Geetar Q, common gauges...

[strummer]

If a person uses 9's for a strat type guitar (25.5" scale) will 10's give the same type of tension on a LP type (24.75" scale)?
I need this info to string a birthday present

 

[Lucidology]

Actually, 9's feel great on a shorter scale.... try this first before going to 10's..

The birthday recipient might really like it a lot if they've been using them all along...

But to answer your questions....

Yes, 10's will feel lighter on the shorter scale, but they will still feel like 10's, not like a set of 9's...

Whereas, 9's will be more flexable on a shorter scale, but always feel like 9's...

The bottom line is; 10's will always be 'thicker' then 9's... even when put on on a shorter scale with a different tension ...

 

[Monty Billocks]

9's will feel great on a 24.75" scale...nice and slinky....

But maybe a little too slinky if the player likes to do some dropped-d stuff....

If that's the case then a set of hybrids (9-46) would be the answer. (That's the gauge that Gibson install for the majority of their solid bodies anyway.)

Steve.

 

[KennethB]

Tension= (Unit weight *(2*Scale length*frequency or pitch)^2)/386.4 There you go. People often say that a .009s on a Strat equals .010 on a Les Paul tension-wise. They're wrong. You can find a tension-guide at D'Addario's web-site. Ernie Ball should also put up a guide on theirs.

Tension: lb
Unit weight: lb/in
pitch:Hz