As some of you know, last night, I bought a new, candy apple red '66 Jag reissue, for chump change. A free setup of the guitar was thrown in as a part of the purchase (they have a luthier on staff, who along with doing repairs, and restorations, does guitar setups). I left instructions that I want my Jag set up for 12s with a wound G. I used 10s for a very long time (about as long as I've been playing - 31 years). Recently, I've been leaning more towards using 11s on my longer scale guitars. I also read a couple of posts by Jag players, saying that they prefer 13s on their Jags. What do you guys think, 12s, or 13s?
johnny marr and fran use 10s on their jaguars. that's a good enough vote of approval for me. my opinion is either 10s w/ wound G or 10s w/ heavy bottom, depending on the tone you're looking for.
I'm looking for more punch soundwise, and frankly I prefer a stiffer feel playingwise (I've never been much of a string bender - I'm more of a picker), so I think I'll give 12s a try. Hopefully they'll have a playing feel close to the 11s I had on my last Tele. I'm not a fan of strings that feel like rubber bands. I've preferred D'Addarios for the past 20 years or so (with the occasional deviation for GHS Boomers). I think I'll give these a try:
Yep, I've been using sets with wound Gs (D'Addario EXL-110W 10s, or EXL-115W, 11s), for a looong time (25 plus years). I think a wound G sounds smoother, and lasts longer than a plain G. Since I'm, not a big blues bender (kind of odd for a lead guitarist), it's no big deal to me that wound Gs are harder to bend.
Use D'addarios whenever possible. Ernie Balls are exactly that: Fat fuckin' balls. They suck harder than any other string manufacturer. They are SUPER FUCKING LAME. I even take Rotosounds before I Ernie Balls. Fuck Ernie Balls.
I disagree... Ernies are the greatest. I use 10s on my jag also... because of fran and marr. D'addarios are characterless... slinkys got chime to them !!
If I were to go for heavier guage I would seriously consider Dean Markley strings.
Ernies break. I have not broken a string since I started using D'addarios. FACT. I don't know whether I just got better, or it was a combination of that and not using Ernie Bullshits, but that's just the way it is. I have not snapped a string in fucking years. Fuck Ernie Bullshits.
ekwatts wrote:Ernies break. I have not broken a string since I started using D'addarios. FACT. I don't know whether I just got better, or it was a combination of that and not using Ernie Bullshits, but that's just the way it is. I have not snapped a string in fucking years. Fuck Ernie Bullshits.
They were breaking on me too so I moved to d'addarios... & they were just the same. Roto Sounds in fact didn't... so they won in that respect. I filed & sanded my trems holes and all was good in the world. Several months of use daily and I've never broken an ernie ball string since. Surely someone somewhere has done a strength test between these various brands ?
D'addarios are characterless... slinkys got chime to them !!
