String Gauges - Is Heaviest Always Better Tone?

[GuyBoden]

I'm trying to get the optimum strings gauges for a Jaguar, 24inch scale, solid body.

I've tried my usual Thomastik flat wounds, 12-50, but they haven't enough tension (too floppy).

String tension (or lack of) has always been my problem with short scale guitars.

Any Wisdom on short scale solid body guitar flatwound string gauges?

Edit: Maybe, Galli Black Nylon, BN140.

Finding the best gauge for a particular guitar (Short scale 24inch in my current instance.) is trial and error, but any good advice from the forum could maybe be a shortcut.

[Jim Soloway]

Finding the best gauge for a particular guitar (Short scale 24inch in my current instance.) is trial and error, but any good advice from the forum could maybe be a shortcut.

I had forgotten all about this thread but it does continue to reinforce the idea that I am very much an outlier. I am playing a 24" scale length as well and I've just gone from D'Addario Chrome extra light (10 to 48) to Thomastik Infeld Swing series JS110 (10 to 44) because I wanted to reduce the tension from the Chromes

[GuyBoden]

I had forgotten all about this thread but it does continue to reinforce the idea that I am very much an outlier. I am playing a 24" scale length as well and I've just gone from D'Addario Chrome extra light (10 to 48) to Thomastik Infeld Swing series JS110 (10 to 44) because I wanted to reduce the tension from the Chromes

Many thanks for the interesting info, 10-44 gauge TI's on a 24inch scale are light strings, so it shows that we all have different requirements. And yes, TI's have less tension than equivalent Chromes.

You must have an extremely light touch, 10-44 gauge strings would go out of tune easily when fretting with my big hands and fingers.

I have the touch of a baby Elephant.