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Dustin Rigsby
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Parts Unknown, Ohio
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 2:02 pm |
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What is the advantage/disadvantage in using a wound 6th string ?
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 2:58 pm
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The wound string has a deeper tone. Some people like that, some prefer the brighter sound of a plain string.
The wound string stays in tune better.
The wound requires much more pedal travel than the plain string - some people don't like that.
On some guitars, you can't lower a wound G# to F# because the travel would be more than the changer can bear. |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 4:30 pm
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I sold my old guitar a good few years ago.
Having joined the jet age and bought a computer, I discovered the forum and eventually bought it back.
I purchased a set of jagwires and a set of SITs and noticed both had plain 6th stings.
I had never tried a plain before, having always used 22 wound. I put on the 20 plain and being technically useless, I could not get the 1 raise and 2 lowers in tune(surprise,surprise). So I put on a 22 wound, bought from my local music shop along with a 42(G sharp) and 56(E) as I have an extended E9.
That's another thing. Does anyone supply an E9. ext. set of strings? Also, is there a standard tuning for the bottom two strings.
I digress, the 22 now works fine.
Cheers, Arch. |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Danny Hullihen
From:
Harrison, Michigan
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Posted 23 Nov 2004 12:54 am
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| Archie. I'm not sure if they're listed in the "Strings" section here on the Forum, but Bobby Lee offers a special "Steel Guitar Forum" Extended E-9th set. Send him an Email and he'll fix you up with what you need. |
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