Seu João Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hello gibson fans, I played all my life with 0.9 strings, in my fender telecaster. But i'm getting a wonderfull Gibson es-335 63' reissue with those fantastic burstbuckers and i'm really thinking on putting some 0.9 strings on the guitar, 'cause i'm a small hand player and i really prefer playing with these strings, with 0.10 i have some difficulty to bend one tone in the E and B higher strings. But i'm afraid that the gibson may loose the caracteristic sound, that wonderfull tone. can somebody tell me about their experience with this kind of strings in a semi hollow body guitar, how did the guitar reacted to that. I play only blues, in fact, even if a try to play something else i wouldn't be able to, i play mostly in a BB King style soloing, Muddy Waters (that's why i'm a telecaster lover) and some Freddie king. Hope to ear some news, João Mota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I currently use 10's on my 335 But have played with 9's previously....yes there is a loss of tone but bends are easier Eric Clapton uses light gauge strings.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 They say that if you use 9's on a Telecaster that 10's will feel about the same on a Gibson, as far as the string tension goes. You might just want to see how 10's feel and see if you like them. Good luck - you'll need to post some pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cecil Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I played Fenders and Rickenbackers for years with light-gauge strings (9's on the Fenders). When I started playing 335-style semi-hollowbodies, I went to TI flats for two of them. I use 12's on my Epiphone Sheraton, and 10's on my Ibanez AS103. I still use D'Adario 10's on my Gibson 335, in part because I like a little round-wound variety mixing with the flats on my other guitars (I use flat 10's now on my Fenders and Rics, too). I personally like the stability of the larger-gauge strings. The 12's mate really well with my semi-hollow Sheraton. They move the top much better than lighter strings (I tried a lot of different brands and gauges on that guitar before the TI 12's). I don't bend strings much, so super slinky strings that feel like rubber bands aren't my style. I like strings that stand up and fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seu João Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thank you for your help, i'll put some 0.10 first and maybe ask my luthier to do some work and then i'll see if 0.9 are needed, i will post some photos as soon as i get her, yes she's a woman like all gibsons. João Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisan Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hello, For years I used .09-.42 strings on my Les Paul and other guitars. When I bought my first hollowbody (an ES-135) it came with .10-.52 which are a good balanced set. I have used this guage for a while and love the nice deep tones you get out of it. Great for blues and even jazz. Although the jazz guys like .11 or .12 I find them too heavy for any stretching like you will do in most blues or rock. So lately I decided to use a heavier guage on my Les Paul. I had a talk with my luthier (who absolutely loves .10-.52 guage) and he suggested I try .09 -.46 He said they are not as balanced as the .10-.52 but better than the .10-.46 so I decided to try them. I bought the Dean Marley Blue Steal Custom Lights. They Feel great. Lots of stretching and pretty good bass tones without as much buzzing as the .09-.42 I have been using Dean Markley strings for years and my only complaint is that they always leave a black residue on your fingers. Plenty of other companies make Custom Light .09-.42 sets. I suggest you try one. Good Luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt335 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 The 335 has a shorter scale length than the telecaster. 10's on the 335 will feel much like 9's on a tele or strat, I think you'll find the 335 easy to play with 10's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 You can do it but the tone suffers and the 335 can have tuning issues with them. Best to use 10s, but that's just MHO. You'll find that the shorter scale of the 335 vs the Tele will compensate a bit for the heavier string gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Like a number of guys said: You will find 10's on Gibsons sounding fuller and clearer. Bending effort is similar to 9's on a longer Fender scale. I use 10's on all scales... simplify my spare set of strings. Plus, sometimes there are good sale incentive when you buy a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I don't agree with the loss of tone comments. Tone may be different....but that doesn't mean that there is a loss of tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seu João Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Thank you all, i'll give 0.10 a chance, i think it's like apple and oranges, everybodys different and you really have to feel it to know if it's right to your ears and fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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