my 3 electric guitars set up like this. what about you?

eddiewagner · January 19th, 2006, 11:35 AM

hello everybody,
after years of back and forth tinkering, i am pretty shure i have found a perfect way to set up my three guitar arsenal.

1. james burton standard telecaster with fat 50ies style neck: 9- 42 strings. great for stringbending behind and before the nut, easy to play and wrangle.

2. 70ies hardtail strat with 3d schaller bridge, texmex pups,fat neck: 10-52 strings. very good r+r/r+b-powerhouse, great for recording, because the schaller bridge is not hurting my palm when i play for a real long time.

3. cheap texmex stratocaster with 13-56 strings and graphtech stringsaver saddles: that is one really good guitar for slide. i set the strings way high and leave all 5 springs in. the strings handle e and d tuning really well. sounds very cooderish to me, although i play it with a brass slide.

thats what i found out for myself. what are you guys doing with your stuff? do you setup your guitars all in the same way or do you prefer to have some variation?

Fuzzyhead · January 19th, 2006, 11:58 AM

I only have one guitar... But that's set up exactly how I like it!

Vince a · January 19th, 2006, 12:18 PM

I have one with 9-42's on it, and kinda like the way the strings feel . . .

I have an abosolutely stock MIA with 10-46's on it . . .

And this past weekend, on the advice of another local Tele player, I installed 11-60's on a Tele, and let me say . . . you should have heard the sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of those sounds were coming from me caused by the "shredding" (no pun intended) of my fingertips! They're coming back off today (the strings).

You'd think I'd be used to heavier strings, as my acoustic has 12-56 Elixirs on it, but I don't play an acoustic and a Tele the same way!

Blazer · January 19th, 2006, 01:28 PM

all of my electrics are fitted with D'Addario XL 011-046 strings and I ususally put them at medium hight so I can dig in, having played bass for a couple of years made for very durable fingertips.

My Ibanez Archtop has Tomastic Infelt 013-060 flatwound strings, bending certainly is not an option on that guitar. But I love the way that guitar sounds and how those strings feel.

My Basses are strung with D'Addario slowwound 046-100 strings. Exept for my Fretless bass which is stung up with La Bella Tapewound strings which have the most amazing rubbery feel and they won't damage the fingerboard.

Doug 54 · January 19th, 2006, 02:23 PM

Parts O' Tele:
Flatter JB Player neck.
9-42 DR Tite Fits with 15g G string. (just started using DR---better on the wound strings than my old EB Slinkys)
LOTS of bending.

My Strat is similar, AND hardtail. 12" radius.

Action: Approx 2/32, 1-4 and 5/64 last two strings-- measured at the 17th fret (top of fret-- bottom of string).

Have a USACG Tele body polyU finished by Rob DiStefano. On order: USACG Tele neck with 16" radius and 6100's. C profile. Will be a fun parts O' Tele II. Will keep the same action as all my guitars.

woof* · January 19th, 2006, 02:57 PM

i use 11-15-19-32-42-56 on all my guitars-strats or teles. if you want to go bigger do it a little at a time. just move up one gauge for a couple weeks, like from a 9 to a 10 untill you get used to it..otherwise you will have a bad experience. ive played with my gauge for at least the last ten years and smaller strings for me sound weak and go out of tune easy now. the tone benifits and no string breakage outway any disadvantages for me. by the way, i'm a small guy with small hands. for a year or so i went bigger to 12's and 13's but for me they were too much. the only way id go bigger than what im useing would be if i tuned down or had a slide guitar.
rand

Fuzzyhead · January 19th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Oh, for strings I use Dean Markley Blue Steel 10-46...

TG · January 19th, 2006, 03:45 PM

I have 3 electrics right now.

Number one (my avatar) is a partscaster tele. Alder body, chunky 'C' neck with a 12" rosewood fretboard and thin frets, vintage bridge with a notched flange and brass saddles, Duncan alnicoII bridge pup and Fender US standard neck pup. 9.5 - 44 strings.
It's the best all-round gigging guitar I've ever owned. I play it thru a Fender Blues Junior miked up. Usually with no effects...just a touch of overdrive and delay occasionally.

Number two is a 69Thinline RI with a mahogany body. I've put a modern spec Standard MIM neck on it. Notched bridge. Duncan alnicoII bridge pup and Fender OV neck pup. 10 - 46 strings.
This one is more 'refined' sounding and is usually used at smaller low-volume gigs through a Roland Cube60 amp. I play in a duo sometimes with a guy on an acoustic and this works really well for some reason.

Number three is a heavily modded Squier 51. Now satin black with a black strat-shaped pickguard. Dual-concentric volume/tone control. GFS Fat Tele neck pup and Dimarzio FS-1 bridge pickup (they're humbucking together, it turns out).
My play-at-home project guitar and for jams in less salubrious environments, but I might take it to a gig or two as a backup sometime.

The acoustic is an Epiphone EL-OO, btw.

