zerobox94 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I have 9's on right now but they feel too thin to me. What's an ideal string thickness for a Casino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoop Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 There's no real ideal string gauge for any guitar. It's entirely up to you and what you think sounds and feels right. However, I personally use 10s on my Casino, and do on all my guitars. Some folks say you can use even heavier gauge strings on a Casino, as the trapeze tailpiece keeps things feeling supple and light. I've not tried it myself. I personally use D'Addario half rounds on my Casino (as well as my Stratocaster actually). They're sort of a mix of roundwound and flatwound. You get the brightness and twang of a flatwound, but the ease of playing and bending of a roundwound. Remember too that if you change your string gauge, you'll probably need to make adjustments to the bridge, and maybe a little truss rod tweak, in order to set the action to where you like it and minimise string buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjtalon Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I use D'Addario EXL115. the 11-49's really make that hollow body BOOM ! I also swap the G for a .018 wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i Can Tuna Guitar Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I also swap the G for a .018 wound. Are you aware that EXL115W sets come that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Are you aware that EXL115W sets come that way? Does that mean "Excellent for 115 Watts"? It IS up to the individual player's taste, but.... EPIPHONE STRING GAUGES - as installed at Factory (pdf format chart) http://www.epiphone.com/images/StringGauges.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I use D'Addario EXL115. the 11-49's really make that hollow body BOOM ! I also swap the G for a .018 wound. +1 on this answer. 11's with a wound G string is exactly what my Casino loves and sounds best (to me) with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjtalon Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Are you aware that EXL115W sets come that way? ya thanks. I should have mentioned that. I stumbled on those being available like that when getting EXL110's for my Les Paul and Tele's................after I had already ordered a 10 pack !! So I had to order a pile of individual strings for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Buffalo Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 .009's, .010's, .011's - what ever you choose, if you stick with it for a few weeks, you'll get used to them, and they will seem "normal". I use .010's on most of my electric guitars, but I have D'Addario Chromes (.011's) on my ES 175 reissue and my EJ 160E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvdv Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I use light gauge strings on my stringed instruments because of reptitive strain injuries, and I string my Casino with a modified set of D'Addario XL 'Nickel Wound Super Light' .009's. The modification I make is to take the .009 off and substitute a .010 because the .009 is just too thin (i.e., it lacks tone), and a couple have broken on me. I find the low E (.042) a bit 'boomy', so may experiment with buying a thinner gauge E, or perhaps using an extra A (which in this set is a .032). Although I have never really found D'Addario to be to my taste before, I have to say that they really add a dimension to the Casino's sound that I didn't find with a couple of other makes that I tried before I found the D'Addarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modern image Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 i use cleartone 10's. amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Ernie Ball Slinky 10's on EVERY electric I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Ernie Ball Slinky 10's on EVERY electric I own. +1. over the years i have found the ernie balls to be excellent reliable strings, I use slinky 10's on all 24.75" scale length guitars and super slinky 9's on all the 25.5" guitars. (electric) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 +1. over the years i have found the ernie balls to be excellent reliable strings, I use slinky 10's on all 24.75" scale length guitars and super slinky 9's on all the 25.5" guitars. (electric) Gotta love the 10-46's in the lime green pack!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverden Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I have 9's on right now but they feel too thin to me. What's an ideal string thickness for a Casino? Factory gauge. 10-46 Elixir Nanoweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I would agree that 9's are a bit thin for a Casino. I have one 335 type guitar set-up with 9's for bendy blues and others with 10's for better tone and less fret-buzz. My Peerless Casino has round 10's which sound good but I might change for wire 10's next time as I would like a bit more bite. I have not yet tried 11's but they would probably suit a more 'tone' orientated style and might need a new set-up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed1 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Another vote for 11s with the wound G. I play my Casino more unplugged than plugged in. I do mostly rythmn, finger picking and jazz chording, so harder string bending isn't an issue. A pro jazz playing buddy of mine uses Infeld Thomastiks that are a hybrid 11 with the wound G, that he swears by. Relatively expensive though. But then, so are the good tools that I use at work, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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