Members Freeman Keller Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 Time to restring my new jazz archtop (laminated hollowbody). I put plain old 10 - 46 nickle electric guitar strings on it when I built it (EXP 110) but I'm not sure that they are the best. I know that the guy I built the 335 for changed to heavier flatwounds. I don't play it acoustically, it has humbuckers, I bend one full step at the most. I'm trying to learn those cool jazz chords with unpronounceable names. Those of you with electric archtops, how do you string them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted January 17, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 17, 2017 mixed set, flat wounds on the EAD, a round wound G[.022] and a .013 B, .011 EI felt the flatwound G string was lifelessly dull sounding when I soloed. Just my weird take, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm not a real jazzer, but have a couple of Godin 5th Ave's. One has DAddario Chromes on it and one has these on it If you want the warm plunky jazz tone, go with the flat wounds. Half the key to they jazz tone is where you strike the strings. You kind a what to be over the neck pup and not the bridge pup, like a rock blues guy would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 Why go up in gauge? Switch to flatwounds. Elixir Polywebs also have a warmer tone than normal strings. But my advice isn't based on years of playing in a heroin-shooting, bass thumping, string popping, road traveling jazz band. I'm just a dude who likes to play with himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 I think it deserves Pyramid Gold flats. http://m.juststrings.com/pyr-416-100.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm not a real jazzer, but have a couple of Godin 5th Ave's. One has DAddario Chromes on it and one has these on it If you want the warm plunky jazz tone, go with the flat wounds. Half the key to they jazz tone is where you strike the strings. You kind a what to be over the neck pup and not the bridge pup, like a rock blues guy would too. This is what I've been using (but flat wound). Not sure what I have on my Guild but they feel like 11's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 11-50 is what I use on my LP (not for jazz, or rarely, though it pulls it off brilliantly), and bends are still easy. I actually prefer the set up like that, I prefer the resistance of 11-50 compared to 10-46. I'm not going to claim the tone is bigger or anything, I just like the feel better. As for the G, a plain G sounds different and has a crisper attack than a wound G. I prefer it plain personaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 I had 12's on my old jazz box and loved them,plus they last forever. The G is wound. http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/family-detail/JAZZ%20Swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 Points to Gardo! Exactly what I was going to suggest. The D'addario Chromes are nice also, and don't forget about the hard to find half wounds from the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 That just looks right. I see they come in 10's, 11's, 12's and 13's. I'm going to check both music stores in town but seriously doubt that either would have something like that so I'll probably order a couple of sets - probably the 11's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 Those are excellent. I agree on the 11s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 lol i never heard of that company although i live very near of themcan't remember sseing them on display in the biggest guitar store here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 Thanks for all the good suggestions. My two local jazz players both use Tomastic flatwounds - one guy likes 12's on his ES-165 and 11's on the 335. They are spendy little puppies but he says they last forever. I'll be ordered a couple of sets today and I'll report back in a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 They are spendy, but well worth it, lasting 3 times longer then others I've used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 They're pretty well known. I've used 4 of their sets and they were all excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 What gauge are you going to go with Freeman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 19, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2017 What gauge are you going to go with Freeman? I found a set of 0.011 - 0.050 in a local store. They normally stock 12's but were out, but I think I'll stay with these for a while. Put them on last night, tweaked the compensation (would third) and played them about two hours. I like them a lot. Many thanks to Gardo, BP, and Grant for the suggestion. T_e_l_e, you should try a set on the 335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted January 20, 2017 Members Share Posted January 20, 2017 T_e_l_e, you should try a set on the 335 Nah... i play d'addario 0.10's on all my electric guitars for well over 10 years, i fear to change it seems this company has a typical austrian faith, you need to be famous abroard before somebody here recognize you, and to be famous herre first you need to be dead, like Falco once said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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