10. I did exactly this on two Strats recently. So use whatever works for you. 5. Technically - it would always be better to have a good tech cut the nut to the … Replies 88; Created 12 yr; Last Reply 12 yr; Top Posters In This Topic. For all of my life i only had a strat on 09s. 9-42 on Fenders, 10-46 on Gibsons, 12-53 on my Gibson acoustic. 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. I found 8s too thin, so I moved back up, and put bronze 10s on my acoustic. Messages: 7,625. I needed a little more tension and resistance while I was playing. Burningleaves 10 posts. The feel is so much nicer to me, and the tone is so much thicker, it honestly feels like a new guitar. On a set of 10s, it’s a 13 that you typically see. 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. 9. I know what you mean about 9's, I just replaced to some 10's with heavy bottoms. So the small dif in tone is much more noticable. I've played 9s since I first started. Page 3 of 3 < Prev 1 2 3. Aug 10. I only have 10s right now and i dont feel like going to guitar center, and I want to try a warmer sound. We use a 13.5 and on a set of 9s it’s an 11 when I think it really should be a 12. 9s are what works for me. I'm far from an expert, but I'd put the strings on and play. jjudas, Jun 5, 2017. jjudas, Jun 5, 2017 #2. 10s are perfect. I started off using 10s for everything I play, whether it be Gibson, Fender, etc. 4. She's a I went from 9s to 10s on all my Strats now. I had to raise the string height to avoid fret buzz (smaller string needs to be looser and vibrate more to make the same tone). On my Trower which is tuned to D I use 11-48 On my Yngwie, I experiment. Hi. PaulSter 5 posts. Would this change require action or intonation adjustments as well? The guitar feels like a toy with them on. July 2019. Currently use 11s on most of my strats, 10s on one strat and tele. ToneRanger Most Honored Senior Member. Reactions: 1 person. 10s are perfect for me, though I like hybrid slinkies (9s top, 10s bottom) on strats and teles . It has 10's on it and they seem a bit tight on the nut. After seeing that Rick Beato video on string gauge, I got curious and tried the new Ernie Ball 9.5 gauge strings on my Les Paul and I have to say, I REALLY am enjoying them. Aug 8. ermghoti II 5 posts. I personally prefer 10s, but that's most likely because that's what I started with. Aug 14. Eb Standard Fender Scale – Skinny Top / Heavy Bottom (10-52) For a tighter feel on the lower strings. My hardtail Strats will probably always use 11s but I do think a Strat benefits from a thinner string than does a Tele. So, I'm a bit torn and confused. But recently I started using 9s on Fenders and 10s on Shorter scale lengths like Gibsons. Well, for me, cf. EWSEthan New member. 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 have never done this myself. If my heavy-handed hacker style, using 9s is the equivalent of me boxing a 9 year old. Aug 9. I use 11s, so I don't like it enough to actually use 9s, but when I switched to 9s on my Strat a few years ago, I thought it was a sonic improvement. Not only it was more comfortable, but my fingers didnt hurt after some hours of playing. I switched to 9s because I was suffering from some kind of repetitive strain injury in my wrists. YMMV. Fri, Jun 15, 2012 2:00pm. You could go with 11's on your LP and 10's on your strat . My problem is I tend to "stress ball" squeeze chords, especially live, and I was squeezing chords out of tune as a result. 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. I figure the truss rod will need adjustment due to lower string tension. I still have a humbucker guitar with 9s on it. Both took getting used to and both made better tone. Top Posters In This Topic. Joined Dec 11, 2008 Messages 16,182 Reaction score 23,467. As I've aged, my grip strength and endurance has decreased. I haven't had a strat in a long time and I was wondering if 9's are more appropriate. My current strings have to go. Popular Days. Be foolhardy. So, with the model and all that considered, should I use 9s or 10s? I like 10s on most guitars but I don’t have a problem with 9s. In what order should I tweek things after I put on the new set of strings? My last 3 guitars came with 10s and I played 'em that way at first, but as soon as I changed to 9's the guitar immediately seemed much more responsive to me. PRS guitars play so incredibly well that 9s can be almost too slinky at times. Posts: 531. Sep 19, 2016 #74 Y'all got it wrong. Jkater 9 posts. 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. Jun 21, 2016 #5 Try it and see. The past ones were ones that I borrowed off my brother. It also means that they're harder to bend. I am considering a change in string gauge from 10s to 9s on my Mexican Strat. - Is the "classic" strat sound better achieved with 10's, 9's, doesn't matter? He then passed me his Strat, which wears 9s, while mine has 10s. I'm hoping to gain some speed and agility. 25. Fri, Jun 15, 2012 2:20pm. 9s feel like spaghetti to me now. My guitar teacher suggest I moved down to 8s on my strat. Joined: Oct 13, 2011 Location: Somerset UK. If you've been used to playing with 10s, 9s will play sharp out of tune. As far as the setup goes, I'd try without first. 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. Re: String gauge for Strats We don't need no stinkin' decimals Hmmm so .009's are prone to breakage? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. I want to put 10s on it. 11s help in that regard, and they also force me to play with a stronger pick attack, which improves my dynamics and phrasing. 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. Is that accurate or just my imagination? Clapton plays 10s and may as well count as a paradigm for classic strat tone. It's easier than trying to explain how 9s sound in your guitar. would gauge 10 strings work on a fender american strat with a tremolo? 9-46 across the board, both les Paul's, bothe strats, and my Jaguar. I just got a new Tele that came with 9s. chris_john Frets: 24 . I play clean - well, amp breakup - with an OD pedal some. Will these be ok for the tremolo bridge? 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? John Vasco I'm with the band. Nov 25, 2009 #7 10s. 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. Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. FWIW I swap back and forth between 9s and 10s several times a year. I'm imagining the 10s would be darker than 9s (not what I'm after). On my E Flat Hendrix Strat I use 10-46. fek Active member. The tone is much improved with 10s as well. I put 9s on my Tele recently. The Hoff wrote:11s for me. paco1976 Senior Member. Be brave. It's just not fair. Get yerself a set of these and riff into infinity!!! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. If you're interested in 9s, I think the easiest thing to do is to buy a set, put them on, and see if you like them. Hard to say. V.I.P. I've been using 10s on Strats and LPs forever, but I'm thinking about just throwing some 9s on everything. Cheers, Do21or12Die Preferable for getting a heavier, more Strat-like tension on a Gibson Scale instrument. But I can't afford them in packs of 1 or 3. I recently got an Affinity strat. 9s or 10s/rhythm and lead Discussion in 'Tab, Tips, Theory and Technique' started by TomG, Jan 6, 2007. Jun 21, 2016 #6 Going from 10-s … Joined Oct 24, 2013 Messages 2,340 Reaction score 1,715. I think probably 10s because I tend to hit strings really hard and break them with my past guitars. I just picked up a strat copy and put 10s on it without thinking. Also, even though I said I've had a few guitars, I'm still new to guitar. I use 10-46 on 2 of my strats and 10-52 on one of my strats. Fun for extravagant bends and grandiose vibrato tho. I use 10-46 on my Les Pauls too, I don't mind the difference, even with the scale difference. What all do I need to know? Kenneth Mountain, Pat V., 5ofeight and 1 other person like this. July 2018. This means that they intonate better (your fingers don't mash them out of tune so easily). I will post a NGD thread with pics later tonight when I get home. I'm not even going to mention how easier the bends were. I promise I would buy a heck of a lot of boxes of those 10.5 sets. Joined Dec 18, 2009 Messages 5,987 Reaction score 10,150. 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