Switching a plain 6th to wound

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 1 Aug 2016 1:42 pm

Justin Griffith wrote:
Quentin Hickey wrote:What are the advantages of a wound .022 over plain .020?
It will also keep the tuning more stable, especially one with a bunch of cabinet drop.
Downside, It needs more travel (especially the lower)

Edit: (Georg, I just re read your post. Sorry to repeat.)

Cabinet drop is next to bill on my ultra Justin but Ya I see what you mean. Less tension going up.

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 2 Aug 2016 10:31 am

I used an 18W for a long time, worked and sounded just fine.

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 3 Aug 2016 12:17 am

Well doesn't that just show that there isn't a "correct" gauge for anything!

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 3 Aug 2016 6:15 pm

Georg while I have you on the horn I wanted to ask you why the GFI guitars get setup with stiff reversing knee levers. It seems like they are setup that way on purpose for some reason. I had to loosen off the return spring screw alot which lowers 2 and 9. I find that Lkr is hard to engage fully as well it raises string 1 and 7.

Just curious why gfi sets there guitars up for stiffness on these levers

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 4 Aug 2016 12:59 am

It's all very personal. The stiffness of a knee lever varies with the distance of the contact point from the pivot, and I find that different thickness soles can throw me for a few minutes until I get accustomed! Also a big difference in the apparent stiffness depending on what you're wearing on your legs.

And what you feel using your hand with the guitar upside down on the bench is not much guide. I have a Â½-stop on my RKR, which on string 8 is E->D#, then D. To set it up I had to keep putting the instrument back on the floor - tedious, but the only way to get it just right.