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Rstl99
Username: Rstl99
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 6:34 pm: | |
Hi again. A followup question related to my "new" FG-100. THe previous owner had flatwound strings on there that feel quite nice, but he says they're about a year old (he hasn't played it much of late). I want to take them off and replace them, but am wondering what I should put on there. One of the reasons I bought this guitar was to inspire me to learn and play more jazz, so part of me leans to getting some medium to heavy jazz flats. But another part of me would like to use this guitar in a more versatile fashion, and be able to play blues and "fusion" like stuff. So that leans towards getting a lighter guage, maybe half-rounds?
TO further complicate things, I plan on using this guitar to practice so will play it unamplified a fair amount of time. It doesn't have a _bad_ acoustic sound now, but obviously a little on the flat side with year old flats. So whatever strings I opt for should give it a decent acoustic sound too (as well as nice amplified sound).
I'm not asking for much, am I? :-)
Anyway, I know everyone has their favourite brand/guage of strings, but I'd appreciate your general advice based on your experience with this type of guitar.
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Rstl99
Username: Rstl99
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:07 pm: | |
Followup:
Found the following advice from Mark Munchenberg in an earlier post which I'll heed (thanks Mark). I also found a great text on guitar setup at archtop.com which I'll also heed as I change strings and get things a bit better setup. http://www.archtop.com/ac_setups.html
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I use .11's on all my guitars with a 24.75" scale, and .10's on those with a 25.5" scale length. Your AS200 has the 24.75" scale.
You should find chording, bass lines, and fingerpicking comfortable with .11's. However if you are going to do plenty of string bending, and double stops in your blues playing, then .10's may be the ticket. Especially if you plan on doing those country style pedal steel licks!
D'Addario make a nice combination set with light top strings and heavy bottoms. The guages are .10 to .52. These are great for real solid bass lines, yet retain easy bendability on the top strings.
You can also get sets with wound G strings or unwound. Go for an unwound G if you plan on bending alot.
My recommendation to you is to try the .11-.49 set first, then the .10-.52 next, and if still too heavy the .10-.46's. |
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