Hi. Uncle Jimmy, May 1, 2014 #2. The 9's on the Jaguar are a little floppy I must admit and 10's or even 11's may feel better but its easy to do bends on and has a real light touch Apr 10, 2020 #64. rocking rooster Tele-Holic. Jun 21, 2016 #5 Try it and see. would gauge 10 strings work on a fender american strat with a tremolo? Technically - it would always be better to have a good tech cut the nut to the … It's just not fair. On a set of 10s, it’s a 13 that you typically see. 9-42 on Fenders, 10-46 on Gibsons, 12-53 on my Gibson acoustic. LPMarshall Hack Senior Member. jjudas, Jun 5, 2017. jjudas, Jun 5, 2017 #2. My hardtail Strats will probably always use 11s but I do think a Strat benefits from a thinner string than does a Tele. Messages: 7,625. We use a 13.5 and on a set of 9s it’s an 11 when I think it really should be a 12. Posts: 531. 11. paco1976 Senior Member. I still have a humbucker guitar with 9s on it. I only have 10s right now and i dont feel like going to guitar center, and I want to try a warmer sound. Fri, Jun 15, 2012 2:00pm. The guitar feels like a toy with them on. Get yerself a set of these and riff into infinity!!! Aug 14. If there isn't a fret buzz, and the intonation is good, then you're good. What all do I need to know? Also, even though I said I've had a few guitars, I'm still new to guitar. So, I'm a bit torn and confused. 5. On my Trower which is tuned to D I use 11-48 On my Yngwie, I experiment. By the time I had it adjusted, the extra height mostly negated to lighter strings, so the 10s and 9s felt about the same to me - 9s still being easier to play, but not by much. Drop D Both Scales – Skinny Top / Heavy Bottom (10-52) Maintains slinkiness on the high strings, and beefs up the feel on the lower strings, especially when dropped. Joined: Oct 13, 2011 Location: Somerset UK. In what order should I tweek things after I put on the new set of strings? Sometimes it’s subtle and sometimes it’s a lot. After toying with it, and while I'm by no means a good guitarist yet, my fingers just glided and I could play all the songs I struggled with, easily. Because they're thicker, they don't break so often. Fri, Jun 15, 2012 2:20pm. Be brave. I cant even play 9s anymore. Page 3 of 3 < Prev 1 2 3. I started off using 10s for everything I play, whether it be Gibson, Fender, etc. Going from 9s to 10s was a lot harder to get used to and bigger effect on tone than going from 10s to 11s I found. On my E Flat Hendrix Strat I use 10-46. I personally prefer 10s, but that's most likely because that's what I started with. YMMV. It also means that they're harder to bend. I mostly play a lot of 80s Funk/AOR/R&B stuff (lots of cutting/chord playing), would there be a big difference in playability and sound if I moved from NYXL 9s to 10s? Clapton plays 10s and may as well count as a paradigm for classic strat tone. She's a My guitar teacher suggest I moved down to 8s on my strat. 25. Not only it was more comfortable, but my fingers didnt hurt after some hours of playing. It's easier than trying to explain how 9s sound in your guitar. ermghoti II 5 posts. Fun for extravagant bends and grandiose vibrato tho. Never had a nut problem. ToneRanger Most Honored Senior Member. previous post, I want 9s to nail that cheap sound, which for me is the classic strat tone. As I've aged, my grip strength and endurance has decreased. V.I.P. I want to put 10s on it. chris_john Frets: 24 . Preferable for getting a heavier, more Strat-like tension on a Gibson Scale instrument. I’m not sure how going up a gauge will help tuning stability but maybe I just don’t know very much! My problem is I tend to "stress ball" squeeze chords, especially live, and I was squeezing chords out of tune as a result. I switched to 9s because I was suffering from some kind of repetitive strain injury in my wrists. I needed a little more tension and resistance while I was playing. I found 8s too thin, so I moved back up, and put bronze 10s on my acoustic. I thought it would change my tone but it doesn't enough for anyone to be like "hey those are 9s!". I figure the truss rod will need adjustment due to lower string tension. I just got a new Tele that came with 9s. I will post a NGD thread with pics later tonight when I get home. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. As far as the setup goes, I'd try without first. Nov 25, 2009 #7 10s. 9s or 10s/rhythm and lead Discussion in 'Tab, Tips, Theory and Technique' started by TomG, Jan 6, 2007. Joined Oct 24, 2013 Messages 2,340 Reaction score 1,715. Would this change require action or intonation adjustments as well? I use 10-46 on 2 of my strats and 10-52 on one of my strats. Re: String gauge for Strats We don't need no stinkin' decimals Hmmm so .009's are prone to breakage? This means that they intonate better (your fingers don't mash them out of tune so easily). 10s are perfect for me, though I like hybrid slinkies (9s top, 10s bottom) on strats and teles . Replies 88; Created 12 yr; Last Reply 12 yr; Top Posters In This Topic. - Is the "classic" strat sound better achieved with 10's, 9's, doesn't matter? If you've been used to playing with 10s, 9s will play sharp out of tune. Re: 9s vs 10s. Well, for me, cf. Hard to say. I can't get around the fret board with the ease of people like Neal Schon, and I'm pretty sure that dude uses 9s. It has 10's on it and they seem a bit tight on the nut. I haven't had a strat in a long time and I was wondering if 9's are more appropriate. Changed my strat from 09s to 10's and my strat was now much easier to play. Then i bought a Les Paul that had 10s and i found it extremely easier to play. I'm far from an expert, but I'd put the strings on and play. 5. I'm imagining the 10s would be darker than 9s (not what I'm after). Reactions: 1 person. 9-46 across the board, both les Paul's, bothe strats, and my Jaguar. I did exactly this on two Strats recently. 5 years ago. Aug 9. Will these be ok for the tremolo bridge? Question is, what should I expect to change from a setup standpoint? 10.5 would probably be best for me, but D'addario does not offer and may never offer those Luthier Bulk Packs (in 10.5) which they offer in 9s, 10s and 11s. I switched from 10s to 9s a few years ago after having played 10s on Strats for about 15 years. So I'm not an advanced player, but I've been playing quite a lot recently, and I am just amazed at the difference going from 9s to 10s on my Strat has made. Member. Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. Burningleaves 10 posts. Joined Dec 11, 2008 Messages 16,182 Reaction score 23,467. 48. I think probably 10s because I tend to hit strings really hard and break them with my past guitars. 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