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Medium gauge strings on a cedar-top Tak?
Will the Tak GD20CE with a solid cedar top and a pinless pull-through bridge handle medium gauge bluegrass strings?
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They come with 12's. I'd use the support tab on their site to ask them if medium strings were safe to use.
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Curious why you would want mediums. Isn’t cedar more responsive?
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Yes, that's my feeling, too. If you want an instrument you can hit hard and create a load of volume, a spruce-topped guitar would probably suit you better.
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Agreed. Cedar is really sensitive and could be overdriven with mediums, especially if played aggressively.
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I agree that the manufacturer could tell you, but I can say that James Goodall wouldn't do it... his guitars with cedar or redwood tops have a caveat on the sticker inside the soundhole that "this guitar should be strung with 12's (or light gauge)"...
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Too much string tension on a cedar topped guitar can cause the bridge to be pulled away, taking a layer of wood with it. The glue does not fail, but the wood shears.
I have a cedar topped McIlroy that is recommended to only use light gauge strings unless tuned down somewhat. |
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I agree that checking with Takamine is the best thing to do.
I have used D'Addario EJ14 (80/20 Bluegrass .012-.056) on my cedar topped 24.9" scale OM Eastman E2om-cd with no problem. I play fingerstyle exclusively on that guitar. The shorter scale affords a bit less tension as does the 80/20 bronze (5 lbs less than Phosphor bronze EJ19). But again - on a full scale dread w/ a pin-less bridge- I'd check with the manufacturer. Last edited by FingahPickah; 01-29-2022 at 01:10 PM. |
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bluegrass, cedar, medium gauge, strings, takamine |
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