Lyle,

What has been your experience with having to have adjustments (other than at the bridge)made to a guitar when switching between string gauges? Have you found it necessary to have the nut re-cut to avoid string rattle when shifting to lighter guages? How about when switching to heavier gauge strings, have you experienced tuning problems caused by a string binding in a too small slot? Have you found that jumping up or down in gauge(from 9's to 10's for example)been a significant enough change to warrant adjusting the truss rod. I guess what I am leading to is... how does a new guitarist find out what he likes without spending any more money than necessary.