How many use .022w for your 6th string

Loren Morehouse · Post by **Loren Morehouse** » 7 Jun 2003 6:28 pm

I just read what all of you had wrote about Jagwire strings. I was really surprised too see the Lloyd Green artist set with a .022w for the 6th string. I remember using that years ago, but to me the plain sounded much better. However, tuning wise it's a touchy thing!! Just curious too see how many of you use it. Loren. [This message was edited by Loren Morehouse on 07 June 2003 at 07:29 PM.]

Post by **b0b** » 7 Jun 2003 8:35 pm

I do.

Kenny Davis · Post by **Kenny Davis** » 7 Jun 2003 8:41 pm

Always have, probably always will! I use a .012 for the 3rd.

Do a search on this topic - You'll find some good threads.

Ken Williams · Post by **Ken Williams** » 7 Jun 2003 9:27 pm

I use a 22 plain. I must admit that I've never tried a wound 6th string before. I agree that it would be easier to tune.

Ken
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Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 7 Jun 2003 10:10 pm

I do, and diffinatly ALWAYS will.

RON PRESTON · Post by **RON PRESTON** » 8 Jun 2003 5:24 am

I do, but, you have a much "longer throw" on RKL, dropping the G# to an F#. That baby stays in tune much better than the plain .022.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 8 Jun 2003 5:41 am

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 8 Jun 2003 5:53 am

Me Too!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 8 Jun 2003 6:15 am

I use a plain string. I have a hard time getting the full tone drop with a wound one.
Erv

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 8 Jun 2003 6:46 am

its a 22wound for me also.

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 8 Jun 2003 7:03 am

I use the wound. Fulawka sets his guitars up for it from the shop...

JB

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Loren Morehouse · Post by **Loren Morehouse** » 8 Jun 2003 8:13 am

Ok, I did the search, thanks Kenny!!! I also use a .012 for the third string on my Bud. Sounds much better and like the feel of it. I'm going to try the .022w on the sixth. Thanks, Loren.

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 8 Jun 2003 9:02 am

plain for me. I just can't bring myself to mix mostly melody strings. Strings 5 and 6 are major melody strings and for me they both need to be plain.

carl

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 8 Jun 2003 10:05 am

I use .022w, along with .012 on 3rd and .018 on 6th. I think it´s just perfect on a ShoBud!

Joe H.

Frank Harris · Post by **Frank Harris** » 8 Jun 2003 10:42 am

i have always used a 022 plain but ron earlier idea about staying in tune could be true witn that string drop on kmee lever

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 8 Jun 2003 10:54 am

I've used both and LOVE the way a wound sixth tunes and sounds, but I have to raise AND lower my sixth a whole step and the throw gets pretty long. Some guitars can't handle moving a wound sixth a whole step. I didn't notice the longer throw too much on the B pedal, but lowering it a whole tone on a knee lever gets pretty hairy.
If I played a standard 10-string setup, I would definitely use a wound sixth.

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George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 8 Jun 2003 11:15 am

Hey Mouse, let me know how it works out.

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Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 8 Jun 2003 12:21 pm

I use SIT"s with a GHS 22W Boomer which has less pedal travel for my guitar and I have lowered it a whole tone.
Would a 20W have less or more pedal travel?

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 8 Jun 2003 1:42 pm

Tony,
It all depends on the CORE of the string and that can vary among mfgrs. That could account for a slight difference in travel. A smaller string may or may not have a smaller core.

I believe that stainless requires a bit more travel than nickel steel, but am not certain about that.

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Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 8 Jun 2003 8:47 pm

LOREN, Bobbe Seymore had a lengthy thread on this same subject a couple of months ago. You might want to check it out in the archives. Still a good subject,though. I use an .020P for E9,.022P for Eb9,and when I tune down to D I go to a .024W for my sixth string. I even tried an .024P on my D tuning, but it just went "thunk" on the 12th fret. I'm still not sure how to do effective chord construction with "thunk" as one of my scale tones! After I thunk about it,I decided to go with a wound string. Oh,the life of a Steel Player gets tedious.
~~W.C.~~[This message was edited by Wayne Cox on 08 June 2003 at 09:52 PM.]

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 8 Jun 2003 10:12 pm

I am using Jagwires on my Marlen. This set has a .022w and I'm very satisfied.