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How come top loaders need heavier strings?
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...I kant ant-sir that specifically but I kin in general from experience.
...Back inna day (I noe, I noe, none body cares) I used tew pick on my fiddy nine Esquire 4 nites a week. At the time (early 70s) the Super Slinkys were all the rage and I used them fer a few months but hadda drag along tew erry gig 4 or five extra liddo E and B strings cause I wassa trynna use 9 guage and wood break won er tew erry nite. They wood rattle and move round sunthin fearce even on those threaded bridge saddles and sounded weak and thin.
...I switched tew 10 guage GHS er Fenner 150s and it helped but still dent sound rite. Even the Thinline II sounded better over all.
...I jes think the strings ain't held down positive enuff fer a hard picker like me. I know there are sum like Jim C. that pick jes fine with em.
...Top loaders are fine iffin yew mute a lot and haff a lite touch onna strings.
...Heavy strings hold down better onna bridge iss all I kin figger in yer case.
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