Strings on a Riviera

[slk]

Anyone see any harm to having 13's flatwound on a Riveria Custom P93??? Will the guitar stand up to that much string tension or should I go smaller???

 

Thanks

Steve

[Parabar]

Lots of jazz players use 13's on full hollow body archtops, so I can't see a reason not to use them on a semi-hollow like a Riviera. The center block provides plenty of reinforcement

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[Versatile]

I have been up to 13's and even 14's on various guitars at some stage... :blink:

 

IMO it is all about the efficacy of the truss rod...which in the end is relied upon to counter-balance string tension

 

One or two of my older guitars are showing signs of 'fatigue' so are strung lighter than others

 

It depends on the individual guitar

 

I tend to go with 10's and 11's on semis

 

V