Question about going up 1 string gauge

[brokenvail]

Ok guys I just got my new "mystery" ball It has 9's on it and I want to go up to 10's. Other than adjusting the claw in the bridge so that the bridge is flat against the body and checking intonnation when I am done is there anything else I should be worried about with my new baby?

 

[k.gormley]

you may have to adjust the neck

 

[Shadowbox]

Keep an eye on it. You may need to do a slight truss rod adjustment. In addition, keep an eye on the trem. Another player had a thread a couple of weeks back about his guitar going out of tune whenever he used the trem, and he had switched from 009s to 010s. You may need to file and graph the nut slots slightly to allow for the wider gauge.

Before doing anything, contact EBMM customer service. They know far more than I!

 

[Sweat]

Should not be an issue, i cahnge guages all the time, but as others said might need a little tweak here or there, now where are the damn pics

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Yah....where's the pix?

Don't be scared. I've been going from 9's to 10's on all my guitars as they need string changes. I'm finding that weather changes have had more affect on the neck than the string guage change.

jack

 

[brokenvail]

The deed is done, I did have to tighten the claw in the bridge a bit but truth be told not as much as thought. I didn't touch the neck. I played it unplugged for a bit so I could keep tuning it up and strech the strings a bit. I have to say just playing it unplugged cause my amp is not at my house just changing the string gauge alone I already love the guitar way more. It sounds so much better even unplugged I just kept smiling thinking OH YEA!

 

[k.gormley]

i always use at least 10s thinking of going to 11s

 

[Letz_Rock]

i always use at least 10s thinking of going to 11s

You guys must have fingers made of steel how do you bend 11's? 9's are my limit LOL

 

[Jack FFR1846]

You guys must have fingers made of steel how do you bend 11's? 9's are my limit LOL

Don't know about 11's (I have some on my acoustic) but 10's are not much worse than 9's. I made the swap because I play a combination of leads and chords and with 9's, I can fret an A and push down and get a B. (well, a bit of exageration....but it sure doesn't sound right). 10's at least give me some chance to make the chord sound like some of the strings are in tune.



jack

 

[brokenvail]

LOL I started using 10's because I was tunning my strat a half step down. When I used 9 it was 9-46 like JP did so even then my bass strings were a bit thick. I had also often played Gibsons with 10-52s. Because I was using 10s on my strat I started using 11s on my gibson (still do even though now the strat and gibson are tuned to standard) I played in a low tunned band once and used 11-60. I prefer 10s now on any 25.5 scale length because the tone is fatter and the strings have more substance. I am actually going to use an 18w string for my g string for now on two. It sounds better with the piezo.

 

[douglasspears]

I moved from 9's to 10's on my EVH years ago. I bought an Axis SS a few months ago and it had 11's on it. The action is incredible low, the guitar plays fantastic, and while it's been a while to get used to the 11's, I didn't want to change the way it played until I had to. 3-4 months later, I still haven't broken a string and haven't needed to change them. I'm getting used to the 11's, but I may go back to 10's when I finally get around to changing them.