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putting 11's on 65ri mustang
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:25 pm
by TideBleach
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
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:48 pm
by euan
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:01 pm
by Mike
I am doing just this. No problems whatsoever. I'm going to try out some 12s (EXL145s I believe) at some point soon.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:35 pm
by robroe
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:10 pm
by Wilbur
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....
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:01 pm
by More Cowbell
10-52's fit fine with no mods.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:01 pm
by robert(original)
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.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:40 pm
by ElCapitan
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:14 am
by Jagermeister
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:10 am
by aen
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:49 am
by Baaan012
what brand of strings do you use? i dont think ive ever tried anything but ernie balls super slinkys. . .
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:55 pm
by More Cowbell
I think Aen is a GHS baratone string man. I love D'addario, GHS is good stuff,the strings tend to rot faster though.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:46 am
by dots
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:56 am
by mickie08
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
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:14 am
by TideBleach
i just restrung my mustang with 11s and oh man its playing how i always wanted it to play, its completely rocking now.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:29 am
by Richard
More Cowbell wrote:I love D'addario
As do I, XL 11s on shortscales, 10s on my other stuff.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:05 am
by TideBleach
Richard wrote:More Cowbell wrote:I love D'addario
As do I, XL 11s on shortscales, 10s on my other stuff.
same here
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:17 am
by astro
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:21 am
by Baaan012
SUPER SLINKYS!!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:27 am
by Mike
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?