DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on Nov 03 2022 10:00 AM
Redfeather wrote:
I wouldn't worry so much about having the tensions all equal. Dick Dale's set is wildly uneven and it worked fine for him for 6 decades. I mean the Beast probably had that uneven tension on its neck constantly since the 60s.
Right, except that I do have an 80s Japanese strat that ended up pretty warped on the low string side, my guess is because the set was uneven. It can't intonate at all and is not playable. That guitar had a set of 12 - 54s on it; but working the string calculator revealed it was a very uneven set. I also wonder if Dick Dale's 60s Strat had a much better neck. Perhaps I don't have to worry with my sturdy American guitars. I really don't want the necks to warp. Also I am just very curious if there is any consensus on what constitutes a matched set? I'm guessing within 10% or 15 %.
— Daniel Deathtide
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
Posts: 318
Galveston, Texas
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Posted on Nov 03 2022 05:00 PM
I think a slight imbalance will be fine, as long as it's a good neck. Like you're saying Death. I bought a massive all flat-wound set a decade ago on a strat I have, and it's remained fine ever since. I just can't find where to get BIG all flat-wound strings. Not trying to hijack the topic, just hoping this can be the end of my quest. Sounds like you're interested in that too, Death.
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on Nov 03 2022 06:37 PM
Well I wrote a nice reply with a bunch of data but then accidentally hit back and then another link and lost it all. I posted on TDPRI about the tolerance.
Seems I want a .013 - .059 set.
— Daniel Deathtide
Last edited: Nov 03, 2022 18:37:41
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on Nov 03 2022 07:19 PM
Welp, I bit the bullet and went with D'Addarios nickel wounds:
.0135 - 26.13
.020 - 27.24
.026 - 29.06
.034 - 27.78
.046 - 27.58
.060 - 26.95
I did not want to get to .060 but as you can see that's the best match. I really wanted to go to .014 but that was too much. I found a calculator that said it was based on the old D'Addario calculator.
Thanks for the thoughts!
Dan
— Daniel Deathtide
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