Why do you work so hard? said BB King to Billy Gibbons after trying out Billy's guitar after a show. Ok Billy thought and tried out with thinner strings. Today he is playing with .007´s. When I read this I switched to .008´s. No one can hear the difference, but I can tell a huge difference in the feel of the play. I Saw Rick Beato who also uses the .008 do a sound test with some doubters and they were totally convinced that you can't hear a difference compared to thicker string gauge. Since I always played on Daddario, I of course chose the Daddario EXL 120. I have never broken any string. The sound is absolutely perfect and the playing feel is absolutely wonderful.