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Topic: Question for Stage One owners |
Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 3:04 pm |
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I notice on the website that the #6 string (G#) is a wound string.
Have any of you tried an unwound string in place of the wound? If so, what kind of adjustments were made to keep the timing correct?
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Karen Sarkisian
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Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 5:21 pm
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I havent replaced my wound string, but I dont think it would be a big issue as far as tuning. The Stage One is pretty easy to tune. My next set of strings for the guitar will probably not have a wound G#, as the set on my Emmons doesnt, and I like them to be the same. You could ask Doug directly as well, he is super helpful.
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 8:37 am
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| I bought a Stage One about a month ago. It's designed to be fool proof, using a fixed set up, the wound 6th is part of that. It has non-adjustable stops, so you can't change the travel of the pedals or levers. So if you change the rod position in the bell crank, it may not match up the travel that might be needed. Although it might be possible to get to work, I don't think there would be any advantage to changing it. Keeping it simple is the idea. The factory set up plays very smoothly and works well. I bought it to use when I wanted/needed a very light, compact guitar. It serves that purpose extremely well. I normally use the plain 6th on my other guitars, so I got a 12-pack of wound .022 strings to use on the Stage One. |
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 8:42 am
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When I owned a StageOne, Doug and I talked about the wound 6th string and he sent me the stuff you need and a diagram of how to set it up to change it over to a plain 6th string. So it can be done and Doug is a great guy to deal with!
JE:-)>
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 11:15 am
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I followed Karen's advice and emailed Doug. His response was almost immediate and very informative, as always.
Thanks Bill and Jim for your replies. I've been drooling over one for a few months now for the same reasons Bill described.  |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 11:21 am
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| Plain sixth strings are very susceptible to even slight cabinet drop, and generally are a pita to keep in tune, maybe that's why a wound sixth is on there. |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 2:45 pm
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Richard,
That was almost the exact quote from Doug. |
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