beatcomber
Junior Member
Getting back to the '64 Starfire III...
I've been doing some experimenting with strings, and these are my personal conclusions so far...
Interestingly, I am not having any significant intonation issues using an unwound third string with the Bigbsy bridge.
I've been doing some experimenting with strings, and these are my personal conclusions so far...
.010 roundwounds... Too light for the 24 3/4" scale and super-low action, although blues dudes would probably dig it.
.011 flatwounds (Thomastik Infeld)... I love them on my X-175B Manhattan, and the .012 TI flats on my '55 Gibson ES-125 are a terrific match, but I found them uncomfortably rigid on the SFIII, which really surprised me.
.011 roundwounds... These are my choice for now, specifically D'Addario nickel plated steel. (I also have a set of pure nickel rounds that I will try eventually.)
Interestingly, I am not having any significant intonation issues using an unwound third string with the Bigbsy bridge.
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