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Topic: Strings for E9 |
Matt Davison
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 May 2017 1:40 pm |
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I have a Fessenden D10 I just got. On my previous stage one, 38 gauge was recommended, but I see alot of string sets come with a 36. Any body have any reccomendations on which gauge to buy? Thanks!
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Fessenden D-10 8X5. Nashville 112 w/Fox mod. Regal Black Lightning squareneck w/beard legend cone, ebony bridge and beard spider. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 1 May 2017 3:34 pm
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They're mostly .036" but I like .038"s. When I first started forty+ years ago ZB sets had an .040" 10th.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 1 May 2017 3:35 pm
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They won't play much different. The 38 will pull a bit quicker and sound a little thicker, the 36 pulls quicker and sounds thinner. I prefer a 38,but the difference is slight.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 1 May 2017 3:45 pm
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.38 is the one for me as well - I like the richer tone from it.
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 1 May 2017 3:54 pm
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| The SIT Buddy Emmons gauge sets--available in either nickel or stainless steel wound--have a 38 10th string. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 1 May 2017 3:59 pm
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When I sold my ZB and bought an old Sho-Bud Pro 111 I immediately changed its strings.
Not knowing any better I put on one of my ZB sets - an .040" 10th when the guitar was set up for an .036"! I knew nothing back then and thought I'd bought a lemon and the Sho-Bud was no good. It took a couple of phone calls to find out where I'd gone wrong.
.038"s do it for me too.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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