How to help a muddy guitar sound — part III

Our friend Nicola Linde sent me this excellent message apropos of muddy guitar tones; with her kind permission, I’m reproducing it here for your edification!

Just read your Jamie’s list today … and I have another thing to mention/think about when talking muddy electric tone.

String gauge.

I used to pride myself on playing 11s on my electric. They’re fat …