chria Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi all :-) I have decided to buy a Gibson SJ200 and I am thinking to use 013 set of strings on this with normal tuning (EADGBE). I want to know if there is danger by excessive tension on the instrument, resulting in neck or bridge damage? Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chria Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Anyone else? Are you sure that I can use 013 always without any danger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 you're good with 13's. In fact it's a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modac Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 You can use tire chains on it if you want to. They're built like Brinks trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcdn Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I may be a wimp but tire chains make my fingers sore after a couple hours of playing. 13s will not be a problem, you may need to get it set up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm sure 13s will be fine. Just take care with the bends on Comfortably Numb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgwoods Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I had one- it sounded poor with lights- 12-53, and great with medium 13-56. That big body wouldn't work with the lights, loved the fat strings and suffered not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 If you don't use mediums you won't get to hear it's full potential. That guitar can handle mediums without any problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chria Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Good. Thank you all. Guys you are great. I opened two treads in two days and now I have all the information that I need. I have ordered these: Guitar Strings Hat They will be in my hands in 7-10 days :-) So happy now^^ Thank you again all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Good. Thank you all. Guys you are great. I opened two treads in two days and now I have all the information that I need. I have ordered these:Guitar Strings Hat They will be in my hands in 7-10 days :-) So happy now^^ Thank you again all of you Sounds great, although I'm not sure about the hat! LOL I like the J200 strings even better than the Masterbuilts. However, the only thing to keep in mind if you don't already know this, is that they come with silk windings on the ball ends of the strings. That's a good thing because it protects your bridge to some extent. But I've found that sometimes it's a little hard to get the bridge pins to fit correctly in some guitars because the silk windings increase the diameter of your string. You may have to sand your pins just a bit to get them to fit. But don't do it until the strings arrive and you know for sure. They may work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumps Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I've only heard of one guitar manufacturer that tells it's customers not to use anything but the light 12's - that's Huss and Dalton. some guitars just come alive with 13s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brums Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I've only heard of one guitar manufacturer that tells it's customers not to use anything but the light 12's - that's Huss and Dalton. some guitars just come alive with 13s. Some manifacturers prefer to use on their guitar .013......... Taylor on all Dread for example.......... .013 because that gauge is more appropriate for dread top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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