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Topic: string gauge C6th 1st string |
Garry Pugh
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Nashville Indiana
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Posted 24 Nov 2015 8:14 am |
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I'm thinking about changing from a D to a G on the 1st string C6th neck. What gauge should I use?
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2015 9:12 am
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I have always used a .010 for the first string (G) on the C6 neck of my '73 push/pull, for no other reason than a .010 was the standard 1st string in the Emmons C6 sets when I first purchased the instrument in the late seventies. It works for me.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2015 10:05 am
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| I would give a 12 a try. That's what I use for the G# on my E9th neck. |
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Garry Pugh
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Nashville Indiana
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Posted 24 Nov 2015 11:52 am
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Thanks Erv
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 24 Nov 2015 11:58 am
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The .012 is what comes with the George L's C6th sets (and many other brands).
Even though the D is probably more common most sets still come with the .012, instead of the .017 for the D.
I still use the high G. I've tried the D several times but retune back to the G.
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 25 Nov 2015 10:43 am
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I have both on my Whitney, and Williams. My "D" is a 0.16P, and my "G" is a 0.12.  |
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2015 10:59 am
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Keep in mind that you might have to tweak any knees or pedals that might use that string, due to tension changes 
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