DavidLylis
Aspiring Bluesman
Not to go over previously trodden ground, I replaced the Dimarzio humbucker on my Strat with the Fender Custom Lab Texas, Bridge. As I am fairly new to this, I brought my E String to the guitar shop to find out what gauge was on it when I bought it. The guy fumbled around with the micrometer (not a confidence builder) and said .008. Ok so I buy the best set of .008 strings they have. Like $13 bucks. I string up my strat and the thing buzzes like crazy. The sixth string actually appears like it is flapping)). Ok, so I look this up and find (of course) that the smaller gauge strings reach pitch at a lower tension than larger gauge. Additionally, intonation is off. The guitar is well in tune with open strings but if I play chords at a barred B it is noticeably off. So the next project is to, first, adjust the truss rod as the fretboard no longer has relief, and correct the intonation. Now, from everything I have read, I am not to attempt to adjust intonation with a $30 tuner as they are not accurate enough. So . . .change the strings to a larger gauge ( the guy was clearly wrong. He first said the string was .22, then changed to .008) but it is likely that I am going to have to take it in for setup either way (I think).
Before you comment, yes I realize that toilet training did not go well for me)))
Before you comment, yes I realize that toilet training did not go well for me)))