from straight and simple to complex and sophisticated. for example, joy riding or borrowing a roommate’s car and going to vegas with it for a week; something of that nature. so “11 gauge” would refer to the thickness of the highest e string (0.011 inches). i never waited for a reply it seemed like. if you are handy enough that you think you can fix this, by all means, save some money and get this model, but this should not be a choice you have to make. they want to take the hard work out of making a nice page to display your work. 