surfpup Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 .011 - .048s. The Rev. B. F. Gibbons uses .007 - .038 unless he's playing slide when he goes for those heavyweight .008s.... Pip. While this is true, and oft mentioned here, I highly doubt he was using 7's on the early albums... when his tone was good! The story I heard was BB King told him to use lighter strings and just turn up the amp so he wouldn't have to work so hard. Up until 1980 he used 11s. I'd say they sounded pretty good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-Y_WUN7hY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I use 10s on all electric guitars; regardless of scale. I use 11s on all acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 10's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just reading through taking notes down. I've tried several different strings in the past and didn't like them. Many were too hard to bend for me so I went to DR Blues 10-46 and have stuck with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Always been a 9s guy. Forever! I'll never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darling67 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 10's on all electrics—except for my Tele. I use 11's on her. For some reason, 10s feel too "weak" on the Tele's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1500960059[/url]' post='1870897']10's on all electrics—except for my Tele. I use 11's on her. For some reason, 10s feel too "weak" on the Tele's neck. That's what I thought about my Jag. It just feels loose and at the bridge. But then I don't have any problem bending strings up high other then I have to retune it. Especially after using the vibrato arm a few times. So I leave the 10's on? Whatever it came with when I bought it didn't last the 2nd day. The high E snaped so I put the DR's on and it's been great since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 009 ~ .042 4H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 While this is true, and oft mentioned here, I highly doubt he was using 7's on the early albums... when his tone was good! The story I heard was BB King told him to use lighter strings and just turn up the amp so he wouldn't have to work so hard. Up until 1980 he used 11s. I'd say they sounded pretty good! A friend did the lights when Top was at one of the big Casinos and I don't remember which, it was on the boardwalk so maybe Taj. She comped a few of us and we got to eat and drink and hang around backstage and say hello to them guys and chat with them and then afterwards they were at a "party" at one of the bars, back when casinos had bars in them. Anyway, I was in my late 30's I guess, a pretty potent guitar player still, and gigging insanely along with a full time career as a computer guy, I was young enough to pull it off. I walked past the rack with the black Esquire custom he had done and a couple other guitars on it including at least three les pauls. No guitar in that rack had less than 10s on it, I looked because I had always heard he used little skinnies. That night he did not. There was also nothing in any of his cabinets but a pilot light, one had a cup of coffee in it, and one had an ashtray but no smokes, he smoked later at the bar though. There was a little rack of some kind of distortion devices all powered and lit but no cables from anything to anything, and I want to say that guy Charlie that was a real as shole but I can't remember his last name he used to fight with everybody on usenet about his pedals. Can't remember. They were meh that night. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlleyB Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 9-42 on a short scale like a Les Paul will feel too loose I think. If you do that what are you gonna put on a strat? I'd put 9-42 on a strat. but on a les paul, I think it should work just as fine as 10-46's. but i'd rather stick to 10-46's on fixed bridge guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlander Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 After 25 years of using strictly d'Addario XL110 (10-46) on my 1992 Standard, I got introduced by my luthier to their 10-46 balanced tension set. I initially went for a complete pro setup and fret dress on my latest Warmoth Tele build and they had not the regular XL110 I am so used to... They suggested I give a try to the XL110BT which is: 10, 13.5, 17, 25, 34, 46 instead of 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46 and frankly I am now sold on it. While some of the strings feels a little bit smaller than usual under the fingers, the tension between them is more balanced making it a charm to fret. I am used on my Tal Farlow to a good balanced set with Thomastik Infeld Swing JS112 so it kind of feel similar. The only downside is I don't think they are available as pack of 10 which is what I usually buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I've always used .10's but my recent new purchase ES Les Paul w/ Bigsby had .09's & I liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 10-46 on all solidbodies. I have a 12-60 set ready to try for slide work (not on the LP though). I use similar heavy flatwounds on the Archtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I am used on my Tal Farlow to a good balanced set with Thomastik Infeld Swing JS112 so it kind of feel similar. The only downside is I don't think they are available as pack of 10 which is what I usually buy Yes, try he JS110s. http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/sites/default/files/catalogue/ti_jazz_git_folder_06_13sc.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 That's what I thought about my Jag. It just feels loose and at the bridge. But then I don't have any problem bending strings up high other then I have to retune it. Especially after using the vibrato arm a few times. So I leave the 10's on? Whatever it came with when I bought it didn't last the 2nd day. The high E snaped so I put the DR's on and it's been great since. The Jaguar is short scale so strings will feel looser on it compared to longer scale length guitars The tuning issues and string breakage are usually associated with the nut and saddles. If you hear a "ping" sound coming from the nut or bridge when you tune or use the vibrato that means the string is binding there which will cause tuning issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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