Topic: String gauge?
What string gauge does joe use on his black clapton signature strat on the a new day yesterday dvd? 11s?
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I believe they're 11's. Dean Markley, maybe 11-48? I know I read this somewhere, I just can't remember the exact size of the low E, but they are some sort of Dean Markley 11's
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Scott
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He uses a 7 string set. Throws away the heaviest string. 11's through 52 with an unwound 4th string.
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jim m wrote:
11's through 52 with an unwound 4th string.
I think you mean an unwound 3rd string- his D string is definetly wound
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I stand corrected. I was counting from the top. Not a player just. Just a guitar player fan that happens to know what strings Joe uses.
6 2006-06-29 11:24:33 (edited by NPB_EST.1979 2006-06-29 11:25:05)
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I was going to say if it is unwound D string, its only like that on THAT guitar, because every one else I have seen him play in person has a wound D and an unwound G string, which appear to be either 10's or 11's.....I'm guessing 11's -
Personally, I run 11's on my fenders and 10's on my Gibsons...
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What does wound mean?
Im 12 and i use 11's
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"Wound" means it has wire that wraps around the core to make the bigger strings more resonant and a little easier on the fingers. Your big E, A, and D strings are likely wound. Sometimes the G string is wound on acoustic sets.
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Why would anyone have a wound g string?
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ZampraZ wrote:
Why would anyone have a wound g string?
Hmmm...
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ZampraZ wrote:
Why would anyone have a wound g string?
Jazz guys use them sometimes. They don't typically do a whole lot of string bending.
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inside the new album it says what strings and guage he uses
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Vintage guitars from the 50's and 60's actually had a would G string when they were brand new...similar to acoustic strings. Yes, I think jazz sets have some wound G strings, but I have never seen people play them on electrics anymore...
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ZampraZ wrote:
Why would anyone have a wound g string?
Acoustics.
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ZampraZ wrote:
Why would anyone have a wound g string?
A wound g string is less likely to go out of tune during performance which is typical for a lot of guitars with shorter scales, such as Gibsons.
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John M wrote:
ZampraZ wrote:Why would anyone have a wound g string?
Hmmm...
Mate, I've been asking women that question for years... They always just seem to give me odd looks... I'm stumped...
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lazygrower wrote:
ZampraZ wrote:Why would anyone have a wound g string?
A wound g string is less likely to go out of tune during performance which is typical for a lot of guitars with shorter scales, such as Gibsons.
If you have ever tried a wound G on your electric you would find they play so much more in tune than a plain. Those weird G string overtones are gone and your chords sound so sweet. On the other hand, if you bend them more than about twice, they break. That doesn't work for rock n roll at all.
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Try Curt Mangan Pure Nickle 11-52 plan 3rd (g)
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