D'Addario Chromes for Jazzmaster?

[octagon]

I let my friend play my Jazzmaster and after about 5 minutes he broke the "E".The strings I had on it were .9s.Which strings do you use on Jazzmaster? Would D'Addario Chrome flats work?Which gauge? Is .11 OK?

[lennon211]

I've used both 11 and 10 gauge Chromes on my Jaguar. I prefer the 10's myself. They sound great and capture that sound of the early 60's era Fenders just fine.

[wj350]

Yeah, to each his own, but 9s sound way too light for a JM, especially with the JM bridge. I currently have T-I Flat 11s on mine--these "feel" lighter than the Fender Flat 11s I used to have, and in fact they do have less pull than other Flat 11s.

I know of quite a few folks who swear by the Chromes though.

Bill

[brianeharmonjr]

When I had mine, I used Fender Original 150 10's. I never tried flats on it.

[sir_andrew_of_left_coast]

.011s on a Jazz... flats or not.

[sloop_john_b]

Chromes 11's for sure! If I still had a Jazzmaster, i'd try TI's as well.