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Mike Wilkerson
From:
Luther Oklahoma
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 11:03 am |
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Just wondering what everyone's favorite diameter of bar is? I have always used a 7/8 but my new BJS is a 15/16 and WOW!!!!! I am kicking myself for not using this size a long time ago.. I love the way it feels and how smooth it glides along the strings laterally.... I have always used BJS but not this diameter.... Slim
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 12:18 pm
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mike, i used 7/8 for years and was fine.
then one day a 1 inch bar appeared and i love it.
i imagine the 15/16 would actually be perfect.
i'll be glad to try one as soon as a free one appears.  |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 12:28 pm
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15/16 for years
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 1:46 pm
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I also used a 7/8" for many years and then when I tried a 15/16", I was hooked! 
I especially like the BJS, John Hughey model. |
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Carl Williams
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 2:39 pm
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40 years with 7/8" then tried a 15/16" and on to a 1" bar for the past two years. Really like the feel and sustain of a 1" bar. I wish I had tried the 1" bar sooner...oh well, better late than....go with what works for you. Give whatever choice you make a few weeks to get used to it...My two bits worth.  |
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 4:29 pm Bar Dia.
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| Started years ago with a 7/8". Been using a 1" bar for the last 20 years. Mater of fact, My 7/8" bar went with a PSG buddy of mine when he passed from cancer about 15 years ago. I taught him how to play PSG..... Most fitting place for it...... |
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Mike Wilkerson
From:
Luther Oklahoma
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 4:37 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
mike, i used 7/8 for years and was fine.
then one day a 1 inch bar appeared and i love it.
i imagine the 15/16 would actually be perfect.
i'll be glad to try one as soon as a free one appears. |
 Chris your post made me laugh but if I had an extra I would sure give you one.... Slim
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 7:55 am
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Mike after playing most bars for years I have decided that my favorite is 15/16"! 
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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James Taylor
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 12:30 pm BJS 15/16 bar
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| I started with various bars and then got a BJS 7/8 which I liked but then on advice from members to try the John Hughey 15/16 BJS bar ,I never looked back as I have far more comfort and control with it. For me this is the perfect bar. JAMES TAYLOR |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 1:28 pm
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| I have bars from 1/2" up to 1 1/4", but always went back to the 7/8". Larger (heavier) bars slow me down a bit, and make intonation above fret 17 somewhat "dicey". |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 1:38 pm
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| i rarely go up there. there's no wear on my top frets. |
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Harry Dove
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2016 6:45 pm
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| I started out with 7/8, went to 1", went back to 7/8, then tried 15/16. That's where I have stayed ever since. |
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Jess Tolbirt
From:
White Bluff, Tn.
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Posted 12 Jun 2016 6:16 am
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| well crap,, no wonder i cant play this thing,, i am using a to small of a bar!! |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2016 6:30 am
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| i rarely go up there. there's no wear on my top frets. |
That's funny, chris. But you know, I had one of those eBay Wishinborns and I'll be darned if the silk screened fret markers weren't showin' wear. I never touched em with anything...
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2016 6:33 am
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(FOR ME) 7/8 is my fastest most comfortable bar,
15/16 sounds better (my BJS)
1" is too heavy and big for me.
Spose it depends on the person's preference
JB
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