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What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:12 pm
by kieran campbell
What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325? where they flats or wounds?
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:58 pm
by JakeK
It is unknown, according to "Beatles Gear". I'd go with Thomastik-Infield 12 gauge strings.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:33 am
by 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.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:51 am
by kieran campbell
whats the diffrence between flats and chromes?
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:05 am
by deaconblues
None, it's the brand name.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:48 am
by jps
kieran campbell wrote:whats the diffrence between flats and chromes?
Chromes is the trade name for D'Addario's flatwound strings.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:19 pm
by brammy
dpowell wrote: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?
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:28 pm
by tennis_nick
brammy wrote:dpowell wrote: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.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:09 am
by deaconblues
brammy wrote:dpowell wrote: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.
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:57 pm
by 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
Re: What gage of stings did john use on his 2nd 325?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:21 pm
by kiramdear
short, shiny ones?