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so far using 10-46 daddarios on my blues stratocaster.
for my 335 I am thinking for more fat jazz sound and dont bend strings so much.
what strings shall I take into consideration?
flatwound?
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11-01-2014 04:47 PM
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I had .012 Tomastik Infeld flat wound on one of mine and it sounded great.
Originally Posted by mertas
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I agree- I have TI flat wound 11s on my jazz tele- great sound
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I've had Chrome .12's on my ES 355 for several years and it sounds great in every position of the Varitone.
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Chromes 11's on my Guild Starfire VI are fantastic for jazz and blues!
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D'Addario Chromes 12-50 here.
I've tried other brands, some costing over twice as much, but the difference in tone didn't really justified permanently changing brands for me.
HTH,
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I would recommend EJ21s by D'Addario, not flats though. 12-52 with a wound 3rd.
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TI flatwounds on my Heritage 535. Not for everybody, but perfect for me.
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Yeah I've got 13 flatwounds on my 535 and love them. Originally Posted by Flat
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i don't recommend flatwounds on a 335 (or any maple body/hog neck guitar), but that's me. ti's are the best but very expensive. if you like heavier strings, maybe give some everly strings a shot.
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Obviously, a very taste dependent decision ... My 0.02$: I would really recommend TI bebop roundwound strings. To me, they are the best of all worlds. They have a nice jazzy tone, little fingernoise and yet they don't sound as dead as flatwounds. With a plain g, you can also play other musical styles with them and TI's have relatively low string tension, such that going with a 0.012 set on a 24.75 scale is really no problem. They also make them in lighter gauges if you are into that. The d'Addario's are also very nice strings if you look for a somewhat brighter sound.
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what about round d'addarios 10-46 wound G string?
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On my ES-335 and my Epi Dot, I use T-I Swings on strings 3, 4, 5, and 6 from a set of 11s. D'Addario plain stainless 0.11 and 0.15 on strings 1 and 2. I use that combination with different gauges on all my hollow and semihollows.
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I use Thomastik .13 bebops for my semi-hollow guitars, those are the best I could find until now.
The mix of gauges gives them an overall feel as having a lower gauge.
They are a bit pricy though, but last long.
Jens
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quite complicated solution. what does it bring to you? Originally Posted by zigzag
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On my GB10s I always used the TI GB 12 flats, they cost more but really last a very long time.
Now that I'm a little older and have some arthritis in the hands (And brain) I use D'ADarrio 11 flats - got them on my Eastman T186mx and my Yunzhi John Pisano copy (With floater), they're fantastic. I play rock, gospel, old hymns and try faking jazz and I get a nice fat tone but with a little bite. The 186 now has Seth Lover 4 wires with the SD Triple Shot pickup rings, let me tell you I'm a tone monster with that setup.
You want to push the top on your jazz guitar, that means a string gauge of at least 11, 12 tops. Any fatter than 12 check with the manufacturer.
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I have TI Jazz/Swing 11-47 on my 335 right now. They are flatwound. They sound excellent. I could probably go with the 12-50 set and would prefer them, but I am enjoying the 11s currently. The TI 11 set are very "bendable."
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I only use TI flats. I have .14s on my Tele and they work well with my small tube amp. I use .11s on my Heritage 535 as I think they give me a lot better pick control.
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I use Thomastik 12-50s on my two Gibson L6-Ss. They give a nice fat sound but not too dead sounding.
I've also used John Pearse nickel archtop strings and they are also very nice, they're roundwound, but not quite so zingy and a bit smoother feeling.
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have an all hollow 330 type guitar and i use d'addario chrome 10 's with wound G .... and i like and i only play jazz
i used to use flat 12's or 13's exclusively on all my archtops/335/330 type guitars but found if i gig a lot i prefer the easier softer action of the 10's it puts less strain on the hands and that means less fatigue when gigging a few shows a week and thus less threat of hand injury and to my ear 10's (with wound G) sounds great and definitely a jazzy tone
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Newtone Archtop 11's. Roundwound, but full sound, no squeaks. Cheaper than TI's, but I actually like them better than Bebops, certainly for a semi.
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Somebody just recommended Newtone strings to me too, they are supposed to be low tension like the TI's too I have to check them out! Originally Posted by mangotango
Jens
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They are and you should! Originally Posted by JensL
Somebody just recommended Newtone strings to me too, they are supposed to be low tension like the TI's too I have to check them out!
Jens
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It's funny, but before I got my hearing aids, I really couldn't hear how the T-I Swing first and second strings were a little louder and brighter than the rest of the set. Occasionally, I would notice it, but I thought it was more a problem of pick attack. I'm a pretty light player, so the difference wasn't pronounced. Once I got my hearing aids and I could really hear the treble strings, the difference was more pronounced. I really like the T-I wound strings, very mellow, but very punchy in the mids and lows, and the plain stainless steel strings seem to be well balanced with the rest of the set. Plus, I like the T-I Swings because their gauge v. tension is comparatively lower. Originally Posted by mertas
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