String Sizes

[121]

Originally Posted by Cobalt

Do they D'Addario ECG23 have a wound G string? The A6 comes with a wound G and everyone says I need to have that.

The ECG23 do come with a flat wound G (.020w).
I still have a couple of acoustic flat tops with these .010s flat wound Chromes installed.
For a more acoustic sound the Galli AJF1047 are really good for a flat wound
and Dogal Nightclub V25 are even better, both have a noticeable lower tension feel than the D'Addario ECG23 Chrome Flat wounds.
The Galli and Dogal are both 80/20 Bronze flat wounds, the Galli has a hex core and the Dogal a round core.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by 121

...For a more acoustic sound the Galli AJF1047 are really good for a flatwound and Dogal Nightclub V25 are even better, both have a noticeable lower tension feel than the D'Addario ECG23 Chrome Flatwounds.
The Galli and Dogal are both 80/20 Bronze flatwounds, the Galli has a hex core and the Dogal a round core.

Thanks for the heads-up - I've been looking for something like this ever since Martin discontinued their 80/20 flatwounds in the early-80's (used to use them on my '73 D-45 - gave me that CSNY clear treble/fat bass tone when miked up, back in the days before built-in pickups - as well as my Ovation, to tame the "quack and sizzle" from the UST) - but since the OP also has a conventional humbucker mounted, he really needs a dedicated electric string if he's going to have a true dual-purpose instrument...

[gibpicker]

Someone from this forum recommended GHS THIN core strings for me having the same problem as you. They fixed my problem with very good sound! Strings by mail is where I bought them, but you can find them all over.

[121]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Thanks for the heads-up - I've been looking for something like this ever since Martin discontinued their 80/20 flatwounds in the early-80's (used to use them on my '73 D-45 - gave me that CSNY clear treble/fat bass tone when miked up, back in the days before built-in pickups - as well as my Ovation, to tame the "quack and sizzle" from the UST) - but since the OP also has a conventional humbucker mounted, he really needs a dedicated electric string if he's going to have a true dual-purpose instrument...

The Galli 80/20 Bronze strings may work fine with the humbucker..

Here is a link to a Jazz guitar forum about someone who tested the Galli AJF1252 80/20 Bronze flat wound strings with Dearmond 1000 floating pickups on an arch top guitar and they claim the Galli strings worked fine.
(See post#15 on the thread)

https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guit...ighlight=galli

I get the Galli 80/20 Bronze flat wound strings at Strings an Beyond
and the Dogal Nightclub 80/20 flat wound strings at Strings By mail

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[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Not necessarily; you can get 10-gauge electric sets with a wound third

Hi Steve
True, but not typical. If you walk into a store and ask for Ernie Ball Slinkies, the third string will not be wound.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by Cobalt

Thanks. The reason I am asking this question is that i have a Godin A6 and i am trying to get a decent tone with the easiest wear on my fingers as one fingers has a bit of a issue. Ive tried some electric and some Veritas acoustic and some GHS Boomer acoustic which i believe are nickle. So far as long as im using both outputs and two amps the sound for both acoustic and electric has been nice no matter what strings. With the exception of the GHS Boomers. They just seemed to loud for me. Im still experimenting but i may probably end up with the Veritas phosphorus acoustic 11's and maybe 10's. In a perfect world i would be playing my wooden acoustic but its time to make a change for my finger. And the A6 is actually quite nice.

Hi Cobalt

Could this be an action issue with the guitar, and not a string thickness issue?

[Oldguy64]

Originally Posted by Cobalt

Thanks. The reason I am asking this question is that i have a Godin A6 and i am trying to get a decent tone with the easiest wear on my fingers as one fingers has a bit of a issue. Ive tried some electric and some Veritas acoustic and some GHS Boomer acoustic which i believe are nickle. So far as long as im using both outputs and two amps the sound for both acoustic and electric has been nice no matter what strings. With the exception of the GHS Boomers. They just seemed to loud for me. Im still experimenting but i may probably end up with the Veritas phosphorus acoustic 11's and maybe 10's. In a perfect world i would be playing my wooden acoustic but its time to make a change for my finger. And the A6 is actually quite nice.

Basically, with that guitar, you probably want a Nickel/Monel string.
Great fundamental tone for acoustic, and they will work best with the pickup(s)
of an electric guitar.

[Huskyman]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hi Cobalt

Could this be an action issue with the guitar, and not a string thickness issue?

On my Yamaha Acoustic, yes. And I did what someone who has no clue would do and that would be to sand down the saddle. Of course I sanded down to much and the 12th fret on the high E string went dead. I have a new saddle now so it's just a matter of getting it in.

That being said I also have a new Rainsong which seems to have very nice action and my finger still gets sore while i make partial barre chords for fingerstyle. Full barre chords are no issue. To test it I put the acoustic down for about 10 days and played everything i normally play on my acoustic on my Casino. 95 percent of the soreness was gone. At that point I began to realize that playing a normal acoustic was probably not in the cards for me anymore. That's why the A6 seems to be a good choice.

[phcorrigan]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

IMO if you're fighting finger issues and you're playing plugged-in all the time, you might want to check out a 10-gauge flatwound set like the D'Addario ECG23: as easy on the fingers as it gets ...

I would agree with Steve, although I have far less experience with electric strings than he has. I'm using the D'Addario ECG25s (12-52) on my Gretsch and I love them! One thing I really like is that they totally eliminate the scratching sound when you slide your fretting hand from one position to another.

If you do decide to put the ECG23/24/25s on your acoustic I'd be interested in hearing what you think of them.

[Strings By Mail]

Originally Posted by Cobalt

Thanks. The reason I am asking this question is that i have a Godin A6 and i am trying to get a decent tone with the easiest wear on my fingers as one fingers has a bit of a issue. Ive tried some electric and some Veritas acoustic and some GHS Boomer acoustic which i believe are nickle. So far as long as im using both outputs and two amps the sound for both acoustic and electric has been nice no matter what strings. With the exception of the GHS Boomers. They just seemed to loud for me. Im still experimenting but i may probably end up with the Veritas phosphorus acoustic 11's and maybe 10's. In a perfect world i would be playing my wooden acoustic but its time to make a change for my finger. And the A6 is actually quite nice.

Electric strings will definitely mellow out the sound. You could try out some Nickel Bronze acoustic strings which are pretty close to nickel electric.

As some others have mentioned, going with flatwound would mellow it out a good deal as well. Would sound real nice on that A6 in my opinion. The Dogal v25 Nightclubs would be exceptional on there. But also could try the D'addario Flattop acoustics, D'addario Flatwound electrics, or even Thomastik Plectrums which are flatwound Phos. Bronze but silk core for a much mellower sound. I've played silk and steels which provide a nice mellow sound on my dreadnought.

GHS Thins also were mentioned and are great strings as well. Lots to try out!

[Huskyman]

Thanks everyone. Some really good advice. I am going to try out a few of the strings mentioned. I do have a set of Nickle electrics with a wound G string on order.

So yesterday I received a set of Veritas Acoustics and I have tried them before and they sounded actually very good on the acoustic side and pretty good on the electric. I wanted to try another set and do a recording and then have something to compare some of the strings I would be trying too.

I put the strings on and I do a lot of winds and when I got to the G string it sounded dead to me. After I got all the strings on and then went to tune it for sure the G string is dead. It sounds like the Jolly Green Giant is palm muting. There is nothing but a thump coming from the string. It is sitting normal in all the slots. I then took a G string out of a set of acoustic strings I had laying around and it's fine. Normal. I wrote to Veritas and they are sending me out some strings.

Is it possible to have a dead string? It has never happened before to me.