jazzalicious Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Finding my 555 stoptail feels a bit stiffer than my 525 trapeze. Both strung with 11-49 Considering going to 10's Fellow semi owners, what gauge you prefer and why?
notbillgelder Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I use 11-49 on all my semi or solid electrics in standard tuning. I use 12's for open G tuning. I feel I get better tone plus I have a tendency to over bend the strings (pull the pitch too sharp) with anything lighter.
Kuz Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 10s on all electrics (solid, semi-solids, Teles, Strats, ect) except my Golden Eagle archtop (Thomastic Flatwound Goerge Benson 12s)
JeffB Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I used to use 11's or 12's then discovered the benefits of using 10's. I use 9's now. I prefer and use 9's because I only want to play and get the most out of it. I dont have much time to sit and play anymore. I dont find too much, or any! loss of "tone" . My technique has changed. There is no over bending or weird pitch problems from pressing to hard.
Spectrum13 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 10 on solids 11 one one semi 11 on the 355 12 -13 on archie's
kidsmoke Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I use a hybrid set 10-50 with a wound third.(Curt Mangan, nickel wound) I like the bigger bottom sound with the heavier E. All my electrics have worn this set.
t0aj15 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 .009-.042 on all electrics. No sense in suffering for the sake of art.
JeffB Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 .009-.042 on all electrics. No sense in suffering for the sake of art. Speaking for myself, its really more of a tired old party trick than art, and no, Im not going to suffer for that either.
tulk1 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I've been a devoted 10-46 guy forever. Recently switched to 10-38 on the Strat and Prospect. Once I finish my stash of 10 regs I'll probably use the 10-38s everywhere.
buzzy Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I'm all over the place depending on the guitar and what I want out of it. 9's on my H535 because it came that way - set up well & intonated 10's on the Millie for a similar reason 11's on a 2 1/4 rim hollow body stoptail - ditto 12's on a 2 3/4 rim hollow w/ floating bridge & trapeze because it's loud and feels real good 13's on a 339 for slide 11's on my H150 & H157 10's on the other solid body electrics That luxurious diversity comes from the lack of other hobbies.
TalismanRich Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 10s are on most of my guitars, except 9s on the Melancon tele, and 11s on the 525. I think I'm going to move all my 25.5" guitars to 9s.
big bob Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 9's on all my solid and semi's, 11's on all my full hollow except the prospect, 9-42 on my full hollow prospect.
tbonesullivan Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I use .10s on all of my electrics except for "shredder" style ones, which get .09s. So pretty much all .10, all the time.
HANGAR18 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 10's on my one downtune guitar and everything else is changed to 9's or soon will be. 8's and 7's are on my list of things to try to see how I like them. But right now it's pretty much 9's on everything.
PunkKitty Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Standard gauge 10-46. I'm not picky about brands. I buy whatever is on sale.
Vanschoyck Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 11's on my semi. I have two sets laying around, one has 49 on the bottom and the other 52. Accident. I don't know which I prefer. I think I could use 10's on there and it would be fine. I think I use 11's because I don't want to make a big change when I switch from my arch top. All may arch tops have 12's, round wound, 52 on the bottom.
Gitfiddler Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 Each category of gits I own gets the string guage that feels and sounds the best for the guitar. Semis can handle the widest variety of strings and still sound great however. 10's on my Strat, Tele and ASAT. 11's on all Semi's n Solid Body gits, except my Ibanez JSM100. It gets 12's (instead of the 13's they ship with from Ibanez) 12 D'Adario Flats on all Archtops except Golden Eagle, who gets 13 Tomastik Intfeld Bensons.
LeBaron Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 I moved from 10-46 to D'Addario 11-50 flat wound on my H535 for a more jazzy tone. 10-46 on my Ernie Ball Silhouette Special. 12-53 on acoustic
CJTopes Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 10-46 on all my electrics. Good tone yet still easy on the hands (thumb in my case)
Stringman Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 What a great question and a great variety of answers. Obviously, string type, brand and gauge is a personal preference. I have many individual selections and a wide (and I do mean wide) assortment of strings and gauges. My handle is "Stringman" for a reason. I buy and try them like others change chewing gum. It is a cheap source of entertainment for me. I also lack other hobbies and was stated above. Here goes: Fender Tele: 9.5-44 D'Addario EXL120+ PRS SC245: 9.5-44 PRS Nickel Wrap Fender Strat: 10-45 D'Addario EPN110 Pure Nickel PRS DC3: 10-46 Dean Markley Nickel Steels Gibson ES-335: 10-46 D'Addario NYXL Gibson ES-336: 10-46 D'Addario EXL110 Gretsch 6120: 10-46 D'Addario EXL110 Heritage H-576: 11-50 GHS Pure Nickel Godin A6 Ultra: 9.5-44 D'Addario EXL120+ Taylor 510: 11-52 D'Addario EXP13 80/20 Bronze I have a lot of strings at home always. Stringman
Gillnetter Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 10-46s on solids and semi, and i change them often.
HANGAR18 Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 10's on my one downtune guitar and everything else is changed to 9's or soon will be. 8's and 7's are on my list of things to try to see how I like them. But right now it's pretty much 9's on everything. Oh yea, the WHY is because they are much more comfortable on my fingers. It seems the older I get, the more i like comfort. Which probably explains why I stay in hotels instead of tents when camping these days and my motorcycle is more than twice the size of the one I started off on in the 80's.
pressure Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Because of this thread I looked at my Millie and found the last time I changed strings was December 2014! Time for a change. The strings I took off were GHS Eric Johnson Nickel Rockers 10 - 50. I didn't like these on a 24 1/5 in scale guitar with humbuckers, I might have a different impression if I had put them on a Strat, I'm sure thats what they were made for. The new strings are Pyramid Nickel Classics 10 - 46, much better on the Millie. On the big acoustics (Heritage Johnny Smiths) I put on Thomastik-Infeld Jazz BeBops #BB112 12 - 50. When I put on the BeBops I was disappointed because the 3rd string was plain and not a wound string, I had never played an unwound 3rd string on a Jazz guitar. There is noticeably less acoustic volume and tone from the #BB112 strings but they are very easy to play. After using the #BB112s I changed my mind and really like them because of the playability and that they suit my style much better. Next string change report will be in about a year... maybe.
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