Jeff Haddad
Senior Member
I recently bought the '59 CE100D mentioned here: http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?192707-1958-ce-100d
It had super light-feeling strings on it which measured about .0085 - .009 on my caliper. So I figure it was a .009 - .042 set, way too light. I restrung it with DR Pure .011 - .050 and had to set up the intonation. The guitar has a non-original Tune-a-matic style bridge. I noticed the strings didn't line up with the pickup pole pieces either. Here is the before:
Here's the after:
Now I just need to correct the out-of-phase two pickup position, the treble roll off at less than full volume, and install a strap button.
It had super light-feeling strings on it which measured about .0085 - .009 on my caliper. So I figure it was a .009 - .042 set, way too light. I restrung it with DR Pure .011 - .050 and had to set up the intonation. The guitar has a non-original Tune-a-matic style bridge. I noticed the strings didn't line up with the pickup pole pieces either. Here is the before:
Here's the after:
Now I just need to correct the out-of-phase two pickup position, the treble roll off at less than full volume, and install a strap button.
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