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Did you tighten up the springs in the tremolo? 13's shouldnt be a problem
for a hwy 1 strat. If anything, your nut may need a bit of filing to handle
them but that's about it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Strings?
> Really? I would've thought that pretty much any
> Standard Strat or better could handle 13's. Have you
> tried putting strings that heavy on any other late
> model Strat? I'm about to try 12's on my Yamaha.
>
> Richard
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> --- darklsurf <> wrote:
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>> I've had to tame down from 13's to 54's back to 10's
>> 52's round. Major loss of tone.
>> My Highway One Strat just can't handle it. The neck
>> bows like crazy even with a truss
>> rod adjustment. They don't make 'em like they used
>> to. It is a great sounding guitar,
>> but you can tell the difference when you pick up a
>> Strat from 10 to 15 years ago.
>>
>> Dale
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