The Steel Guitar Forum

Have people found that too light of a 3rd string makes the string quieter thru the pickup. I messed with it once and it seemed like a .012" was louder than a .011".

Anyone?

Thanks,
Brad Sarno
St. Louis

I was told by Jeff Newman to use a .012 for the third string as it 'sounds better'. Cant say I have noticed that it was any louder.

I went to a .012 for a fatter sound, seems to be a bit louder as well,I think .010 are used by some players, then I went to .015 for the fourth, pedal steel is that type of instrument that always urges you to try something new. I use strings from musicians friend, 12 strings in bulk for 3 bucks, not sure what the verdict is on that yet, just remember hearing that there were only a few makers of strings and many were the same

I always like to go with a little heavier string. It just seems fuller and richer. I've used a 12 gauge on the 3rd string for quite a while and will stay with it.
Erv

I use a Jagwire .0115 for that reason. It's louder and richer sounding than an .011.

On certain pickups like the Dan Shields CT-1,there are adjustable screws under each string and by moving them up or down,individual strings can be balanced quite well regardless of your string guage preference.I wish more pickups had this valuable feature. -MJ-

Jim Pitman's new pickup has the adjustable screws. I'm looking forward to trying them in my new Fessy D-12 that Jerry is working on.

I've been using .010 for 30 years <font size=-1>(no... not the same one!).</font> The tone is a bit "thin" but the string rarely breaks.

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