Strings for 360?

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:26 pm

Tom: I agree with Dave Harmon that substituting a 10 for the small E is produces a much fuller sound.

geebeevee · Post by **geebeevee** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:58 am

I've been playing my 360 with the Ric .010's and to me they feel buttery soft--really too soft--I'm used to playing acoustic, so that might have something to do with it. I'm curious about the .012's. Anybody use these much?

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:15 am

Joe: Give the 12's a whirl. You will be in good company. You will need a truss-rod adjustment, however.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:50 pm

I am new to the forum, but how about trying some Fender bullets, 10-46. They do 2 types, but I use the vintage, which is a little mellower, on my 360's. The Ric strings sound great, but if you are a hard player (like me), the lower strings tend to oscilate out of tune. If you play a lot, then I find that any string loses its tuning and sparkle in a surprisingly short time. I do play a lot & pretty hard, but I am lucky to get 10 days out of a set..normally only 5!

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:12 pm

I had used 12's for a long time, but I find that the RIC 10 set has a sweeter sound. I substitute a .20w for the G. So essentially it's the lower octaves of the 12 string set.

bluespckr · Post by **bluespckr** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:22 am

I might be new to playing Rics, but I have been playing guitar over 35 years. I like the sound of round-wounds, and the feel of a 10 set (GHS 10-46 sound and feel good to me, but Regular Slinkys would do a good job, too) on my new Ric. Normally, or my old Fenders and Gibsons, I've played a hybrid 9-46 set. A lot of it has to do with finger size and strength -- bu the 10s feel like the 9s to me on the Ric -- and they sound great..

Personally, even if I could get 10 years out of a set of strings, I'd be changing them at least every three to four weeks (if I wasn't playing all that much)), or less (if I was gigging every weekend). So, the fact that XYZ string goes dead fast, ot whatever, who cares? Find a source (or a sale) for the strings you like at a cost of $3.50 or so a set and stock up.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 1:54 pm

"I'd be changing them at least every three to four weeks (if I wasn't playing all that much)), or less (if I was gigging every weekend)."

YIPES!!!! I'm gigging every weekend and I dont change the flatwounds on my 360 all that often. Maybe once every 2-monts or so, or unless there is a breakage.

Do you really think that new strings that often make that big a difference?