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Topic: New guitar on the way...string gauge question C6 |
Jim Williams
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Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 11 Oct 2013 8:57 am |
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I have a new Rondo SX lap steel on the way. It comes set up E, so I ordered a couple of sets of S.I.T. C6 - 6 sets to try...I wanted to try something other than round would strings on the bass strings.
These are 15 - 18 - 22 - 24 - 30 - 36
Which is a little heavier on the high end 3 than I've been using...is this going to be o.k. with this guitar?
I mean, there is no real danger of over stressing a lap steel due to a couple of thousandth's difference is there?
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Oct 2013 11:24 am
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You should have no trouble with C6th tuning using those string gauges on that guitar.
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Mike Ihde
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Oct 2013 8:25 pm
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| You might consider the "half flat" C6th strings from Scotty's Music. There's a little less noise with them. |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 13 Oct 2013 8:41 pm
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Yes, the ones I have ordered are the semi-flats. Actually these will be my first packaged C6 sets to try. The local music store doesn't stock them so I have been making my own sets up from regular single Ernie Ball guitar strings.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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