January 19th, 2006, 11:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
eddiewagner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 4,028 27 Photos	my 3 electric guitars set up like this. what about you? hello everybody, after years of back and forth tinkering, i am pretty shure i have found a perfect way to set up my three guitar arsenal. 1. james burton standard telecaster with fat 50ies style neck: 9- 42 strings. great for stringbending behind and before the nut, easy to play and wrangle. 2. 70ies hardtail strat with 3d schaller bridge, texmex pups,fat neck: 10-52 strings. very good r+r/r+b-powerhouse, great for recording, because the schaller bridge is not hurting my palm when i play for a real long time. 3. cheap texmex stratocaster with 13-56 strings and graphtech stringsaver saddles: that is one really good guitar for slide. i set the strings way high and leave all 5 springs in. the strings handle e and d tuning really well. sounds very cooderish to me, although i play it with a brass slide. thats what i found out for myself. what are you guys doing with your stuff? do you setup your guitars all in the same way or do you prefer to have some variation? __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

January 19th, 2006, 11:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 25 Posts: 1,350 23 Photos	I only have one guitar... But that's set up exactly how I like it! __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

January 19th, 2006, 01:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,422	all of my electrics are fitted with D'Addario XL 011-046 strings and I ususally put them at medium hight so I can dig in, having played bass for a couple of years made for very durable fingertips. My Ibanez Archtop has Tomastic Infelt 013-060 flatwound strings, bending certainly is not an option on that guitar. But I love the way that guitar sounds and how those strings feel. My Basses are strung with D'Addario slowwound 046-100 strings. Exept for my Fretless bass which is stung up with La Bella Tapewound strings which have the most amazing rubbery feel and they won't damage the fingerboard. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

January 19th, 2006, 02:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Doug 54 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio, Dayton area Posts: 640	Parts O' Tele: Flatter JB Player neck. 9-42 DR Tite Fits with 15g G string. (just started using DR---better on the wound strings than my old EB Slinkys) LOTS of bending. My Strat is similar, AND hardtail. 12" radius. Action: Approx 2/32, 1-4 and 5/64 last two strings-- measured at the 17th fret (top of fret-- bottom of string). Have a USACG Tele body polyU finished by Rob DiStefano. On order: USACG Tele neck with 16" radius and 6100's. C profile. Will be a fun parts O' Tele II. Will keep the same action as all my guitars. __________________ The Bobby Mcfarrin of guitar

January 19th, 2006, 02:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
woof* Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: DFW Posts: 238	i use 11-15-19-32-42-56 on all my guitars-strats or teles. if you want to go bigger do it a little at a time. just move up one gauge for a couple weeks, like from a 9 to a 10 untill you get used to it..otherwise you will have a bad experience. ive played with my gauge for at least the last ten years and smaller strings for me sound weak and go out of tune easy now. the tone benifits and no string breakage outway any disadvantages for me. by the way, i'm a small guy with small hands. for a year or so i went bigger to 12's and 13's but for me they were too much. the only way id go bigger than what im useing would be if i tuned down or had a slide guitar. rand __________________ "when you got a pig that smart...you dont eat 'em all at once"

January 19th, 2006, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vince a Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Age: 62 Posts: 771	I have one with 9-42's on it, and kinda like the way the strings feel . . . I have an abosolutely stock MIA with 10-46's on it . . . And this past weekend, on the advice of another local Tele player, I installed 11-60's on a Tele, and let me say . . . you should have heard the sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of those sounds were coming from me caused by the "shredding" (no pun intended) of my fingertips! They're coming back off today (the strings). You'd think I'd be used to heavier strings, as my acoustic has 12-56 Elixirs on it, but I don't play an acoustic and a Tele the same way!

January 19th, 2006, 03:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 25 Posts: 1,350 23 Photos	Oh, for strings I use Dean Markley Blue Steel 10-46... __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

January 19th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
TG Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Beside a bog in the west of Ireland Age: 47 Posts: 4,504 7 Photos	I have 3 electrics right now. Number one (my avatar) is a partscaster tele. Alder body, chunky 'C' neck with a 12" rosewood fretboard and thin frets, vintage bridge with a notched flange and brass saddles, Duncan alnicoII bridge pup and Fender US standard neck pup. 9.5 - 44 strings. It's the best all-round gigging guitar I've ever owned. I play it thru a Fender Blues Junior miked up. Usually with no effects...just a touch of overdrive and delay occasionally. Number two is a 69Thinline RI with a mahogany body. I've put a modern spec Standard MIM neck on it. Notched bridge. Duncan alnicoII bridge pup and Fender OV neck pup. 10 - 46 strings. This one is more 'refined' sounding and is usually used at smaller low-volume gigs through a Roland Cube60 amp. I play in a duo sometimes with a guy on an acoustic and this works really well for some reason. Number three is a heavily modded Squier 51. Now satin black with a black strat-shaped pickguard. Dual-concentric volume/tone control. GFS Fat Tele neck pup and Dimarzio FS-1 bridge pickup (they're humbucking together, it turns out). My play-at-home project guitar and for jams in less salubrious environments, but I might take it to a gig or two as a backup sometime. The acoustic is an Epiphone EL-OO, btw.