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Joined: Nov 03, 2011 Posts: 660 |
Posted on Nov 07 2013 12:46 PM
mike_fried wrote:
Good suggestion, I can try that. The Telecaster is one of the new '52 Fender American Vintage tele's so the pickups are A3 and low output in the first place. I don't have them super high but can certainly adjust them to see if it helps with 11's. |
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Joined: Nov 14, 2013 Posts: 24 |
Posted on Nov 15 2013 11:10 AM
Ernie Ball 9-42 for everything. Several years ago I had a bad bout of 'over use syndrome' in my left hand and arm. After months of physical therapy I'm happy to trade off a little bit of tone for still being able to play. |
Joined: Oct 28, 2012 Posts: 21 
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Posted on Mar 19 2014 03:09 PM
13 to 56 flats ! |
Joined: Feb 10, 2011 Posts: 443 Antwerp, Belgium 
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Posted on Mar 19 2014 04:58 PM
Strat 1: Thomastik flats 12 - 50s All three mustang basses: La Bella deep talkin' flats for Mustangs 43 - 104s Cheers, |
Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN 
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Posted on Mar 19 2014 05:06 PM
On my Jazzmaster: 12-52 rounds with wound 3rd. Fat rhythm sounds! |
Joined: Dec 26, 2013 Posts: 251 
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Posted on Mar 20 2014 02:53 AM
12-52's on all my guitars, I'm a bit heavy-handed so I need a wound 3rd to feel comfortable. D'Addario flatwound Chromes on my Jaguar, Strat and Hodad. D'Addario roundwound Nickelwounds on my Tele Deluxe, Epiphone Swingster and my custom built FrankenJag (rounds seem to work better with the TV Jones pups in that one). —"Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts |
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Joined: Dec 26, 2013 Posts: 251
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Posted on Mar 20 2014 02:53 AM
Double post apparently... —"Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts Last edited: Mar 20, 2014 02:57:30 |
Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 01 2014 10:03 PM
Well, until Fender "discontinued" them, I was using Fender (#73-1550-000) pure nickel ground wound 1550's (0.010/0.048, with wound G). I'm now looking around for something similar (wound 3rd) from D'Addario. Last edited: May 01, 2014 22:04:32 |
Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ 
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Posted on May 01 2014 10:19 PM
Old_Tele_man wrote:
JS111 from Thomastik Enfeld do .11 and .15 plain, and .19, .25, .35, .47 flatwound. They have other combinations. —He who dies with the most tubes... wins |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 02:55 PM
nc Last edited: May 02, 2014 17:28:57 |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 02:55 PM
nc Last edited: May 02, 2014 17:29:27 |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 02:56 PM
nc Last edited: May 02, 2014 17:29:43 |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 02:57 PM
nc Last edited: May 02, 2014 17:30:03 |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 02:58 PM
nc Last edited: May 02, 2014 17:28:32 |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 03:01 PM
Old_Tele_man wrote:
Even though I'm more into JAZZ than SURF, I've never used anything else but 'ground-wound' strings on my Tele. They give me 80-90% the brightness of traditionaly 'round-wounds' without finger "squeek." However, I did use Gibson flatwounds on the ES-345TDN/SVT that I had when I had it ('68-'73). I've found 'ground-wound' strings to be the best compromise strings for everything that I play--remember I'm the RHYTHM player, not LEAD. Even my Gibson ES-135LE has D'Addario 'ground-wounds.' |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 03:02 PM
! ! HELP ! ! PLEASE DELETE ALL THE ABOVE MULTIPLE POSTS. |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 02 2014 03:17 PM
Old_Tele_man wrote:
Only Brian can delete the extra posts. But you can edit (Use the "Update" button) each post to delete the content. It can't be completely empty, so most folks just leave a "nc" or something behind. Yeah, I've done it, too. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
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Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 03:56 PM
Old_Tele_man wrote:
Point taken. He who dies with the most tubes... wins |
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Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 75 Tucson, AZ
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Posted on May 02 2014 07:25 PM
tubeswell wrote:
However, I DID use Fender flatwounds on both of the Jazzmaster's (1965 & 1967) that I owned back when I was in USN. Just seemed to fit those guitars for sure...and...(again) I was only playing rhythm, not lead. Last edited: May 02, 2014 19:30:00 |
Joined: Aug 25, 2014 Posts: 36 Sunshine State
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Posted on Aug 30 2014 04:10 PM
Ok, so I am terribly confused on this so here goes. My Tele came with what I assume are medium/ light strings. Time to change them and I want to go with a heavier gauge. Are 13's the thickest? I was also considering using a wound 'G' string for a meatier string response and tone. Mosly Rhythm on this guitar so I was going nickel rounds. |
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