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Location: Houston, Texas | Ok, this subject heading is fraught with peril, but here's a serious question.
Why are acoustic G-strings wound and electric G-strings plain and does anybody make acoustic string sets with a plain, non-wound G-string?
Being mainly an electric player I have been frustrated for a long time when playing acoustics at the difficulty in bends and releases on the G-string. I need a set that begins with 11's on my stratocaster, normally labelled "medium". But acoustic strings labelled "light" usually begin with 12's.
I finally bought a set of "ultra-lights" starting at 10 for my S771, and while it was an improvement on bendability, a two string bend (G and B) just doesn't have the same tone and the overall sound is very thin and not to my liking.
In fact I wore through the windings on the G-string in two places the same day I put them on, and I'm not really that hard on strings.
Anyway I took and old plain G-string from my stratocaster and replaced the wound one and while the overall tone of chords is just slightly brighter, the playability and tone on bends is much better. So, I'm thinking that maybe an acoustic set starting at 12 and with a plain non-wound G-string might be the ticket, but I've never seen such a beast. What gives?
I play a lot of blues type rock as well as traditional acoustic type music.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Most people come at it from the other side, acoustics trying to get lighter so thay're all wound. What are you using for the plain G, a 18 or 20? With the plain string you're going to maybe have some intonation issues. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Related question - is there such thing a wound G string for nylon strung guitars? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Yes.
I used to use Alvarez with the wound G in my Classical days.... very nice. :cool: |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Dave,
You might try a set of Savarez 520P's... this set comes standard with a nylon wound G and B.. plain high e. I really like these and they stabilize in no time. Good Luck! |
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Location: Florida | And I thought this thread was gonna be good....zzzzz |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK Charlie, there were these two priests and a nun with a guitar and.......... |
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Location: Clermont FL | Hey J. N, I like you, am so used to a plain 3rd string, that it makes it impossible to get used to wound. At this time I am using a 20 for my 3rd on an Elete 5868. I get some buzzing on open G and on the first 2 frets. I am thinking of having someone at Sam Ash set the guitar for lighter strings. Has anyone had a guitar set up at Sam Ash ? Stu |
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Location: Scotland | A plain third is easier to bend than a wound third of similar gauge, which is why electric guitar strings usualy have unwound 3rds & you rarely see unwound thirds on beonze or phosphor bronze sets. Tonally, on an acoustic guitar wound thirds sound better to me.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Adrian always used a plain third because it is easier to bend. |
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