krrf
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Post by krrf on Jul 21, 2023 13:40:09 GMT -5
I always have had a love/hate relationship with acoustics. I always found them too irritating on my hand and a chore to play. If an acoustic sound was needed, I always grabbed a nylon string vs steel. The other day someone mentioned using an unwound G string... not sure why I never thought of that before! I just threw some Earthwood rock/blues strings on my little Godin and it's been a game changer. Feels like a totally different guitar and is actually fun to play! You learn something new everyday!
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Post by langford on Jul 21, 2023 19:39:29 GMT -5
I've always been a wound-third guy for both electrics and acoustics. I don't know why. I've just always done it that. Maybe I should try a change up one of these days.
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Post by rickyguitar on Jul 22, 2023 21:01:23 GMT -5
I use wound on acoustic and unwound on electric.
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Vman
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Post by Vman on Jul 24, 2023 6:18:55 GMT -5
Unwound G on all my acoustics. My finger picking technique made a chirping sound on a wound 3rd. I also made compensated saddles to accomodate the intonation issue regarding the switch.
Experiment with the gauge till you find the size that gives the proper volume and tunes-up the best. I use John Pearse Slightly Lights with a D'Addario PLO18 Acoustic/electric plain steel.
YMMV
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Post by rickyguitar on Jul 24, 2023 10:13:14 GMT -5
So, I am guessing Billy Strings uses unwound.
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Post by LTB on Jul 30, 2023 11:33:47 GMT -5
I've always been a wound-third guy for both electrics and acoustics. I don't know why. I've just always done it that. Maybe I should try a change up one of these days. Probably because they provide better intonation than an unwound G which is really a B string someone in the 70's found they liked better using also as a G. Having said that, lately the unwound G has had better intonation on my newest guitars. |
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