| Author | Message | ||
| jimmythesaint
New Username: jimmythesaint Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2005 |
Does anyone use a standard set of 9's instead of 10's on their Tribute (or perhaps other Alembic guitar) and find that they don't sacrifice much or anything tonewise? | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1274 Registered: 6-2002 |
I use 9's on all my guitars, including my Alembic Orion. Never had any problems with tone. I do also use a heavy dunlop Stubby 3.0 mm pick so that helps keep the tone strong. http://www.hwaudio.co.uk/product/jim_dunlop_75053.aspx | ||
| jimmythesaint
New Username: jimmythesaint Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2005 |
Based on your id, do you play jazz with 9's? My experience with 9's on other guitars is that when I switch to them they always sound fine, but then when I switch back to 10's I realize how much the 9's were missing, particularly with clean sounds. Being a bass player, I don't use a pick, only fingers. I pulled my Tribute out of the closet for the first time in a year and it has 9's on it, which always feel good. It sounds great, but when I a/b with my Strat to get a clean jazz sound, the Strat is much better, with a fuller deeper bottom. Not like a true jazz box, but much jazzier than the Tribute with 9's. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3323 Registered: 7-2004 |
My experience with 9s is similar to Jimmy's. My PRS CE24 came with 9 1/2's! I liked them a lot more than the 9's, but I had to buy strings from PRS direct as no one around here carries 9 1/2s. I eventually just went to 10's on it. Bill, tgo |
