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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:05 pm
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I want something lighter to put less stress on the neck. I think 10s would kill it. I think that's what was on it when I found it.

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:06 pm
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Acoustics were meant for heavier strings, so I put the recommended 10-46 on it and it worked, no tuning issues

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:07 pm
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Yes, but if the neck was a banana with that gauge on it, what makes you think it won't happen again?

I'm trying to get this thing playable, not break it even more.

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:17 pm
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Adjust the truss rod according to the gauge of strings used

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:26 pm
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SKcoppertele wrote:
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What gauge of strings should I get for this thing??

I'm definitely going with something lighter, probably either .8s or 9s, but I'm not sure which to choose.

Also, the new bridge pins add more swag. Rosewood pins with abalone inlays.

Swag? :roll: well, I think we need a new pic to "asses" the new pins. :wink: this guitar has a truss rod correct?


you don't know my swag.

Yes, this guitar has a truss rod. Keep in mind that it also has a very thin neck for an acoustic, or even an electric for that matter. The truss rod was also never used, so yes it does work. Maybe I'm just being cautious, but I'd feel better about a lighter gauge. The toss up is between .8s and .9s at this point.

http://i.imgur.com/az7Orbr.jpg (image was fuckin' gigantic, sorry)

My camera wouldn't focus very well. Oh well.

Also, SK, you'd be surprised. Most Japanese guitars did actually come with one.

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Ernie Ball Music Man guitars and basses stole this truss rod adjustment wheel design from Teisco. If they had a truss rod, odds are, they had this kind of tip, as both Teiscos I've owned in my years playing guitar have had.

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:32 pm
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I say swag as ironically as possible. Trust me, I'm no swaggot. It's excellent to see those kids cringe because you have your "hip" 40 something art teacher saying "Swagtastic"

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:39 pm
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Try it. I know everyone has, or has had one of those teachers.

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:00 pm
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:lol: I hate swaggots, If I see one at one of my shows I'm gonna beat him/her with a #$@*&!% piece of rock n roll! Of course it will be some $@!&#* axe but not my beloved Gretsch or LTD :) so yeah i'd also recommend putting electric strings on an acoustic because it makes bending easier, I had a mate that restrung his acoustic with electric strings and it is so freaking easy to play!

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:31 pm
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With an older acoustic guitar I always am wary about causing bridge-pull by using a too heavy gauge of string.I use D-Addario EXL 110 .010-.046 with a wound .018 3rd string. The .018 despite being wound, is much easier to bend than most other light gauge strings.It wouldn't hurt to use the .010-.046 set with the .017 plain 3rd either if you want to do even more bending.Buxom I understand your being hesitant to use a heavy gauge string but in my experience .010-.046 D'Addario electric guitars strings don't exert as much pull on the neck as a set of light gauge Phosphur-Bronze would.I would imagine that that guitar most likely had a much heavier gauge of string on her for most of her lifetime.Cheers.

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:04 pm
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I'm glad to get your opinion on it. Puts my thoughts at ease for now.

I really just don't want this thing getting messed up even more. I actually liked the tone it had when I played it in line at the store. It held the tuning through the trek home (wrapped in a garbage bag :lol: )

But, I'm an Ernie Ball man. I've never had any negative experiences with their strings.

Would a pack of electric 9s hurt it? I have em on my Guild (with the repaired crack in the headstock, mind you) and they're great. I'm just not sure how it would do for an acoustic, especially one with a neck this small. Would it be better to just back down to 8s?

Also, I'm not worried about the bridge lifting. Those crafty Japanese bolted it in place and hid the bolts with the Pearl inlays on the bridge. :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: NGD.
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:48 am
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I think the acoustic I played at my mates house had 9's on it so it wouldn't hurt it I think, it was easy to bend too lol

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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:53 am
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Nathan Brown wrote:
I think the acoustic I played at my mates house had 9's on it so it wouldn't hurt it I think, it was easy to bend too lol


Thinner strings can dig into the nut if it's not designed for sharper strings. Especially when bending, which older acoustics generally weren't made for.


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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:56 am
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True, but some acoustics were modified to be made for them, my mate must have modified his idk :?:

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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:09 pm
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Hi Buxom,with a bolt-on bridge there is practically no danger of bridge lifting unless you use strings the size of the tow cables on a Kenworth big rig tow truck and I doubt very much that using the .010-.046 with either the plain or wound 3rd would do any harm. If you want to use electric .009-.042 electric strings there is no harm in that,I've even used .008-.038 electric strings on my Stratacoustic and my '66 Harmony Archtone with no problem.You would most likely need a new nut cut because using the current one would allow the strings to slip around in the string grooves,plus if you ever decide to go back to heavier strings all you would have to do is pop out the new thin groove nut and replace it with the original,saving a lot of unnecessary work and expense.Cheers.

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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:48 pm
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Yes, I talked to a luthier yesterday.

He said a new bone nut and bone saddle and proper setup would cost me $80 to $100. Is this a good price?

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