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oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
edited May 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
Hey, does anyone have a epi g-310 sg or similar and have 11's strung on it? I think they come from the factory with 10's(?) and want to maybe go with 11's. Need to know if they fit in the nut and saddles before I buy them. Thanks.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    won't be a problem. i bumped my SG from 10s to 11s.
  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    exhausted wrote:
    won't be a problem. i bumped my SG from 10s to 11s.
    Gibson or Epiphone, I assume Gibson. Is there much difference between the two models, i wonder?
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    oyster jelly wrote:
    Gibson or Epiphone, I assume Gibson. Is there much difference between the two models, i wonder?

    mine's a gibson but the difference would be negligible as far as the nut and saddle dimensions.

    i had an epiphone dot that i took to 11s with no problem as well.
  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    exhausted wrote:
    mine's a gibson but the difference would be negligible as far as the nut and saddle dimensions.

    i had an epiphone dot that i took to 11s with no problem as well.
    thanks, i'll go with the 11's.
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    You can generally use any guage of strings on a guitar as long as you do a proper setup. going from 9's to 10's should be no big deal. Going from 10's to 11's puts a lot more stress on the neck than going from 9's to 10's...so if you experience any wierd shit with your neck or fretboard after increasing the string guage, don't sweat it...you'll just need a truss rod adjustment.

    The heavier the strings, the better the tone :)
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  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    went with the 11's. No neck problems. Only good ass kickin tone!
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    oyster jelly wrote:
    went with the 11's. No neck problems. Only good ass kickin tone!


    ha ha killer. I just played a 200 dollar ridiculous sky blue painted Dot the other day with 11's and it was awesome. Glad you're happy.
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  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    enharmonic wrote:

    The heavier the strings, the better the tone :)


    I AGREE. 11's are great, but 12's can be good too.
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  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    WiLL75 wrote:
    I AGREE. 11's are great, but 12's can be good too.
    If your name is Stevie Ray Vaughan, :)
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    " This one's for the home team...."
    Eddie before they broke out Rats 5/12/06

    Buffalo 5/2/03
    Albany 5/12/06
  • covincovin Posts: 42
    I hate low-gauge strings with a passion, but I play a Squier with a floating bridge. It was a huge pain in the ass to switch to 10s, and they still don't feel big enough to be comfortable for me. I ought to just have it set up for me.
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