Wound vs plain string tension

[Oscar Stern]

If you want a Flexible Wound G that you can bend, simply go up a gauge when changing the Plain G to a Wound G. Take for example a set of 9-42 Gauge Strings & Substitute the 16p w/ a 17w.

 

[Oscar Stern]

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I found this video

 

[Oscar Stern]

As i wrote earlier, it will depend on the situation: tuning, gauges, string types, general set tension.
But also, it will depend on the player's preferences, intentions and techniques. So the only way to find out is the player optimising the tension drop by experimental trial-and-error.

My personal biased choice would be 24 32 43 because, compared to a traditional 9-42 set, the tensions are a little more 'progressive' instead of being a little less 'progressive', so it seems to be a move in the right direction. You seem to like progressive tension.
Also, you have a multiscale guitar. A slightly longer scale makes a particular tension 'feel' slightly looser. So a slight increase in the 'progressiveness' of the tensions to compensate makes sense.

The scale length has to be shorter to keep the tension of that super thin wound string down

 

[Oscar Stern]

How about a Multiscale Guitar? If we make the treble strings shorter than the bass strings, that might help.

 

[Oscar Stern]

I guess if we label each gauge of plain & wound string w/ the highest note that it can safely tune to on the most common scale lengths, then it might help.

 

[Oscar Stern]

A Guitar String set w/ All Wound Strings (that don't break) is a pretty old idea taken from bowed stringed string sets most of which use all wound strings. Bowed stringed instrument strings aren't listed by the gauge, but they're instead listed by the material of the core, the type of metal used for the wrap wire, the tension, & the note they tune to. Interestingly enough this Emuzin Russian Romance 7 String Guitar string set is designed to be tuned to a G Chord (D, G, B, D, G, B, D) which is a Perfect Fourth below the English Guitar (or Portuguese Guitar) in Open C tuning plus an Extra Bass String. You see, String sets w/ all Wound strings aren't a new idea at all. They're a very old idea from the Bowed stringed instrument world.

 

[Lemonbaby]

How about a Multiscale Guitar? If we make the treble strings shorter than the bass strings, that might help.

OK, here goes the Orpharion spambot.


AGAIN. Stop post-whoring and sell your guitar in two weeks, when you had 100 regular posts.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

A Guitar String set w/ All Wound Strings (that don't break) is a pretty old idea taken from bowed stringed string sets most of which use all wound strings. Bowed stringed instrument strings aren't listed by the gauge, but they're instead listed by the material of the core, the type of metal used for the wrap wire, the tension, & the note they tune to. Interestingly enough this Emuzin Russian Romance 7 String Guitar string set is designed to be tuned to a G Chord (D, G, B, D, G, B, D) which is a Perfect Fourth below the English Guitar (or Portuguese Guitar) in Open C tuning plus an Extra Bass String. You see, String sets w/ all Wound strings aren't a new idea at all. They're a very old idea from the Bowed stringed instrument world.View attachment 115749

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