Stringing the Jaaguaaaar!

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:46 am

My new (used) AVRI Jaguar will be here in a couple of days and I wanted to ask the Jaguar players what kind and gauge of strings you would recommend?

The salesman said it currently had flat-wound strings on it. I tend to play Rock/Alternative and it appears my Jaguar already has the Mustang bridge on it.

I have played anything from .09s on my PRS (now sold), .010s on my Squier Duo Sonic and Jagmaster, to .12s on my Taylor acoustic guitars. I have used DAddario, Elixir (acoustic), and GHS strings.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:53 am

I use 12s w/ a wound G or 13s sometimes.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:20 am

Reece wrote:I use 12s w/ a wound G or 13s sometimes.

ha yea but uh, anyway I think the general consensus around here is that the fender shortscales function best with no less than 11s.

I would be interested to know how those flatwounds sound though. I think they could give you a really cool sound on a trebly guitar like a jag.

brianeharmonjr · Post by **brianeharmonjr** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:28 am

I've got Fender 10's on my Jag and it is absolutely perfect for me. Not a fan of the 11's and up, even on short scales.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:50 am

12s felt best for me.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:15 am

brianeharmonjr wrote:I've got Fender 10's on my Jag and it is absolutely perfect for me. Not a fan of the 11's and up, even on short scales.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:54 am

11's for me.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:59 am

aen wrote:12s felt best for me.

I forget to mention that I employ a cusotm tuning, so for most folks 11s shoudl be fine.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:55 am

aen wrote:
aen wrote:12s felt best for me.
I forget to mention that I employ a cusotm tuning, so for most folks 11s shoudl be fine.

its true, Aen never warned me the jag would be in open c when he shipped it to me.
however it led me to a tuning i hadn't played in before.

also on topic.
11's w/ wound 3rd work great for short scales, although i now use those on 25.5" and use 13's on 24" and shorter.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:21 am

Thom wrote:11's for me.

+1. I use .011-.049 Fender bullets on my jaguar.

Empires · Post by **Empires** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:36 am

I have fallen out with the flatwounds...

These are my current favourites;

Current internal debate: wound G?

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:25 am

Even my "old steady" .011 - .049 set felt flimsy and plinky on the Jag. Hence the solution, but I'd like to try flatwounds for a darker thump sometime soon.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:28 am

If you like being in tune, wound G!

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:30 am

D'addario 10.5 guage.

Before that I was flitting between 10's & 11's .... gonna go back to regular slinkys -10s next though seeing as I've solved the 'jag snapping my strings issue'.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:35 am

wound Gs are nice, especially if you like to play acoustic alot. It makes it easier to switch back and forth without it feeling so weird. That and unwound Gs can sound like dying cats.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:02 pm

aen wrote:
aen wrote:12s felt best for me.
I forget to mention that I employ a cusotm tuning, so for most folks 11s shoudl be fine.

I borrowed something close to your custom tuning and used it a step (or half a step sometimes) down for a few months, hence the 13s.

Anyway, if this thread does anything, it shows that Horses for Courses really holds true.

Just start out with 11s and see how it feels. If you're using 10s on a duo-sonic I can't see you wanting to go as high as me on a Jag.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:08 pm

I suppose it just depends what you're used to. I used to play on 9s when I was learning guitar and so when I got a Jag-Stang and started using 11s it was a big step up for me. After a while I got used to it though and then I started putting 11s on my 25.5" scale guitars, which I felt was quite stiff at first, but I'm used to it now so that 11s on the Jag feel quite bendy and easy to play.

prospect · Post by **prospect** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:44 pm

Reece wrote:I use 12s w/ a wound G or 13s sometimes.

+1

I haven't bumped to .13's for a while, but 12's w/ wound G is my current fave.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:02 pm

10's for six years. no problems whatsoever.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:30 pm

Fran wrote:10's for six years. no problems whatsoever.

Same here. I go for the set with the heavier bottom 10-52.