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Hi,
I had my guitar slightly modified for .054 - .011 roundwound strings
about a year ago it sounded pretty great to me. Since the tremelo on
the thing seems to have just died (I think i stripped the allen-key
screws by raising and lowering the bridge too often, or just doing
crazy things with my guitar...) I recently acquired a Danelectro
Innuendo. I've been playing on flatwound .009 strings, and it just
sounds really bland. The high strings just don't have the same twang
and sustain during chords that the ones on my old guitar did.
What kind/width/type of strings is everybody using out there? I'm
thinking the problem is with the strings and not the new guitar, but I
could be wrong. I noticed that the roundwound in general were more
muffled or 'thick?' on the E A and D, and bright on the higher G, B
and E. Am I crazy?
I don't talk about guitars with anyone, especially surfy guitars, so
excuse my ineptness.
What was your other guitar? Heavier strings sound louder and fatter,
but if the guitar is dead sounding; ie not resonant the heavier gauge
won't do much. Keep in mind that Danelectro's are cheap guitars and
aren't made of the best materials, they were never really reknown for
thier
tone.
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "JayBarnes" <jaybarnes@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had my guitar slightly modified for .054 - .011 roundwound strings
> about a year ago it sounded pretty great to me. Since the tremelo on
> the thing seems to have just died (I think i stripped the allen-key
> screws by raising and lowering the bridge too often, or just doing
> crazy things with my guitar...) I recently acquired a Danelectro
> Innuendo. I've been playing on flatwound .009 strings, and it just
> sounds really bland. The high strings just don't have the same twang
> and sustain during chords that the ones on my old guitar did.
>
> What kind/width/type of strings is everybody using out there? I'm
> thinking the problem is with the strings and not the new guitar,
but I
> could be wrong. I noticed that the roundwound in general were more
> muffled or 'thick?' on the E A and D, and bright on the higher G, B
> and E. Am I crazy?
>
> I don't talk about guitars with anyone, especially surfy guitars, so
> excuse my ineptness.
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "viktor423" <vd423@y...> wrote:
> What was your other guitar? Heavier strings sound louder and fatter,
> but if the guitar is dead sounding; ie not resonant the heavier gauge
> won't do much. Keep in mind that Danelectro's are cheap guitars and
> aren't made of the best materials, they were never really reknown for
> thier
> tone.
My old guitar is a really cheap Indonesian Squire. I don't have a lot
of money to spend, unfortunately. I'm pretty certain that one was made
of plywood (or, the guitar companies are calling it 'hardwood' now) as
well.
I think I was using d'addario chromes on the other one. Maybe i'll
look into those for the new one. I realize i will not acheive
'vintage' good sounds with cheap equipment, but I'd like to try to get
close or even in the ballpark.
Use whatever sounds good to YOUR ears. I know people
who play cheap guitars and get great tones - as
someone once said "true tone comes from within..."
And as far as Danos, I'm not real familiar with the
new models but the old ones are actually reknown for
their unique tones.
~Mike
--- JayBarnes <> wrote:
> --- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "viktor423" <vd423@y...>
> wrote:
> > What was your other guitar? Heavier strings sound
> louder and fatter,
> > but if the guitar is dead sounding; ie not
> resonant the heavier gauge
> > won't do much. Keep in mind that Danelectro's are
> cheap guitars and
> > aren't made of the best materials, they were never
> really reknown for
> > thier
> > tone.
>
>
> My old guitar is a really cheap Indonesian Squire. I
> don't have a lot
> of money to spend, unfortunately. I'm pretty certain
> that one was made
> of plywood (or, the guitar companies are calling it
> 'hardwood' now) as
> well.
>
> I think I was using d'addario chromes on the other
> one. Maybe i'll
> look into those for the new one. I realize i will
> not acheive
> 'vintage' good sounds with cheap equipment, but I'd
> like to try to get
> close or even in the ballpark.
>
>
>
>
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Although I used heavier bottom strings for awhile, I ended up coming back to
the Ernie Ball "Power Slinkys" (11-48). I like the fatter tone of the high
strings, and the lower strings have more "bite" without sounding muffled.
Hope this helps.
Best regards, Dana Vincent
----- Original Message -----
From: "JayBarnes" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] strings
Hi,
I had my guitar slightly modified for .054 - .011 roundwound strings
about a year ago it sounded pretty great to me. Since the tremelo on
the thing seems to have just died (I think i stripped the allen-key
screws by raising and lowering the bridge too often, or just doing
crazy things with my guitar...) I recently acquired a Danelectro
Innuendo. I've been playing on flatwound .009 strings, and it just
sounds really bland. The high strings just don't have the same twang
and sustain during chords that the ones on my old guitar did.
What kind/width/type of strings is everybody using out there? I'm
thinking the problem is with the strings and not the new guitar, but I
could be wrong. I noticed that the roundwound in general were more
muffled or 'thick?' on the E A and D, and bright on the higher G, B
and E. Am I crazy?
I don't talk about guitars with anyone, especially surfy guitars, so
excuse my ineptness.
