason as Dave.