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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/8/2008 10:50:22 PM
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crankius
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How old are your old strings?
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/8/2008 10:55:24 PM
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How old are your old strings?
About half a year. Just the top string broke because........ well, it's embarassing. I was tuning a string and it wasn't getting to the right tone, and then I realized that I was twisting the wrong knob, and it snapped :(
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/8/2008 10:57:14 PM
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I bought 6 new strings, but only replaced the top string. It feels so tight that, If I was to tune it to GCFBDG, the top string would probably break. Ooo, I wouldn't want my guitar to bend :(
Are you tuning your guitar to those notes on purpose? Is that some sort of alternate tuning?
Standard tuning for a 6 string is, from wound E to plain E: E, A, D, G, B, E
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 10:14:27 AM
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I bought 6 new strings, but only replaced the top string. It feels so tight that, If I was to tune it to GCFBDG, the top string would probably break. Ooo, I wouldn't want my guitar to bend :(
Are you tuning your guitar to those notes on purpose? Is that some sort of alternate tuning?
Standard tuning for a 6 string is, from wound E to plain E: E, A, D, G, B, E
No, I tune it the standard way. But if I was to tune it 3 keys higher, my top string would snap.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 1:17:46 PM
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How old are your old strings?
About half a year. Just the top string broke because........ well, it's embarassing. I was tuning a string and it wasn't getting to the right tone, and then I realized that I was twisting the wrong knob, and it snapped :(
Dude...change your strings. Old strings tend to not intonate properly. Six months seems like a long time to keep strings on a guitar, but the frequency which you change them really depends on how often you play. Strings are cheap and easy to change and a fresh set can bring a guitar to life. I try to change mine about once a month, but if I break one (it would be either the high E or B strings), I'll replace the whole set; if it happens at a gig (church), I'll replace just the broken string with the exact same gauge and leave the others on until I get home.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 1:21:21 PM
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I bought 6 new strings, but only replaced the top string. It feels so tight that, If I was to tune it to GCFBDG, the top string would probably break. Ooo, I wouldn't want my guitar to bend :(
Are you tuning your guitar to those notes on purpose? Is that some sort of alternate tuning?
Standard tuning for a 6 string is, from wound E to plain E: E, A, D, G, B, E
No, I tune it the standard way. But if I was to tune it 3 keys higher, my top string would snap.
Ok, so my question would be 'why would you tune it "3 keys higher"?'
It's only natural, given the limitations of metal that's being stretched, that as you tune higher the potential for breakage increases.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 3:51:32 PM
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Dude...change your strings. Old strings tend to not intonate properly. Six months seems like a long time to keep strings on a guitar, but the frequency which you change them really depends on how often you play. Strings are cheap and easy to change and a fresh set can bring a guitar to life. I try to change mine about once a month, but if I break one (it would be either the high E or B strings), I'll replace the whole set; if it happens at a gig (church), I'll replace just the broken string with the exact same gauge and leave the others on until I get home.
You're a more professional guitar player than me :)
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Ok, so my question would be 'why would you tune it "3 keys higher"?'
It's only natural, given the limitations of metal that's being stretched, that as you tune higher the potential for breakage increases.
Yeah, I'm just saying that if it snaps at only three half-tones higher, doesn't that give you an idea of how tight it is now?
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 3:54:36 PM
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From what you've said, I'd wonder whether either your new E string is of a thisker gauge than the old one, or else it's the wrong string, and you've put a B-string on instead. They can be mis-labelled.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 4:05:56 PM
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From what you've said, I'd wonder whether either your new E string is of a thisker gauge than the old one, or else it's the wrong string, and you've put a B-string on instead. They can be mis-labelled.
It was a .33 mm string. The pack of strings cost $6.36. I don't know if that's expensive or cheap for strings. But I don't think it was mislabelled.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 5:57:14 PM
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From what you've said, I'd wonder whether either your new E string is of a thisker gauge than the old one, or else it's the wrong string, and you've put a B-string on instead. They can be mis-labelled.
It was a .33 mm string. The pack of strings cost $6.36. I don't know if that's expensive or cheap for strings. But I don't think it was mislabelled.
That's a typical gauge for an electric B string (.013") or a heavy gauge acoustic E string.
Somewhat typical E string gauges on an electric are between .008" and .011" and an acoustic can run between .010" and .013".
What kind of guitar is this again?
Also, $6.36 seems pricey to me. I pay about $3.50 per pack for D'Addario XL115 (.011 - .049).
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 8:46:53 PM
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i have an ibanez bass and an alverez 5 string bass. the ibanez is my mainstay , but the alverez has the thunder, plus my peavy rig and my new effects processor. my band is looking for a guitar player and singer.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/9/2008 10:04:28 PM
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That's a typical gauge for an electric B string (.013") or a heavy gauge acoustic E string.
Somewhat typical E string gauges on an electric are between .008" and .011" and an acoustic can run between .010" and .013".
