Another dumb question

tommytoenail · June 13th, 2006, 07:43 PM

I know i ask a ton a questions around here but i dont realy know anyone real knowlegble about guitars.

I was wondering if my guitar is set up for 10 gauge strings(ernie balls) could i put 9 gauge on the G,B, & e string on the guitar without any problems. sorry for all the dumb questiond but you guys are the only ones i know/trust. Thanks much

Ed Bickert · June 13th, 2006, 07:51 PM

Yes, you should be able to do that without a problem at all.

Pete Galati · June 13th, 2006, 07:52 PM

You could do that no problem. The intonation would probably change a bit.

SteveY · June 13th, 2006, 07:55 PM

All questions are usually cheerfully answered by SOMEBODY (who hasn't yet burned out on the repetition).

My answers may be wrong sometimes, but if there's one thing I'm sure about, it's my opinions! :)

I'm with these fellers (especially about Ed Bickert).

mellecaster · June 13th, 2006, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommytoenail

I was wondering if my guitar is set up for 10 gauge strings(ernie balls) could i put 9 gauge on the G,B, & e string on the guitar without any problems. sorry for all the dumb questiond but you guys are the only ones i know/trust. Thanks much

Maybe I'm the Dumb one ??...do you mean .009 ga. in all 3 posistions ??...or 3 different strings (G B & E) from a .009 ga.
Set ? :?

tommytoenail · June 13th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Ya you got it the second guess was correct the 9(e), 11(B), 16 (G) gauge string of a st of nines taking the place of the e,B, & G strings from a 10 gauge.

TG · June 14th, 2006, 02:11 AM

That would be OK. There probably isn't enough of a difference to have much effect on the neck. Try it, and if there's a noticable change in the action then get back to us...or put the old strings back on.

June 13th, 2006, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
tommytoenail TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 84	Another dumb question I know i ask a ton a questions around here but i dont realy know anyone real knowlegble about guitars. I was wondering if my guitar is set up for 10 gauge strings(ernie balls) could i put 9 gauge on the G,B, & e string on the guitar without any problems. sorry for all the dumb questiond but you guys are the only ones i know/trust. Thanks much

June 13th, 2006, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ed Bickert Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 39 Posts: 946	Yes Yes, you should be able to do that without a problem at all. __________________ Sorry, not the real Ed Bickert. Just a fan.

June 13th, 2006, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	You could do that no problem. The intonation would probably change a bit.

June 13th, 2006, 07:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
SteveY Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Age: 58 Posts: 1,417	All questions are usually cheerfully answered by SOMEBODY (who hasn't yet burned out on the repetition). My answers may be wrong sometimes, but if there's one thing I'm sure about, it's my opinions! :) I'm with these fellers (especially about Ed Bickert).

June 13th, 2006, 11:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
tommytoenail TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 84	Ya you got it the second guess was correct the 9(e), 11(B), 16 (G) gauge string of a st of nines taking the place of the e,B, & G strings from a 10 gauge.

June 14th, 2006, 02:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
TG Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Beside a bog in the west of Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 4,427 7 Photos	That would be OK. There probably isn't enough of a difference to have much effect on the neck. Try it, and if there's a noticable change in the action then get back to us...or put the old strings back on.