10-47 strings on an acoustic

[mrturtle_91]

I was wondering if these sound good on an acoustic. Are they too thin? I use 12-53 and they are a bit too thick for my liking. So will 10-47's make for a nice sound?

 

[jeremy]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

no. i wouldnt suggest anything less that 11's on an acoustic and the bigger the better. 10's on an acoustic dont have enough mass to get the top moving

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

no. i wouldnt suggest anything less that 11's on an acoustic and the bigger the better. 10's on an acoustic dont have enough mass to get the top moving

alright, because d'addario doesn't make anything with 11's I don't think, at least not in their phosphor or 80/20 bronze.

EDIT: ok, in ther phosphor bronze they have 11-52, probably not much thinner than the 12-53

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I gigged this weekend with my two Takamines and both are identical except that one is strung with .012 - .056 strings and the other is string with an unwound G string so it's .011 - .015 - .019 then up to .056. It was the first time I plugged them into my SWR California Blonde amp I was amazed at the diff in tone. It seemed like the unwound G barely activated the under saddle pickup...just sounded so thin and plinky I didn't play that guitar at all that night. I thought it would be cool to string one guitar so I could bend strings easily but it sounded awful when I plugged it in. Sounded OK acoustically but terrible plugged in. Lew

 

[lex666]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I'm using 12-53 (maybe 54) martin strings on my acoustic. Give those a try, they give a nice balanced tone and feel.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I gigged this weekend with my two Takamines and both are identical except that one is strung with .012 - .056 strings and the other is string with an unwound G string so it's .011 - .015 - .019 then up to .056. It was the first time I plugged them into my SWR California Blonde amp I was amazed at the diff in tone. It seemed like the unwound G barely activated the under saddle pickup...just sounded so thin and plinky I didn't play that guitar at all that night. I thought it would be cool to string one guitar so I could bend strings easily but it sounded awful when I plugged it in. Sounded OK acoustically but terrible plugged in. Lew

I don't have any electronics on my acoustic, so that's not a problem.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I'm using 12-53 (maybe 54) martin strings on my acoustic. Give those a try, they give a nice balanced tone and feel.

I'm already using 12-53, and I find them too thick. I have very thin fingers, so it's hard for me to press them down, and it really hurts my fingers and hands after a while.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I don't have any electronics on my acoustic, so that's not a problem.

Then give the light strings a try. Like Jeremy said, don't go lighter than .011. for the high E.

 

[Shauggy]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

You could try some Silk & Steel strings - they're easier on your fingers but they don't sound as good as bronze strings do.

 

[ErikH]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I've been using 10-46 Martin SP strings on my D-28 with great results. If I were to put 11's or 12's on it, I probably wouldn't need to mic it or put my ProMag pickup in the soundhole...LOL. The sucker has plenty of projection already......and that top resonates like mad too so I kinda have to disagree with jeremy's statement there. The guitar itself has a lot to do with it too.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

Then give the light strings a try. Like Jeremy said, don't go lighter than .011. for the high E.

I'll try the 11-52's...it'll be at least a bit better than the 12-53's. Thanks everyone!!!

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I've been using 10-46 Martin SP strings on my D-28 with great results. If I were to put 11's or 12's on it, I probably wouldn't need to mic it or put my ProMag pickup in the soundhole...LOL. The sucker has plenty of projection already......and that top resonates like mad too so I kinda have to disagree with jeremy's statement there. The guitar itself has a lot to do with it too.

My acoustic is a 1981 Aria Folk acoustic, made in Japan I believe. It's an older instrument, and the wood doesn't resonate as well as it could. So lighter strings probably wouldn't be very good on it.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 10-47 strings on an acoustic

I was looking at some Ernie Ball acoustic strings, and they have "Slinky Acoustic Phosphor Bronze" that come in guages 11-15-22-28-40-50...the D'addario ones are 11-15-22-32-42-52...the D'addario ones I am using are 12-16-24-32-42-53. These Ernie Ball strings sound like what I'm looking for.