I am planning buying a Player Series neck for my Standard Stratocaster 2008 MIM, I really want that 22nd fret and want to try a traditional maple fret board. I was thinking getting a reverse headstock (or a lefty neck). My question: Does it change the feel/elasticity of the strings? I don't care that much about string 6,5,4 but I really want to know about strings 1,2 and 3 which I bend a lot. Is it easier or harder or how would you describe it? And please just real world experience of people who have played typical vs reversed with strings of the same gauge. There are lots of confusing opinions out there of people who just seem to repeat what they read from some misleading post. I really appreciate your help.
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I’ve got three Strats here, a reverse and two standards. Let me check the gauges and trem status, then I’ll compare an let you know.
My thought before my comparison is that there’s a small slinkiness difference between high and low E. You have to bend the string sightly farther to hit the same pitch on the string that is longer behind the nut. My feeling also is that how you setup your tremolo (blocked, decked, decked that will lift, floating) makes a bigger difference and string gauge, even .5 makes a bigger difference.
I’ll check back in later tonight.
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Originally posted by PFDarkside View PostI’ve got three Strats here, a reverse and two standards. Let me check the gauges and trem status, then I’ll compare an let you know.
My thought before my comparison is that there’s a small slinkiness difference between high and low E. You have to bend the string sightly farther to hit the same pitch on the string that is longer behind the nut. My feeling also is that how you setup your tremolo (blocked, decked, decked that will lift, floating) makes a bigger difference and string gauge, even .5 makes a bigger difference.
I’ll check back in later tonight.Who took my guitar?
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I don't really notice any change when bending the strings with a floyd nut unlocked vs locked . . . so figure the amount of string over the nut can't make much difference if any.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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I don't feel any difference on my reverse headstock. If it's there, it's so minor that I compensated for it without realizing. Other factors like even a slight difference between guitars in fret height and action/neck relief can change the feel noticeably, so I wouldn't automatically attribute any perceived difference to the headstock.Take it to the limit
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Supposedly Hendrix used a calibrated set of strings so they all had similar tension to help tuning.
The cat was retuning ALL THE TIME. And there was no such thing as a calibrated set of strings in the 1960's.
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The high E and B are easier to bend, the low E and A are more resonant. The real difference to me is the low E, I find they sound bigger and just feel more responsive when playing.
YMMV but I have switched several guitars around that all reacted that way.Last edited by Wattage; 11-12-2022, 11:10 PM.My Bands -
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I'm always surprised when someone tunes a low string to H.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostI'm always surprised when someone tunes a low string to H.
You know when Bach did it it was all the rage now they just use boring ol' BbMy Bands -
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