Skinny Top Vs Power Slinky?

[swazi]

G'day guys...


Okay, I've got this les paul special clone which is currently strung with Skinny Top Heavy Bottoms. The intonation is shot to pieces, only just inside "acceptable", the truss rod can't bring the relief under control and there's a good deal of fret buzz to boot. All this leads me to believe that Skinny Tops are just too heavy in the bottom for this poor old guitar.

Which brings me to my question - would switching to Power Slinky strings be a cure or a curse?

I prefer heavier strings; I figure they last a bit longer between changes, I generally use an Open G tuning and I can't solo to save my life anyway. The Skinny Tops came with the guitar, but I don't know what was actually on it when I received it.


And yeah, I decided to keep the LP rather than the SG... :O)


Cheers,
swazi

 

[super slinky]

I've been using Super Slinkys for over 34 years...

on my Strats.

From skinny top to heavy bottom...that may pull the neck with a skew; instead of a straight constant pull from a guaged se that has the similiar tensions on top to bottom.

I've been contemplating switching to Power Slinky's on my Squier rosewood fingerboard Strat that I hardly use. It'll be great for finger picking and playing rhythm. I'm using it now; being lazy to restring my Fender maple fretboard Strat with Super Slinky's.

I use an acoustic guitar that has .011 on the first that at times I break then I simply would get an extra .011 that I bought for my electric string extras to replace it.

Then for the Power Slinky's I would have to relevel my saddles, tighten the truss rod in the nect to accomodate for the higher tension pull on my Squier Strat. I wouldn't know about changing the string distance from neck to bridge to compensate for intonation.

Hard for me to play lead on that rosewood fretboard...Stevie Ray Vaughn did well. He may have had a stronger grip than me to bend those strings like that. It just has a meatier sound than the maple fretboard that I have comfortably grown to play.

I tried .010's before...used them only once. Had a thicker tone and the resonance seemed to sustain longer on the string tones.

Here's a favorite quote of mine by Lillian Hellman:

"People change...and forget to tell each other."

 

[swazi]

From skinny top to heavy bottom...that may pull the neck with a skew

Hadn't thought of that... I've just added all the string guages in each pack and am using the final number as an indicator of the tension put on my neck. Skinny tops come in at 164, Powers at 157, and Regulars at 148. Dunno if there's any science to that, but I'll give some Power Slinky strings a go next time I change over..


cheers,
swazi

 

[super slinky]

I restrung my acoustic guitar a couple nights ago.... .011 on the 1st.

Swazi...I tried to bend up a string last night...man...the effort was there but the grip was instantly gone.

So, I'll opt for Regular Slinky's for my Squier Strat...next.