Trevor Hyett Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Any recommendations for flat-wound (jazz) guitar strings for a Gibson tenor electric? I guess there are too few guitars out there for mainstream manufacturers to meet my need, but who might make individual strings? Preferably in Europe (for tax and import duty reasons!!) Thanks in advance…Best Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 good luck finding your strings Trevor and welcome to the forum 4H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Scroll down to last 2 sets - http://www.cliffordessex.net/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=102 Or single flat wounds are available from Strings Direct, for instance - http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/single-strings-c810/flat-wound-t926 Both of these are in UK. Good luck, best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Simpkin Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Trevor, I have used D'Addario XL Chromes .012 to .052 on my ES175D since about 1980. There is a twist however, I throw away the .052, and move everything up one and add a .010 E string. In Other words, I wind up with: E - 0.042 A - 0.032 D - 0.024w G - 0.016 B - 0.012 E - 0.010 The net effect is a very versatile combination that has allowed me to effectively play music from Jazz to Status Quo and beyond. To hear these strings in action, in this song "EMILY", I used the ES175D for both Rhythm and Solo: I hope that's of some help Any recommendations for flat-wound (jazz) guitar strings for a Gibson tenor electric? I guess there are too few guitars out there for mainstream manufacturers to meet my need, but who might make individual strings? Preferably in Europe (for tax and import duty reasons!!) Thanks in advance…Best Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelegro69 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Any recommendations for flat-wound (jazz) guitar strings for a Gibson tenor electric? I guess there are too few guitars out there for mainstream manufacturers to meet my need, but who might make individual strings? Preferably in Europe (for tax and import duty reasons!!) Thanks in advance…Best Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelegro69 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Strings by mail should have any strings you need. I like using uber light strings (would you believe 007's on some of my guitars) and stringsbymail.com has them at fair prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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