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Wound G strings
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 5:16 pm
by Noisy Cat
Who plays with these? I've just ordered some packs of D'Addario 11–49 with wound Gs. Plain Gs have always sounded a bit dull to me, particularly on my Jaguar. Ima try them on my Jazzmaster as well.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 5:49 pm
by theshadowofseattle
WOUND G IS BEST G.
It's all I use. D'Addarios with wound G - 10's for 25.5", 11's for 24"
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 6:26 pm
by YuriK
Ive thought of using them but I think itd become harder to do crazy bends
I like crazy bends. I use eb regular slinkys
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 8:24 pm
by BearBoy
theshadowofseattle wrote:WOUND G IS BEST G.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 10:35 pm
by theshadowofseattle
I think about 100 years ago Paul_ posted that a wound G is more of a "Team Player" and it was the perfect assessment.
An unwound G sounds off.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:53 pm
by YuriK
Ill try them out
The g string always seems to be out of tune anyway, maybe its meant to be wound
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 4:40 pm
by Gabriel
I use a wound G on my hollow body, but not on my other electrics. I used to but one bridge is compensated so a wound G won't play intune and I've not tried one on my strat. To be honest though I don't think I'd get on with them on my solid bodies, they do stop me bending strings so much but the increased tension just feels a little weird when playing different styles of music.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 4:51 pm
by mixtape
I've avoided them till now. The G seems to be my favorite string to bend, so I'm not sure how well I'd get on with them. Lately a 10-52 set has been feeling just right to me, although I could see stepping that up to a set of 11s without a wound G.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:43 pm
by finboy
I use flatwounds with a would g on my casino, but I can't imagine switching to them on most other electrics, clearly I'm not in manland
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 7:37 pm
by NickS
The D'Addario .010 set I use on the acoustic guitar has a wound 3rd. I don't normally use a wound 3rd on electrics; I prefer the twang of a plain string.
The original staggered polepiece pickup I thought was designed for a wound 3rd which is one reason a plain 3rd is dominant with the staggered polepieces. Many cast bridges are designed to intonate with a wound 3rd.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 1:36 pm
by MattK
12s with wound G or GTFO.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:22 pm
by cur
MatthewK wrote:12s with wound G or GTFO.
I think the only one more manly than you would be RobRoe. That is not an insult, but adulation.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:26 pm
by MattK
cur wrote:MatthewK wrote:12s with wound G or GTFO.
I think the only one more manly than you would be RobRoe. That is not an insult, but adulation.
No - there is another. I've heard tales of 13s, 13s I tell you. You can bend 'em, but they
bend you back.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:28 pm
by cur
MatthewK wrote:cur wrote:MatthewK wrote:12s with wound G or GTFO.
I think the only one more manly than you would be RobRoe. That is not an insult, but adulation.
No - there is another. I've heard tales of 13s, 13s I tell you. You can bend 'em, but they
bend you back.
That is what I am talking about. That is RobRoe standards.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:31 pm
by moogmusic
MatthewK wrote:cur wrote:MatthewK wrote:12s with wound G or GTFO.
I think the only one more manly than you would be RobRoe. That is not an insult, but adulation.
No - there is another. I've heard tales of 13s, 13s I tell you. You can bend 'em, but they
bend you back.
Is this getting into wound B territory then?
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 3:46 pm
by YuriK
srv played 13s
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 4:48 pm
by cur
ykk211 wrote:srv played 13s
And look where it got him....... dead!
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 4:55 pm
by YuriK
cur wrote:ykk211 wrote:srv played 13s
And look where it got him....... dead!
Lol. His guitar tech said his hands would be bleeding after shows. But dat tone do