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I have no idea what strings are on my new PRS Hollowbody. I don't remember where, not here, someone was talking about using heavier strings on a hollowbody for the tone. You hollowbody guys @NeilES335 and especially PRS hollowbody guys, @CapM @gotto, what strings do you use? Heavier than what you would use on a solid body? I'm really curious because on my Strat and PRS Pauls I have gone to 9's at least temporarily. While working on bending I wanted to have something a little lighter while developing the skill and finger strength.

I have been looking for something really light for some time. After talking to a couple of the PRS owners on here, and talking with a few on other forums, I had decided that a PRS Hollowbody I or II was the guitar. I was already a huge believer in PRS guitars. I had looked at a couple on Reverb, at Chicago Music Exchange and elsewhere and made a couple offers but never ending up owning one. Last week my wife and I were in a local guitar shop and this one was hanging on the wall. Way up high where the nice ones are! The owner had to get it down! He handed it to me and my wife immediately said, "That is really pretty!" I played it and fell in love both with the way it played and the tone. My wife actually told me to make on offer on it but I didn't. I don't know why! I told her wanted to think on it. It has driven me crazy all week and I went back and brought it home tonight! It is feather light and has this gorgeous hollowbody tone. It has McCarty Humbucker Pickups. There is just no doubt at this point that this is going to be my "go to" guitar.