Soupy1957 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 According to Epiphone, the typical Accoustic string sizes that are "factory" sent, are: .012/.016/.025/.034/.041/.052 I buy Elixirs, (80/20 Bronze Polywebs) and I haven't yet restrung my Hummingbird or my EJ200 (they're THAT new), but will be doing so this weekend, with: .013/.017/.026/.035/.045/.056 What do you think will be the end result in terms of sound, and fit???? (Obviously I'm most concerned about the 5th and 6th strings). -Soupy1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteWilson Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I would be more concerned with the additional stress on the neck. Strings of that guage are fine for Resonators, but I would not use that heavy a guage for normal playing. String tension would be great enough so that fretting would be more difficult. I never use strings heavier than .012's. Now that is just my opinion, do what you wish, they are your guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill67 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Bigger strings are bassier and louder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy1957 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 I put them on both the EJ200 and the Hummingbird, and found that: A) The pegs were exceptionally hard to remove from the holes B) One peg had a missing inlay C) I think the action is higher on the Hummingbird beyond the 7th fret than I like (was that way even with the old strings) and I'm not sure how I'm going to fix that without causing a contact on the 1st fret bar. D) They both sound BRILLIANT with the Elixirs (of course; their "new") Time will tell, I guess. -Soupy1957 P.S.: As regards Item C.....if you are going to tell me to shim the Nut and adjust the Truss Rod, how much shim would you start with? (.050?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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