I've ordered a 27" scale neck-thru baritone guitar with a Floyd. I'll tune to B or lower. Should I go with these? My concern is the locking nut and floyd accepting the thicker strings. I don't want to have to modify the nut or bridge to be able to fit them. Adjustments to bridge height or intonation, adding springs to compensate for the heavy strings, tweaking the trus-rod a bit... no problem. I usually play Ernie Ball strings but I've read that these are better baritone strings? Thanks! I've ordered a 27" scale neck-thru baritone guitar with a Floyd. I'll tune to B or lower. Should I go with these? My concern is the locking nut and floyd accepting the thicker strings.... » Read More I've ordered a 27" scale neck-thru baritone guitar with a Floyd. I'll tune to B or lower. Should I go with these? My concern is the locking nut and floyd accepting the thicker strings. I don't want to have to modify the nut or bridge to be able to fit them. Adjustments to bridge height or intonation, adding springs to compensate for the heavy strings, tweaking the trus-rod a bit... no problem. I usually play Ernie Ball strings but I've read that these are better baritone strings? Thanks! « Show Less
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If it is a true baritone guitar, the nut should be built with anticipation of baritone strings. The 157's are a standard baritone weight, a bit on the heavier side. I use them on an EC 1000, and I only had to file out the nut slightly. You should be fine.
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good question my only concern would be the locking nut screw lengths due to the size of these strings. As long as they are long enough I would think they would be fine. The floyd will definatley have to be adjusted.
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These are very good strings. I put them on a Hellcat VI, which has a 30' scale, when I wanted to use it as a true baritone. Looking at Ernie Ball baritone strings, they are 13-72, as where these are 14-68. I doubt you would have to make any permanent mods to the nut or bridge to use these. I hope this helps. Cheers!
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String height, especially with bass guitar, is a matter of personal taste. I prefer to have the strings as close to the fretboard as possible, without buzzing on the frets. There two parts on the bass that can adjust the string height. The bridge (where the ball end of the string is) and the truss rod (the covered area on the headstock). Be sure to loosen the strings first! I suggest adjusting the bridge first, using the small wrench provided. Any adjustment made can easily and quickly be changed back. The truss rod is the one that, if you do not know what you're doing, I suggest having an experienced luthier or musician do this. It is very easy to damage the neck and stability of your bass when adjusting the truss rod. With this particular model of bass, I found that even after lowering the bridge saddles and adjusting the truss rod, the action(string height) was still too high for my liking. For this, I employ a more unorthodox solution. I removed the neck, placed a guitar pick between the neck and body joint (all the way down next to where the neck cutaway and the thickness of the body start). Replaced the neck and tuned up the strings. I then had to readjust the bridge a little higher, and viola, my preferred action has been achieved.
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Very personal thing..... Phosphor Bronze are not as bright sounding as the Bronze.... So i prefer less of bright chiming string(Phosphor Bronze). You may want to consider buying one of each... playing them over your next 2 string changes. If you do a lot of finger style playing, you may prefer the bronze. Hope this help!!
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Do the tuning pegs have a squarish roundish shape? Like tuning pegs on a piano but much smaller? I'm pretty sure all autoharps have the same kind of pegs and this one should work. I say go for it. Get a 25$ purchase and shippings free for that item, kinda cool.
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You can always ask Taylor, but herei is my guess. I have a Taylor Dreadnaught,, a "full body" (read that as large guitar). The size of the Dreadnaught body doesn't need much tonal enhancement/augmentation. A smsller body,as in a mini, would probably benefit using medeium gauge strings over a light weight or (worse) nylon string set.
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I bought some extra tension strings to tune it E-A-D-G-B-e. It didnt work well. It would match the intonation but sounded sloppy. So I re-tuned it A-D-G-C-E-a.
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This will probably need filed for that gauge of string to fit properly as the slots are thin enough for regular or light gauge strings and are meant to be adjusted to your particular set with a proper setup. I'm assuming you bend strings or use a tremolo quite a bit and have "sawed" into your nut. Those techniques can hasten the wear of a nut, but eventually all guitar nuts wear out. Short answer: you'll saw through this one just like you will any other nut out there. Just get good at replacing them. A small drop of glue to hold it in, but still make it easy to remove, is a good start. If you don't want to spring for fret files, a thin needle file should do the trick to seat a 52. This will probably need filed for that gauge of string to fit properly as the slots are thin enough for regular or light gauge strings and are meant to be adjusted to your particular set with a proper setup. I'm assuming you bend strings or use a tremolo quite a bit and have "sawed" into your nut. Those techniques can hasten the wear of a nut, but eventually all guitar nuts wear out. Short answer: you'll saw through this one just like you will any other nut out there. Just get good at replacing them. A small drop of glue to hold it in, but still make it easy to remove, is a good... » Read More This will probably need filed for that gauge of string to fit properly as the slots are thin enough for regular or light gauge strings and are meant to be adjusted to your particular set with a proper setup. I'm assuming you bend strings or use a tremolo quite a bit and have "sawed" into your nut. Those techniques can hasten the wear of a nut, but eventually all guitar nuts wear out. Short answer: you'll saw through this one just like you will any other nut out there. Just get good at replacing them. A small drop of glue to hold it in, but still make it easy to remove, is a good start. If you don't want to spring for fret files, a thin needle file should do the trick to seat a 52. « Show Less
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George, I can't answer that question as I have already traded that guitar in on a new one. It was, however, a great sounding 12-string with surprising quality for such a low price. The only reason I traded it is because Ovations seem to be easier on my neck. I must be getting old. Fyi, my Ovation hangs mostly on my wall. 12-strings are hard to play and will take persistence to master. But they sound great. Good luck.
