Strings for vintage 450/12
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:23 pm
Hi!
I'm the current owner of a 450/12 Jet Glo (which seems to be already on the register):
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... p?id=48359
I'm starting to get used to it, I love the sound! and so far, seems to intonate better than my 620/12 (which I know needs some job done).
I'm having some trouble getting a good intonation, mostly on the Low E and A strings.
I searched the forum and I'm following the procedures of moving the floating bridge, but I have it as far from the headstock as it goes, and the fretted note on the 12 fret is still sharp compared to the open string harmonic. The octave string on the other hand, is fine. If I tune the Open string, freting a G on the 3rd fret sounds sharp.
Should I try changing to thiner strings?
I currently have:
10/10
13/13
20w/9
26/13
36/17
44/22w
What would be the string gauge expected to work best with this guitar?
Kind regards!
Miguel Canel
I'm the current owner of a 450/12 Jet Glo (which seems to be already on the register):
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... p?id=48359
I'm starting to get used to it, I love the sound! and so far, seems to intonate better than my 620/12 (which I know needs some job done).
I'm having some trouble getting a good intonation, mostly on the Low E and A strings.
I searched the forum and I'm following the procedures of moving the floating bridge, but I have it as far from the headstock as it goes, and the fretted note on the 12 fret is still sharp compared to the open string harmonic. The octave string on the other hand, is fine. If I tune the Open string, freting a G on the 3rd fret sounds sharp.
Should I try changing to thiner strings?
I currently have:
10/10
13/13
20w/9
26/13
36/17
44/22w
What would be the string gauge expected to work best with this guitar?
Kind regards!
Miguel Canel