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So Mike, when would one prefer a wound versus an unwound G string? For slide playing?
So Mike, when would one prefer a wound versus an unwound G string? For slide playing?
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Wound Versus Unwound "G" String
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Posts: 48 04/20/09 7:30 PM Administrator |
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Newbie
Posts: 2 04/20/09 7:43 PM Moderator |
I like'em big and wound! I mainly use D'Addario 13's on the resonators and their Bluegrass sets on the Martins. The Bluegrass sets have the .056 Low E, but a .012 on the High E, so you don't blast a finger tip if you skip a few days of playing... They all have wound "G" strings and sound great for slide and allow easy slide moves on the wound strings. |
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Posts: 569 04/21/09 8:48 AM Moderator |
Why would one want an unwound G string, though? Is it just personal preference?? Is it more conducive to bottleneck slide playing?
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Posts: 144 04/22/09 6:56 AM Moderator |
Hi Tricone,
Not that I'm aware of. I think it's just a personal preference. Most prefer the thicker tone of a wound G string and there are fewer intonation and tuning issues when you get into that gauge in a wound Vs unwound string. Although some may like the brighter tone of an unwound G string, this may also depend on the type of slide used (brass, glass, pocket knife...). The only slide players I have heard of using an unwound G string (on an acoustic) have stated they like it because they find it easier to bend than a wound G string when they fret and nothing about when they slide. Are you sliding on an acoustic or electric? Either way, I would suggest picking up some unwound singles in the gauge you prefer and giving it your own A/B test. Please post your results. I would be interested in your findings. |
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Posts: 48 04/22/09 8:12 AM Administrator |
Currently, I'm not sliding at all.
I've always been curious about why some string sets are sold with the unwound G string as an option. I know I read it once or twice before about why one or wouldn't want an unwound G, but couldn't recall the reasonings. |
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Champ
Posts: 42 04/26/09 9:36 PM Charter Member
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I can't do the wound G. Just feels funny. Maybe on an acoustic guitar, but not on an electric.
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