Beatroot Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Any recommended string gauge for the Texan IB'64? Which are the factory strings, any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el capitan Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Light gauge (12's).I've just discovered (Jim)Dunlop strings.Excellent straight out of the box & they really last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Don't know what the "factory" strings are. Frankly, I'd go with mediums. Unless there are other considerations, I just think you need mediums to make the top of a dreadnaught vibrate enough and move enough air to produce a decent sound, at least unamplified. If you're plugging in, that may be a different story. For what it is worth, I've always found D'Addario EJ-17s to be a good set of mediums. Very consistent from set to set, and (depending on your skin chemistry) they have a good lifespan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el capitan Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I'd go as far as Medium lights -still 12's, but the covered strings are a bit beefier. Different makes have slightly different gauges. I've tried daddios,balls & liked Martin best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brixa Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Elixir 12's Phos. Bronze on mine. Swapped out the plastic saddle and pins for bone too. BIG difference in quality of tone, volume and sustain. Amazing guitar for the money. Made in i ndonesia. Only had it 2 months. Great plugged in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolver66 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 D'Addorio EJ16s for me. Use them on my Martin and am due string change on my Indonesian built IB Texan soon. Love my Epiphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Brixa...I'm making the same changes to my Texan as well. Why did you go with PB strings instead of the Nanowebs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucille64 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Cliff if your changing your saddle and pins to bone look in to Bob Colosi. Best supplier of bone products, What Bob doesn't know about bone and ivory, one doesn't need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Mark Brummitt is doing it for me. He's an authorized Martin warranty repairman who lives in my area. Mark is unbelievably good at this stuff. I won't have to second guess the materials he uses or the work at all. He's the same guy who's going to be rebuilding my late 40's Gibson J-50 for me next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeBerryman Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze Med Lights, which means 12's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeBerryman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Well, I've niw changed to mediums with the advice of my guitar teacher. Traditional medium 80/20's. Guess the guitar can handle the meduiums, and provide more volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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