Lightest gauge flatwound strings?

[Bach5G]

Anyone?

I see .010-.048 Chromes. Anything lighter?

[hotpepper01]

Pyramid Fusion Flats FF0942 ExtraLight. They are 09-42.
Another possibility could be building your own set with the idea to start from 08 for the E, find yourself the correct BG strings and make the G string of the set your D position, the D string becomes the A string etc.

[Peter C]

Try GHS flats? Not sure if they had 9s. By the way, those Fusion Flats are not like other flatwounds, according to the interwebs.

[DawgBone]

LaBella makes a 9-39 set of flatwounds.

I use 'em but increase the 1st and 2nd strings to 10 and 12, as the set is 9 and 11, too light for my top strings.

[s11141827]

LaBella makes a 9-39 set of flatwounds.

I use 'em but increase the 1st and 2nd strings to 10 and 12, as the set is 9 and 11, too light for my top strings.

Actually if you do stick to the 9 & 11 I'd have to crank the angle of the headstock to 90 degrees (like a lute) which will put the strings at a really sharp angle over the nut.

[vintagelove]

I like TI 10's, but I raise the B and E to a higher gauge.

[s11141827]

I like TI 10's, but I raise the B and E to a higher gauge.

How about you keep the B & High E Strings in their normal gauges but convert the headstock from a Solid to a Slotted Headstock? A Slotted Headstock increases the break angle of the strings over the nut.

[s11141827]

LaBella makes a 9-39 set of flatwounds.

I use 'em but increase the 1st and 2nd strings to 10 and 12, as the set is 9 and 11, too light for my top strings.

Usually lighter strings are easier to play but you might have to convert the headstock from a Solid to a Slotted Headstock so you can switch to lighter strings as it increases the break angle over the nut.

[s11141827]

LaBella makes a 9-39 set of flatwounds.

I use 'em but increase the 1st and 2nd strings to 10 and 12, as the set is 9 and 11, too light for my top strings.

For Lighter strings you'll need Railhammer Pickupsthese compensate for the reduced volume by having bigger sized pole pieces on the treble Strings & rails under the bass strings.

[s11141827]

Half gauge Strings are great for compensating the different scale length of different Guitars (Gibson is 24.75, Fender & Martin is 25.5) so how about 9.5 Gauge Flatwounds? We could go 9.5, 12, 16p (or 17w), 24, 34, 44.

[JWMandy]

For Lighter strings you'll need Railhammer Pickups these compensate for the reduced volume by having bigger sized pole pieces on the treble Strings & rails under the bass strings.

Curious. Not heard of these guys and don't look like they're necessarily marketing to jazz tone players... except for "clean". Do you have one? and if you do or know someone who does, what sort of guitar / tone are they after? and which pickup.... the Hyper Vintage? Apologies for so many annoying questions!

[s11141827]

Curious. Not heard of these guys and don't look like they're necessarily marketing to jazz tone players... except for "clean". Do you have one? and if you do or know someone who does, what sort of guitar / tone are they after? and which pickup.... the Hyper Vintage? Apologies for so many annoying questions!

It's a Hyper Vintage Humbucker Neck Pickup they sound quite Jazzy on the Clean tone, which I have some pickups on the way. These pickups allow me to switch to lighter gauge strings because they have an extra winding in the Coil to compensate for the reduced volume.

[s11141827]

I like TI 10's, but I raise the B and E to a higher gauge.

Nowadays I use Lighter Gauge Strings & leave them as they are because I actually shave down the frets nearly flush w/ the fretboard so that the strings aren't hitting against them.

[DawgBone]

Usually lighter strings are easier to play but you might have to convert the headstock from a Solid to a Slotted Headstock so you can switch to lighter strings as it increases the break angle over the nut.

You're PM'ing me about stuff like ground wound strings that I never even spoke to you about. You're multi quoting me here and suggesting I modify a perfectly good Guild archtop to have rail hammer pickups, whatever those are, and a slotted headstock. TBH you're not making a whole lot of sense.

[s11141827]

La Bella 9-39 Gauge Flatwound strings are the Lightest Gauge Flatwound strings & from what I read online, that fairly light gauge set of strings was designed for Musicians who have either an injury, lack of mobility, or lack of dexterity in their fretting hand.

[Dr_turkey]

The lightest set I've see are LaBella's 9-38, plain G though. In my experience the changes to amplified tone from different gauges are barely noticeable and easily compensated for by taking a second to adjust your amp settings. Drastic changes like switching pickups and especially modifying your headstock (???) are completely unnecessary

[s11141827]

The lightest set I've see are LaBella's 9-38, plain G though. In my experience the changes to amplified tone from different gauges are barely noticeable and easily compensated for by taking a second to adjust your amp settings. Drastic changes like switching pickups and especially modifying your headstock (???) are completely unnecessary

A thicker pick might work too. From what I researched, those really light gauge flatwound strings were designed for musicians who have an injury in their fretting hand.

[s11141827]

The lightest gauge of flatwound strings was designed for musicians who have either an injury, lack of mobility, or lack of dexterity in their fretting hand, who want to play Flatwound strings.