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Topic: How many use a .012 G# on E9th??? |
Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Aug 2019 11:43 pm |
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| use only .012 for 3rd string. D'Addario nickel wound is all I use. No problems at all including zero breakage. thanks !!! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 12:11 am
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11's for decades no issues , I change them every 2 to 3 weeks along with the 5 (.17)
We cannot judge how long a 3rd string lasts by the gauge, it's the player and HOW MANY B PEDAL mashes does it take to break. If your Steel sits in the case unplayed with no B pedal mashes the string may last 20 years. Each player is different.
11 vs 12 may very well offer a tad of sustain if we can even notice it. I can't tell the difference. As Fred states, it really is just a personal preference.
IF there was a technical issue regarding breakage, standard sets would not have 11's after 60 years !
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Fred Justice
From:
Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 1:53 am me to
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.012 here.
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Wayne Quinn
From:
Cape Breton.NovaScotia
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 6:26 am
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the only time I ever broke a 011 gauge string was a gig I was playing at one night and on the way home I slid off the road a guy happened to come by with his tractor, and all I had for a tow rope was a extra 011 gauge string to use how ever the first tug he gave me the dam thing broke  I all ways used 011 my self though
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 7:27 am
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| Wayne Quinn wrote: |
| the only time I ever broke a 011 gauge string was a gig I was playing at one night and on the way home I slid off the road a guy happened to cum by with his tractor, and all I had for a tow rope was a extra 011 gauge string to use how ever the first tug he gave me the dam thing broke I all ways used 011 my self though |
Next time, try a .012
I put a .012 on my Carter and made a trip to Montana for a couple of gigs last weekend (8/2-8/3), and countless hours of practice before I went. Still going strong.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 7:59 am
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I observe exactly zero difference in breakage between .011 & .012 .
12 has been my preference for 20 years. Not 'by a long shot'. Just a preference. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 8:00 am
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I used .011’s for about 35+ years, and even tried an .010 once or twice, but over the last 5+ years or so I’ve been using a .012, with nothing but positive results.... i’m using the D’Addario NYXL Nickels and from my first use of them have fallen in love with them... To me the .012 has a little fuller sound without twang that I fought a little with the .011’s, they also feel better to me on my picks.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 8:05 am
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Yes, an added richness with a 12, and for additional richness try a Live Steel String. 
Erv |
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Wayne Quinn
From:
Cape Breton.NovaScotia
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 10:30 am
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Richard all jokes aside I think I will try a 012. I really never put much thought into any other string for the G sharp although I did use 010 on my Sho Bud quit a few years ago but broke a lot of them.
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joe long
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 15 Aug 2019 7:04 am
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| Mike Cass turned me on to the 12th on the 3rd string years ago. |
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Paul Pearson
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2019 2:22 pm .12 gd string
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| Been using 12s for years |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 15 Aug 2019 2:56 pm
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I went to the .012" several years ago and loved it immediately. I always felt that the .011" sounded 'thinner' than its neighbours; (well, I KNOW it is thinner, but the tone never matched the other strings to my ears).
If I'm working a show I'll change the 3rd and the 5th every week. Missing the 3rd for a song or two isn't a big problem but losing the 5th? Disaster!
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Jack Ritter
From:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2019 7:49 am
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I use a 11/ 1/2 Live Steel string and seldom ever break one. Great sound for me.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2019 1:39 pm
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| Wow, am I the only one around who still strings up with a .010 on the high G#? Been doing that since the '70s, since that's what came in the sets marketed by the Emmons Guitar Company. Sounded fine to me then, and still sounds fine to me now. No more issues with breakage on the .010s than with any of the other strings. Either then or now. If it ain't broke, I don't try to fix it. |
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