MikeM
Why the hell are they not uniform on sets?
Pro Steels
E 0.010 7.35
B 0.013 6.98
G 0.017 7.53
D 0.030 10.70
A 0.042 11.16
E 0.052 9.25
XL Nickel wound
E 0.011 8.89
B 0.014 8.07
G 0.018 8.44
D 0.030 11.34
A 0.042 11.93
E 0.052 9.98
The supposed standard
E 0.010 7.35
B 0.013 6.98
G 0.017 7.53
D 0.026 8.34
A 0.036 8.84
E 0.046 7.94
[rant]Why the heck are these things a little more balanced (I am thinking of the wound groups and non wound now)? Would it not make life a little easier for the strings to be a little more regular? I would love a 10-54 set (same as 52 just with the e a bit fatter to be less flabby - I find with my playing style it often feels elasticy)[/rant]
Ok did some research, it's for volume in case anyone was curious ? Gosh, we should get at least one thing in guitars consistent, either pickups (Staggering) or strings..
Gearhead
IIRC I've seen 10-54 sets? Will look it up. Meanwhile, where did you dig up these tables?
Do you really think the stagger needs to be that accurate that one could not just screw the bass side down a bit?
MikeM
Thanks. D'Addario.. They have 11-52 but I still feel that the bass strings are elasticy on my strat.
My point was, everything is compensated for each other - strings, pups, staggers... Life would be much easier if something was constant...
If I screw the bass down, I lose some vol on A and D. But I think I will test and see ?
Geert, setting up string height according to radius, do you measure from on top of the strings or from underneath the strings? I was thinking about it and measuring from on top would make things more comfortable but I suppose your overall action would be higher... Guess it is just a tradeoff.
Gearhead
I'd say as long as the intonation is set after the radius it matters fokol. Having bought those Stewmac 'under string radius gauges' I've only measured from the bottom though. I figured that that makes string travel to the fret constant, which might improve 'feel'. Make it to the Joburg Setup GFSA gettogether and you can ask Andy McGibbon...
MikeM
Yea most of my questions would be about action, fret leveling and buzz elimination ?
AlanRatcliffe
They are arranged in sets that have roughly the same feel. It's partly a flexibility thing as well as the volume - strings of the same outside diameter can have different sized core and wrap wires, which affect their flexibility and influence on the magnetic field of the pickupsThe different compounds also have differing flexibility and ferromagnetic properties (unwounds will always be steel, so you'll they stay constant between the sets.).
Gearhead
