I use Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky .046 X .009 on all my 24.75" scale guitars. T o get the same bend feel of my 24.75" guitars - on my 25.5" Jackson - what string gauge should I shoot for????
String Bend Feel Question:
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I don't think you'll ever match it exactly. I've always used 10-46 sets on my Gibsons (GHS Boomers) and when I have owned 25.5" scale guitars I have used 9.5-44 on Teles and 9-42 on Strats. Gets you close, definitely in the ballpark, but not the exact feel.
I suppose if I was trying to get close in feel to the 9-46 hybrid set on a Floyd I'd probably start with the 8-38 and adjust to taste from there.
I suppose if I was trying to get close in feel to the 9-46 hybrid set on a Floyd I'd probably start with the 8-38 and adjust to taste from there.
OP
Thanks.. I know it will never be exactly the same, but I notice much more effort trying to play the 25.5" compared to the 24.75" guitars.
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
9-42 on the 25.5 and 10-46 on the 24.75. Plus I found running the 10-46 set on the Gibbys really helps with tuning stability. I used to use 9-42s on them and it was a nightmare. Much better with the 10 set.
OP
I always run .046 x .009 on anything 24.75. When I grab my Squirecaster and hit the solo to Hotel California, i am struggling to get the bends clean!!!
Dave Sloven
Ambassador of DOOM!
I've always been happy with these hybrid type sets on both 24.75" and 25.5" ... I haven't noticed a big difference, at least on the high strings
I always find changes in fretboard radius to be more difficult to adjust to
I always find changes in fretboard radius to be more difficult to adjust to
OP
I'm happy with .009 x .046" on the Jackson. It has a similar feel to my Les Paul's.
ChasFred
Ambassador of Smooth Operations
OH I am sure my gauge choice would make you crazy after awhile.
I change string gauges like underware . . .ah ah ah wait a minute never mind about that.
I run 10-46 on everything, with the exception of the 2 that are in D standard, they get 11-54’s
They all feel similar to me.
They all feel similar to me.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
This is totally weird. I have NEVER EVER felt any 25.5 Scale length Fender as being harder to bend than Gibsons with shorter 24.75.
Maybe it was because I never knew there was such a thing and so I just played em and it felt like it felt. Of course I do have Popeye forearms, and not much with any set of 10's resists my bending too badly. Now with 9's, they feel super loosey and even bendy out of pitch just fingering regular chords.
I am with you on that Chili
I never even noticed there was a difference in scale length
I just play em
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I never had any idea there were different scale lengths until I got my first Strat. I always had a case of strings, so just slapped a set of 10's on it when the 9's it came with wore out and couldn't understand why it felt so hard to bend compared to my Les Paul. Then I checked it out and learned they are different, so have adjusted accordingly since then.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
am a weirdo..what ever strings the guitar comes with..thats what i use..the mojo to me is the dif in each guitar..just the way it is,,how it was made..i even put the stock epi pups back intp the Dot. all guitars i have are bone stock
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
USed to play 8's-- realized 9's were better -- at least a decade -- only 9's -- then........I tried 10's and went HEY these dont SUCK--
considering I play a lot of these (actually almost all my basses have these or a similar gauge from another mfct.)
guitar strings at 10 Im liking much more -- and may even venture into some 11's
considering I play a lot of these (actually almost all my basses have these or a similar gauge from another mfct.)
guitar strings at 10 Im liking much more -- and may even venture into some 11's
Heck, I didn't even know there were different scale lengths until I stumbled into this place last year. Damn, knowledge is power
