View Poll Results: What gauge strings on your archtop?
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10
37 4.48% -
11
166 20.10% -
12
395 47.82% -
13
208 25.18% -
other
58 7.02%
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I generally use .014s, although I have a set of 15s that I will probably try at some point. I tried going to lighter strings on my X-170 when I got my Artist Award, but didn't like them. I even use 14s on one of my flattops (F-50).
Brad
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06-28-2012 07:26 AM
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There have been enough 14s or 15s that I'm calling poll fail!
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hard to say. usually 12s of some kind, either 12-56 or everly 12-60s, but 13s on others. depends on the guitar. i tend to tune down at least a whole step, too. except the byrdland- that stays in standard because otherwise the tension is all weird. i don't want to put 14s on it.
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When I had my PM35, I was using Thomastik roundwounds and flats 13s and later 14s. I also tried Thomastik GB 14 flats, but they were horribly dead on that guitar. Actually, I was never happy with the tone (too bright), so I figured out it was the guitar, not the strings problem.
Now I have an Ibanez 2355m, tried TI 14s roundwounds, but finally prefer the deadness of the TI 13s flats on this instrument. I definitely am after heavy gauge strings, just ordered La Bella 15s.
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I'm currently using 14-53 TI flats 0n my Sadowsky and 12-52 Sadowsky flats on my Tele. I prefer using Sadowsky flats but they have been "out of stock" for several months. The TIs sound pretty good but they feel loose compared to the Sadowsky flats.
wiz
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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TI roundwound Bebops 14-55. The best sounding strings I've found.
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finally got BELLA 15/56 on the Monarch...delighted with the fat sound...
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Originally Posted by ruger9
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Usually 13-56 D'Addario Pure Nickel roundwounds or Chromes, depending on my mood. I will on occasion replace the 1st with a .014.
If Thomastik made a "traditionally" gauged set with beefier wound strings, I'm sure I'd take to them.
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blown away with BELLA 15`s on the Monarch..anyone tried them on an Epiphone Joe PAss.
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Originally Posted by voxss
Last edited by oldane; 06-30-2012 at 05:12 AM.
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WTG Oldane ...agree with all that...i heard somewhere that BB king wound all the string around the peg..when he was poor couldnt afford strings.. if they broke hed have a chance sringing again...
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I use Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing flatwound .013 -.053 on my Ibanez AG95.
Last edited by balthazar; 06-30-2012 at 04:48 PM.
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Sadowsky 13 Bruno's on my Holst; 11's on my PRS HBI
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GHS Custom Pat Martino 15-52 (fifteen!) flatwounds on Heritage 575. Lovin' them!
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Originally Posted by voxss
Last edited by mangotango; 08-01-2012 at 11:28 AM. Reason: oh how I wish I could type, dammit!
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I posted my string gauge a while back but forgot to mention that I use both D'Addario Chromes and Thomastic Flatwounds. The flatwounds have 13s on top, but the rest of the set is the same as the D'Addarios, so I place them into the same gauge category as the D'Addarios.
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.13 flatwound chromes
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TI GB14's on a few archtops, and GB 12's on the rest.
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Thomastik-Infield GB 112 nickel flatwound on my Broadway and Emperor .
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Thomastik Infeld George Benson 12s - round wound on my archtops.
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I have .012 D'Addario roundwounds on my Eastman. I'll probably move up to .013s on my next string change. I think I'll switch to a "pure nickel" set, too.
Edit: I ended up moving to TI Bebop .013s.Last edited by Bryan T; 09-06-2012 at 09:49 AM.
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I've used TI GB 112s for years. Now I'm experimenting but the GBs are still looking good.
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Thomastik Bebop .13s on my Epiphone Sheraton and Ibanez
D'addario .12 chromes on my Gibson ES-175
I never did much bending, but since I got new frets on my Sheraton it is really easy to bend on, they are a new sort of frets Ken Parker uses them too in his guitars, I forgot the name though.
Jens
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