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Haven't had the need to lower them. I usually play it in open G tuning or double drop D for some authentic southern delta blues so using a slide on it the string height works for me! Your best bet would be to google or YouTube it and see.. im sure there is a way you could shave thebridge but you would have to make sure you do it in a way you still have your radius of the neck in line with the bridge!
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Hi Bennison, I personally have finally settled on th EJ26-3d strings. They are a custom light .011-.052 and are a little easier onthe fingers while still giving you a full fat sound.
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Sure... But if it is strictly acoustic is will sound dull. Better to go with a smooth flat wound phosphor bronze if no in-board pick up. Think George Benson - Wes Montgomery - Joe Pas strings on a fat bitch Gibson Jazz Full Size Hollow-body! Mine are on an Ibabez Artcore and they sound like the Big Boys. Straight up jazz. Heavy gauge. No slinky bend. No string noise. Not for blues... Nice for slide. Or Slack Key turnings...
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I don't think I can recommend these strings at all had bad strings out of the package the g string buzzed then snapped while tuning . also you may have to adjust the truss rod to compensate for the tension i use martin strings and a heavier gauge better tone
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I hope you hear from someone more of an authority on this matter than myself, but I believe that you might be right. I once owned a Martin 00-18 classical and the spacing might have been a bit wider, but then again, I feel that the nut might also have been a bit wider on the Martin. I certainly may be wrong. The Yamaha is a nice instrument and I look forward to playing with it more; the guitar is not my MAIN instrument. Keyboards are. Hope that someone else responds to your question. Good luck and best wishes!! William
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The sound hole is sized to the size of the guitar body. A larger body will have a larger hole. Check with Kyser to find out if they make a small and a large sized humidifier. I looked out some of the other responses and some people did have a struggle fitting the Kyser into the sound holes. It fits perfectly into my 35 year old Guild but is a struggle in my Taylor. Other than that, I've had no problems with the Kyser and I've not had any issues with it ruining the finish on either guitar. Don
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The Gretsch G9201 was 100% playable right out of the box. The guitar just needed a little bit of tuning. Strings were in excellent condition and already strung up but of course detuned for shipping purposes. I've mostly played the guitar with light finger picking style and very, very heavy strumming strokes with a thick pick. Haven't encountered any buzzing on any of the frets. The upper nut seems well crafted to accommodate the strings properly. A perfectionist might want the action a little lower at the upper frets. But then again, if playing slide guitar, you might want the action set where it currently is set. Hope this helps answer your question. The Gretsch G9201 was 100% playable right out of the box. The guitar just needed a little bit of tuning. Strings were in excellent condition and already strung up but of course detuned for shipping purposes. I've mostly played the guitar with light finger picking style and very, very heavy strumming strokes with a thick pick. Haven't encountered any buzzing on any of the frets. The upper nut seems well crafted to accommodate the strings properly. A perfectionist might want the action a little lower at the upper frets. But then again, if playing slide guitar, you might want the action set... » Read More The Gretsch G9201 was 100% playable right out of the box. The guitar just needed a little bit of tuning. Strings were in excellent condition and already strung up but of course detuned for shipping purposes. I've mostly played the guitar with light finger picking style and very, very heavy strumming strokes with a thick pick. Haven't encountered any buzzing on any of the frets. The upper nut seems well crafted to accommodate the strings properly. A perfectionist might want the action a little lower at the upper frets. But then again, if playing slide guitar, you might want the action set where it currently is set. Hope this helps answer your question. « Show Less
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Hello MJ. I have been asked if I can help with your Q: If you will notice, there are 3 different colored Snark tuners. The Black one is called the 'super tight', the Red one dos say 'all instrument' + guitar. 'Chromatic' and 'Melodic' scales as played on the piano, have a wider assortment of noted within the scale itself. A 'Chromatic' tuner is sensitive to a wider range of notes which will in fact include those from a Guitar and other instruments. I hope this helps some what. You need not worry, the SN2 will work just fine on your guitar because your guitar can play 3 or 4 levels through a 'Chromatic' scale up and down the neck. WDG Hello MJ. I have been asked if I can help with your Q: If you will notice, there are 3 different colored Snark tuners. The Black one is called the 'super tight', the Red one dos say 'all instrument' + guitar. 'Chromatic' and 'Melodic' scales as played on the piano, have a wider assortment of noted within the scale itself. A 'Chromatic' tuner is sensitive to a wider range of notes which will in fact include those from a Guitar and other instruments. I hope this helps some what. You need not worry, the SN2 will work just fine on your guitar because your guitar can play 3 or 4 levels through a... » Read More Hello MJ. I have been asked if I can help with your Q: If you will notice, there are 3 different colored Snark tuners. The Black one is called the 'super tight', the Red one dos say 'all instrument' + guitar. 'Chromatic' and 'Melodic' scales as played on the piano, have a wider assortment of noted within the scale itself. A 'Chromatic' tuner is sensitive to a wider range of notes which will in fact include those from a Guitar and other instruments. I hope this helps some what. You need not worry, the SN2 will work just fine on your guitar because your guitar can play 3 or 4 levels through a 'Chromatic' scale up and down the neck. WDG « Show Less
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They are cheap Chinese made tuning machines. Yes, you will get out of tune easily. I have modified mine and OT plays and sounds 10 times better than an Epiphone Dot, and close to a Gibson. No joke. I put Grover Tuning machines on it and 2 DiMarzio PAF Humbuckers and it is now a great guitar to play live. I primarily use a standard American Strat live, but my modified Delta King is great for songs when I need fat tone or more versatility in tone. My advice. Buy it and spend $200 to make is darn near Gibson quality without breaking the bank. Good luck and have fun!