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Stefan · December 14th, 2007, 07:06 AM

...since I switched to .011´s. I have been using .010´s for a long time and I recantly switched to .011´s. It feels much better now and I have no problem at all when bending. There are some issues though.

1) It won´t stay in tune. The saddle slots have been filed to fit .011´s and I have adjusted the trussrod. But it gets slightly out of tune after a few bends. I have never had this problem before. The strings I use are Ernie Ball Power Slinky.

2) It sounds a bit dull when plugged in. The acoustic tone is great though.

Could all this be because of the Ernie Ball strings? They are just a few weeks old and I haven´t played them much so I consider them brand new.

December 14th, 2007, 07:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stefan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 29 Posts: 1,816 37 Photos	It won´t stay in tune... ...since I switched to .011´s. I have been using .010´s for a long time and I recantly switched to .011´s. It feels much better now and I have no problem at all when bending. There are some issues though. 1) It won´t stay in tune. The saddle slots have been filed to fit .011´s and I have adjusted the trussrod. But it gets slightly out of tune after a few bends. I have never had this problem before. The strings I use are Ernie Ball Power Slinky. 2) It sounds a bit dull when plugged in. The acoustic tone is great though. Could all this be because of the Ernie Ball strings? They are just a few weeks old and I haven´t played them much so I consider them brand new. __________________ 1981 Capri Orange Fender Telecaster 1976 Fender Stratocaster 2007 Martin Backpacker 2005 Martin HD-28