Scotty's Semi-flat Strings? & C6 to A6 Tunings

[Mark Helm]

Hey, All!

Have any of you guys tried Scotty's semi-flat wound strings? They seem like a great solution for eliminating string noise (which I don't like). I just ordered a C6 set for my '61 Fender Deluxe 8.

One more question: What's the best C6 tuning that I can also re-tune for A6 if I'm going to be playing mostly pre-pedal steel country and Western swing?

Thanks for your input, as always. You guys rock!

[David Knutson]

I really like those strings. I use the A6 8-string sets - they sound great, stay in tune, and last long. Who could ask for more?

[Noah Miller]

I use the A6 packs too, on all my steels. They feel more like roundwounds than semi-rounds to me, but I wouldn't call them noisy. And I agree that they last a long time.

[Bill Groner]

I tried a couple of other brands, but always come back to Scotty's.

[Mark Helm]

The reason I got the C6 set is because I understand it's pretty easy to re-tune to A6 (I only have the single neck Fender Deluxe).

Is the A6 set just as easy to re-tune to C6?

Also what A6 tuning do you use? Thanks!

[Ben Alt]

I also use these after testing a bunch of different string sets, including groundwound/half-rounds, full flatwounds and bunch of different roundwound brands. The noise and grit reduction is noticeable.

You should be able to retune the C6 (w/ a high E) set to A6 without any risk of breaking a string or anything like that, and they'll sound great. There's a great videos online of Alan Akaka demonstrating a bunch of tunings on a single guitar, retuning in real time, not seeing to care too much about string gages.