JryHolder

'59 player for 6 years now. Never had a problem with 9's but I don't play super sensitive acoustic sounds very much. It's likely that various styles require various differences, but for me, in the blues/rock/country genres, 9's are the best. No tonal differences, track well, and offer the flexible utility that I need. What I do know is that 9's tend to break in a shorter period of time but if you change strings regularly (every holiday, eg) then that's not an issue.