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Location: Michigan | Johnny recommeded I post this if it worked and at the risk of coming off as a wimp I have put together a nice soft string set for my 12 string. Ok, I am a wimp I guess, but when I pick it up I don't want to fight it and this is the best I have come up with. I combined 2 sets of strings, D'Addario ulra lights and Martin light silk steel. I started out with 10s and I could manage but since I did not play it everyday I was just hitting too many zingers. Anyway enough of the self depricating excuses.
E .010 steel
E. 010 steel These are not from either the
daddario or the martin set.
B. 013 steel (from the dadarrio UL set)
B. .013 steel (ditto above)
G .023 Silk wound from the martin set
G .008 steel (from the daddario UL set)
D .028 silk from the martin set
D .011 from the daddario set
A .038 silk from the martin set
A .016 from the Daddario set
E .047 from the silk steel
E .028 from the silk steel
Go ahead, take your shots :) , anyway for someone who is stringing up their 12 for the first time it is a nice option that produces a very nice full tone. It is a bit more expensive but since I only plan on changing the strings half as often as my sixes it is not really a big deal. Tune it right up to normal pitch and you are ready to go |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Do them silky steel`s not touch the other`s .. ?
They vibrate more than regular steel`s do n`t they ..
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Location: big island | can you record sound samples? i'd like to hear this combination of strings. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hey, anything that is progressive is cool...I would like to hear the results as well...way to go! |
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Location: Michigan | I have never noticed them hitting each other, but then again I am not a heavy strummer. And if I do strum hard I can't sing loud enough so I go with a more gentle touch anyway. I tend to fingerpick most of my stuff which is where I was noticing the bad notes. Strumming was fine with the regular 10s as any not so quite fingering was covered up but when I pick, well it tends to stand out. The 9s that came with the ultra ligh dadarrio set was just too flimsy and tinny. I could have probably used the .0115s that came with the silk steel but I had some spare 10s laying around and they tend to sound fine and I am less prone to push them off of my narrow fretboard on my 1115.
I would try to record something but I don't really have any equipment to do so. |
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Location: Scotland | Martin M200's are a ready-made set almost identical to this, apart from the top 2 pairs are slightly heavier. |
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Location: SoCal | Why not just put lights on it and play it? Inside of a week, you'd be comfortable with it and the sound would be much better.... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Rich,
I still have your PM from Apr. and was tempted to post it several times during the 'string' threads.
That's a lot of work and experimentation to share! Hopefully I'll get around to trying your combo once I learn to play.
BTW ya'll, I believe this was prompted by an ol' S&S thread way back when.
Nice job Rich!  |
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OK, my poofy 12 string recipe...
