jackcooper Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Which gauge of strings do you prefer on your J-45? Also which string brand do you usually go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 12s. curt mangan sometimes PBs have used Sunbeams too, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm in transition from being a hard core John Pearse 80/20 light guage guy to going over to the Phosphor Bronze side. I've come to believe that the D'Addario EJ16, Phosphor Bronze, light guage is so consistent and so reasonably priced and sounds so good on so many of my guitars, that it is hard to beat. I did just put some John Pearse nickel wounds on my Eastman E10-SS, J-45 clone (a once a winter habit). I'll probably always mess around with different brands and different formulas but I'll be with light guage strings til the lights go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm a flatpicker and with my finger strength going down some, I use .11's in D'Addario, Phosphor Bronze on my J-45 Custom. Can't barr cord much heavier than that for more than a few songs. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I absolutely love Martin Lifespan SP lights on my J-45 TV. Currently using Phosphor /Bronze.Anybody using 80/20's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I use lights on all my guitars now. Have been for quite-a-while. Had extra lights on a couple guitars a few months ago, but I find the extras too tinny sounding and not enough punch in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm a 12's guy. Too tight a grip causes sharp notes amongst the chords , which 11's doesn't help. Dont think theres a huge difference . And the set I have on now are 80/20's . I havent liked them since I fitted them , the tuning doesnt seem as steady as PB's but that could well be a crapy set ... A few folk have said my guitar is sounding great when I post videos , but they are usually ballads. Hard strumming doesnt sound as good as picking. May well account for the differences in choices for people. It completely depends on what you play. Pick what makes you happy. You can't listen to anyone's opinion on strings. Everyone makes strings and a guitar sound different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I was initially pretty excited about the extra volume you get with 13's on my SJ, but then I noticed that they really do choke the top quite a bit and dont let the tone 'breathe' as much as 12's which really seem to me to be the ideal gage and what the guitar was designed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackcooper Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm in transition from being a hard core John Pearse 80/20 light guage guy to going over to the Phosphor Bronze side. I've come to believe that the D'Addario EJ16, Phosphor Bronze, light guage is so consistent and so reasonably priced and sounds so good on so many of my guitars, that it is hard to beat. I did just put some John Pearse nickel wounds on my Eastman E10-SS, J-45 clone (a once a winter habit). I'll probably always mess around with different brands and different formulas but I'll be with light guage strings til the lights go out. I love the quotes in your sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I like 12s (Lights). Among the sets I like - Lifespan PB Lights, D'Addario EJ16s, DR Sunbeams, Martin SPs... and I am still experimenting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Lights...... My guitars like'm My ears like'm My fingers Love'm........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I play with barbed wire and a sledgehammer, haven't you heard....... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 PB 12's, either Masterbuilts, or more often, DR Sunbeams. Using these on all my Gibson flat-tops now (Southern Jumbo, J-45, L-OO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mking Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 D'Addario EJ16s on my 2007 J-45 True Vintage and my 1947 LG-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I really like the Tony Rice nickel 13s. But my repair guy advised me to go with a lighter gauge on my old J-50. So I have been using 12s - like somebody else above I have been going between Curt Magnan and DR Sunbeams. I have also been known to use the DR Rares which I got into as my favorite music shop always seems to have them in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yeah, I know, boring but I love the Gibson MB 12s on my 2010 J45 Standard which is opening out nicely recently and I am sticking with these strings! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackcooper Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yeah, I know, boring but I love the Gibson MB 12s on my 2010 J45 Standard which is opening out nicely recently and I am sticking with these strings! BluesKing777. Is that 80/20s or Phosphor Bronze MBs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Is that 80/20s or Phosphor Bronze MBs? Stock standard MB PBs (12s)and I use them on all my guitars except my Blues King (medium 13s) and my Nationals (Pearse Reso strings), so I try and get a large box of 25 sets from Elderly's... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasAK Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I use 12s. mostly DR Sunbeam, they are PBs. Right now I havePyramid Western Folk 12s on. They sound great, but cost me about twice as much as the Sunbeams. After I finish the next two packs I will probably go back to the Sunbeams. Also my local shop does not carry the Pyramids. I have never tried 13s because the12s have been working fine, besides, who needs extra tension this time of year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I use 12's on mine. Masterbuilt or D'Addario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I use 12's on mine. Masterbuilt or D'Addario. Was wondering if you find the Masterbuilt & D'Addario very similar ? I've never been able to find Gibson Masterbuilts until recently, so I've not tried them. If they mimic the D'addarios I won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 This might help...Music Villa did a string comparison with different gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Another vote for Gibson Masterbuilt Phosphor Bronze 12's. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 michaeljohn - great find. I use 12's and I was surprised how much i liked the custom lights and extra lights when Tony played. And heck, if they make playing even easier... My only problem is I have about 24 boxes of strings (Guitar Center just had a sepcial of 12 boxes of Martin SP 12s on sale for $25... It's gonna take me a while to go through those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Another vote for Gibson Masterbuilt Phosphor Bronze 12's. Red 333 And to horrify the Martin purists, they are the best sounding strings I have ever had on my Martin 15 series (All mahogany guitar). I tried all kinds of strings on that guitar over the 7 or 8 years I have owned it, including all the name ones, but I put the MBs on because I had run out of the Eric's I had been using on it, and had a large box of Gibson strings! That is now game, set, match with these strings in it. BluesKing777. (Typing 1 finger on iPad and won't do that again.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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