putting 11's on 65ri mustang

TideBleach · Post by **TideBleach** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:25 pm

i was wondering if the stock nut will accept 11's or will i need to cut it to fit them. right now im using 10s.

thanks

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:48 pm

I'm pretty sure you can go up to 13s without a real issue.

I've got 11s on my 69 and it is all cool.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:01 pm

I am doing just this. No problems whatsoever. I'm going to try out some 12s (EXL145s I believe) at some point soon.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:35 pm

all you gotta do is get an exacto knive and jimmy it around a little bit.

shavings will come out. its not an exact science. it wont fuck up your guitar.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:10 pm

robroe wrote:all you gotta do is get an exacto knive and jimmy it around a little bit.

shavings will come out. its not an exact science. it wont fuck up your guitar.

+1000. This is how its done...but I see no problem up through 12/13s....

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:01 pm

10-52's fit fine with no mods.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:01 pm

fender nuts(stock) are probly some of the best stock cut nuts out there, really,
the nut only takes up about 1/3 of the string itself(generally) making string sizes realatively easily to change out without any problem, and they catch ALOT less than than a nut that encompasses's the whole damn string.

ElCapitan · Post by **ElCapitan** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:40 pm

I found 12s unbearable for lead work on my JS. I kept them on for 3 months, but it was 3 months of pain and torture and bleeding nails.

Jagermeister · Post by **Jagermeister** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:14 am

In 1 month I'd have killed them anyway.

Anything feels normal after flatwounds (usually 12+). You DON'T bend.

11s are comfy, 10s or 9s send you into WHOOSH bend mode. Which is actually sorta cool.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:10 am

ElCapitan wrote:I found 12s unbearable for lead work on my JS. I kept them on for 3 months, but it was 3 months of pain and torture and bleeding nails.

I use a pick a lot.

Baaan012 · Post by **Baaan012** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:49 am

what brand of strings do you use? i dont think ive ever tried anything but ernie balls super slinkys. . .

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:55 pm

I think Aen is a GHS baratone string man. I love D'addario, GHS is good stuff,the strings tend to rot faster though.

Post by **dots** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:46 am

i just re-strung my jstang with 11's after 12 years of using only 10's. digging it, but you won't soon see me using anything heavier. . . that shit's just about dong swinging than anything else.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:56 am

dots wrote:i just re-strung my jstang with 11's after 12 years of using only 10's. digging it, but you won't soon see me using anything heavier. . . that shit's just about dong swinging than anything else.

And we know that real girls use light strings and eyeliner

TideBleach · Post by **TideBleach** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:14 am

i just restrung my mustang with 11s and oh man its playing how i always wanted it to play, its completely rocking now.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:29 am

More Cowbell wrote:I love D'addario

As do I, XL 11s on shortscales, 10s on my other stuff.

TideBleach · Post by **TideBleach** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:05 am

Richard wrote:
More Cowbell wrote:I love D'addario
As do I, XL 11s on shortscales, 10s on my other stuff.

same here

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:17 am

More Cowbell wrote:I think Aen is a GHS baratone string man. I love D'addario, GHS is good stuff,the strings tend to rot faster though.

D'addarios seem to last longer than most strings out there. They sound good, but my favs are Ernie Ball Slinkies.

Baaan012 · Post by **Baaan012** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:21 am

SUPER SLINKYS!!

Post by **Mike** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:27 am

dots wrote:i just re-strung my jstang with 11's after 12 years of using only 10's. digging it, but you won't soon see me using anything heavier. . . that shit's just about dong swinging than anything else.

I disagree. I am used to 11s on my Telecaster, why shouldn't I up from 11's to 12's on my Mustang to attain the same tension I'm used to?