Heavier strings will pull more on the guitar neck, which can cause the action (string height) to go too high, whereas a lighter gauge doesn’t pull as much, resulting in an action that’s too low.

Put simply, it's the height your strings are set from the guitar's frets. If the strings are higher, they become harder to push down with your fingers – and that means the guitar is harder to play.

We’re going to take the process in manageable stages to cover string changes, fretboard and fret cleaning, guitar body cleaning, truss rod adjustment, string height and intonation, plus pickup height.

String gauge plays a massive part in how a guitar plays and feels, and I often find it gets overlooked by guitar players who tend to stick with what they know. If you're finding an instrument ...