What kind of guitar is this again?
Also, $6.36 seems pricey to me. I pay about $3.50 per pack for D'Addario XL115 (.011 - .049).
It's an accoustic. The string was a .013, but the next smallest string in the pack was a .017, so I assumed that the .013 was the E string.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/10/2008 6:40:45 AM
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Are you tuning your guitar to those notes on purpose? Is that some sort of alternate tuning?Standard tuning for a 6 string is, from wound E to plain E: E, A, D, G, B, E No, I tune it the standard way. But if I was to tune it 3 keys higher, my top string would snap. Unless you are using extra light strings and have a guitar with a heavy duty neck DON'T EVER tune your strings that high. Get a capo. You will warp the neck and may even damage the mount to the body. Most guitars are just not made to handle that amount of tension.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/10/2008 6:49:29 AM
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.013 is a normal gage E string for a medium set. Those are louder than lights but the tension can be bad for most guitars.
Normal meduim gage is (in thousanths of an inch) 13-17-26-35-45-56 with light gage being 12-16-24-32-42-53. Sets that start with 11 thousanths are also called light. Extra light start at 10. These are gages for acoustic guitars, the electric sets are all lighter.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/10/2008 8:16:41 AM
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.013 is a normal gage E string for a medium set. Those are louder than lights but the tension can be bad for most guitars.
Normal meduim gage is (in thousanths of an inch) 13-17-26-35-45-56 with light gage being 12-16-24-32-42-53. Sets that start with 11 thousanths are also called light. Extra light start at 10. These are gages for acoustic guitars, the electric sets are all lighter.
Good info.
I use .011 to .052 on my acoustic and .011 to .049 on my electrics. This keeps the basic feel from one to another similar enough so that I don't have to adapt finger pressure and tension when playing one to another.
btw: here's my tuning video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJy6OcX6mbY
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/10/2008 5:52:38 PM
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WOW! .13 is an extra heavy guage string. I think Dick Dale is the only one that plays anything that thick.
No wonder it felt tight! I run .12s on my Jazzmaster for surf stuff. Pretty much feels like a wire fence on the fretboard.
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.013. That's different from .13, right?
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/10/2008 8:39:44 PM
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WOW! .13 is an extra heavy guage string. I think Dick Dale is the only one that plays anything that thick.
No wonder it felt tight! I run .12s on my Jazzmaster for surf stuff. Pretty much feels like a wire fence on the fretboard.
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.013. That's different from .13, right?
Much.
.013" is 13 thousandths of an inch.
.13" is 13 hundredths of an inch.
Guitar strings are almost always measured in thousandths (non-metric).
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/11/2008 2:47:40 AM
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Sorry, forgot the zero.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/11/2008 10:15:07 AM
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Also, $6.36 seems pricey to me. I pay about $3.50 per pack for D'Addario XL115 (.011 - .049).
Do you buy your strings in bulk packs? I've never seen an individual set of strings sold that cheaply.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/11/2008 11:50:13 AM
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Also, $6.36 seems pricey to me. I pay about $3.50 per pack for D'Addario XL115 (.011 - .049).
Do you buy your strings in bulk packs? I've never seen an individual set of strings sold that cheaply.
-Dan.
I buy them in a pack of 10 from mymusicstuff.com
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/12/2008 1:46:10 PM
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.013. That's different from .13, right? Yes. .013 is 13 thousandths of an inch. .13 is a little over an 1/8th of an inch.
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/12/2008 9:57:05 PM
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Dude...change your strings. Old strings tend to not intonate properly. Six months seems like a long time to keep strings on a guitar, but the frequency which you change them really depends on how often you play. Strings are cheap and easy to change and a fresh set can bring a guitar to life. I try to change mine about once a month, but if I break one (it would be either the high E or B strings), I'll replace the whole set; if it happens at a gig (church), I'll replace just the broken string with the exact same gauge and leave the others on until I get home.
How often should they changed?
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RE: Who here plays guitar? - 10/12/2008 11:08:16 PM
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Dude...change your strings. Old strings tend to not intonate properly. Six months seems like a long time to keep strings on a guitar, but the frequency which you change them really depends on how often you play. Strings are cheap and easy to change and a fresh set can bring a guitar to life. I try to change mine about once a month, but if I break one (it would be either the high E or B strings), I'll replace the whole set; if it happens at a gig (church), I'll replace just the broken string with the exact same gauge and leave the others on until I get home.
How often should they changed?
That depends on how much you play and what kind of condition you keep the guitar in.
When I used to gig regularly I would change my strings every 3 shows, getting a total of about 15 hours of playing out of them.
I NEVER broke a string live during that time.
These days I change them every couple months but that's because I have 3 main guitars and I split my performance time between the 3.
Honestly, 6 months is about all you really should let the strings go for before changing them IF you're not playing that much and more frequently if you are.
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