slk Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I see that 9's come on the 2017 SG Standard T. Anyone ever use 10's or 11's ? Can the guitar take the heavier strings without any issues. I just don't like the thin 9's Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 You can use 9's, 10's, or 11's on an SG with no problems at all. On my SG's I currently use 10's... I used to use 11's on all my solid bodies for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 My two hardtail SGs are strung .011" - .050" and my two Maestro vibrato SGs .010" - .046", roundwounds with plain G3rd in all cases. No problems at all, just a thing of proper truss-rod adjustment. By the way, before my string maker released .011s, I played their .012" - .054" with wound G3rd on all guitars including my then only SG for many years. This even included a Floyd Rose equipped Ibanez RG430. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Thanks guys. Makes me feel better that I won't be hurting anything. I intend to put flatwound's on it shortly after it gets here. It is on order.... Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyA Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 They are not normal 09-42 strings. The SG comes with 09 -46s. I really like them the bass strings are heavy bottoms same as 10's but the 9s can really bend and hold sustain. Same strings 09-46 also came OEM with my Fort Knox Les Paul Guitar too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I have two of my SGs strung with 9's and one with 8's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Mustard Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I see that 9's come on the 2017 SG Standard T. Anyone ever use 10's or 11's ? Can the guitar take the heavier strings without any issues. I just don't like the thin 9's Steve I like to use 11s... I have them on both of my Gibson SGs and have no problems. Many players who tune lower than standard will use heavier strings. And lots of players like the lighter gauges, but not me. The guitar can handle any of them. I like to use 10s on my Fender Telecaster. Maybe the longer scale goes better with the thinner gauge. But there's no reason against trying different kinds of strings until you find a set that makes your guitar happy, and it plays better and feels easy. Lube your nut slots, and bridge saddles. A set of new strings is one of the best guitar mods there is. Check your guitar's action after changing gauges. You can expect to re-do the intonation, and maybe adjust the bridge height and the truss rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Another thumbs up for 11s. Both of my SGs are strung with them and they play fine. Heck, all of my electrics have 11s. Heavy gauges are good for putting the look of disgust on a finesse player's face when you hand him your guitar ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Another thumbs up for 11s. Both of my SGs are strung with them and they play fine. Heck, all of my electrics have 11s. Heavy gauges are good for putting the look of disgust on a finesse player's face when you hand him your guitar ;) I like that. I have always used 11's, and have them on all of my other electrics, except for my 335, and that has 13's flatwound Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 Well guys I had a set of 10's lying around that were round wound and with out the wound 3rd string. They are much better than the 9's. Like night and day difference. I may try the flat wound 10's with the wound 3rd and see if there is much difference. I really have to say that there the guitar is much more enjoyable to play now. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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