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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: jalevinemd on March 08, 2014, 12:25:49 PM

Title: Strings and Neck Tension
Post by: jalevinemd on March 08, 2014, 12:25:49 PM

Hey guitarists?
 
I've got my action and truss rod set perfectly one on of my guitars. The TR is a bitch to get to?kinda like the 50's Fenders but worse.
 
Anyway, I've got 10's on there now and the E/B and G are just too much for me when it comes to bending. I'm weak and lazy. I would love to go to 9's but am afraid I'll need to loosen the TR. Then I thought about hybrid 9/10's.
 
So here's the question?which strings are responsible for the most tension in the neck? The E/A/D or the G/B/E? My first reaction would be the heavier but I think there's more tension in the lighter strings.
 
Opinions and facts welcome...

Title: Strings and Neck Tension
Post by: David Houck on March 08, 2014, 03:26:59 PM

Since I knew that Thomastik-Infeld (http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/product-families/Fretted%20instruments/Electric%20Guitar) publishes their string tension numbers, I looked up a set.  Here's the tension in pounds for each string in a set of Infeld Superalloy 9's.  Click the link for their 10's and 11's and for their Power-Brights and Sliders.
 
E - 13.4
B - 11.2
G - 14.2
D - 15.8
A - 15.3
E - 14.7
 
(Message edited by davehouck on March 08, 2014)

Title: Strings and Neck Tension
Post by: jalevinemd on March 08, 2014, 06:14:27 PM

Thanks Moder Dave.

Title: Strings and Neck Tension
Post by: elwoodblue on March 10, 2014, 10:59:29 PM

For what it's worth,
 I've been using TI power brights on my guitars for a year or more now, I can't go back to anything else. Before that I was hooked on Curt Mangan (still pretty good for the price).  
There are a couple Heavy Bottom versions of the power brights.  
 They last a long time too .
 
elwoodblue