What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?

[kieran campbell]

What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325? where they flats or wounds?

[JakeK]

It is unknown, according to "Beatles Gear". I'd go with Thomastik-Infield 12 gauge strings.

[deaconblues]

Definitely flatwounds. He most likely used an unwound 'B' string in place of the wound 'G,' as was common in those days. I use D'Addario Chromes in .13 gauge on my Miami, but if you want to be as accurate as possible I agree that TI flats in .12 are probably your best bet.

[kieran campbell]

whats the diffrence between flats and chromes?

[deaconblues]

None, it's the brand name.

[jps]

whats the diffrence between flats and chromes?

Chromes is the trade name for D'Addario's flatwound strings.

[brammy]

He most likely used an unwound 'B' string in place of the wound 'G,' as was common in those days.

Why did they do that?

[tennis_nick]

He most likely used an unwound 'B' string in place of the wound 'G,' as was common in those days.

Why did they do that?

Not speaking for anyone, but Clapton mentions moving the B up to the G, the E up to the B, and using a single Banjo string for a high E so that they'd be easier to play lead with.

[deaconblues]

He most likely used an unwound 'B' string in place of the wound 'G,' as was common in those days.

Why did they do that?

String bendability in the days before sets with unwound 'G' strings became common.

[JakeK]

Pete Townshend used this string configuration with his Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters from 1967-1968:

.012
.016
.016p (substituted for .026w)
.034
.044
.052

For his Gibson SGs and Les Pauls (1968-1979), he used this configuration:

.012
.016
.016
.032
.044
.056

This is not off topic as I AM discussing a British musician who used heavy gauge strings with a light G-string

[kiramdear]

short, shiny ones?