Anyone using 11s in standard tuning?

GavRichList

I tried 11s on my tele and didn't get on with it. That may've been the tele, mind.

bingefeller

GavHaus said:

I tried 11s on my tele and didn't get on with it. That may've been the tele, mind.

Probably just the guitar I'd say.

andy1839

11's on my teles, 10-52 on everything else.

ICBM

andy1839 said:

11's on my teles, 10-52 on everything else.

Oddly I'm the exact opposite. I put 11-49 on more or less anything, but I think 10-52 suits a Tele like nothing else - easy country two-string bends at the top end and massive ringing power at the bottom.

sticker

I just moved to 11's on my Squier VM Jazzmaster and they really suit it .

andy1839

ICBM said:

andy1839 said:

11's on my teles, 10-52 on everything else.

Oddly I'm the exact opposite. I put 11-49 on more or less anything, but I think 10-52 suits a Tele like nothing else - easy country two-string bends at the top end and massive ringing power at the bottom.

That's why I put the 10-52's on everything, for that very reason, but someone mentioned 11's on a tele and I've found it wasn't really that noticeably different on the unwounds.

I think experimentation is key to find what works best for you.

hotpot

I have rotosound reds 11's on a jazzmaster & they're superb.

darcym

I use 11's on a few strats, they same to just work a bit better on a few strats, no idea why.

Like you I feel no difference between 10/11's on these guitars.

I use 11's on my 335's and 10's on pretty much everything else.

bingefeller

A few things I've noticed about putting on the 11s.  

Firstly there was no problems with the strings fitting in the nut.  I tightened the truss a bit before I put the strings on and the neck doesn't appear to have shifted so far.  My action still remains at 1.50mm across the board, which is what it was with 10s.  My intonation hasn't changed either, which I'm quite surprised about.  I'll check everything in a few days and see what the craic is.

meltedbuzzbox

11s on everything!

has always been the case for 2 years+ now

IanSavage

andy1839 said:

ICBM said:

andy1839 said:

11's on my teles, 10-52 on everything else.

Oddly I'm the exact opposite. I put 11-49 on more or less anything, but I think 10-52 suits a Tele like nothing else - easy country two-string bends at the top end and massive ringing power at the bottom.

That's why I put the 10-52's on everything, for that very reason, but someone mentioned 11's on a tele and I've found it wasn't really that noticeably different on the unwounds.

I think experimentation is key to find what works best for you.

This, in spades - I used to have 11s on Fender-scales and 12s on Gibson-scales, but when I actually did some proper A/Bing I found there was only a noticeable difference in teh tonez on the wound strings between 10s and 11s or 11s and 12s, and even then not a huge difference. Happily on Rotosound Blues (11-52) for everything these days.

BGG

I use 11's on my PRS DGT, it sounds so rich and full.

ab2014

11's in standard electric 13's acoustic for at least 15 years though i'm sure my hands won't like me in another 15 years. Snap 9's by looking at them and vibrato goes out the window lol

SteveGV

I tried 11s a few years ago to see what it was like and never looked back. Use them on my LP, Strat and Tele in standard tuning, but I do use 11's on my acoustic as well....don't seem as hard on the tips after long periods of acoustic neglect!

ICBM

Same here usually, although I have 12s on one of them at the moment.

I use 11s on everything, basically! Even my 12-string which is always kept tuned down to D standard or sometimes C#.

stonevibe

I use 11s on my Floyd Rose.

ThePrettyDamned

No lighter than tens on a 25.5 inch scale - I play lots of funk and having a bit of fight is useful for muted strums - less accidental notes!

maw4neu

Ernie Ball 11's on my Tele . . Twangtastic . . . and Martin 12's on the Acoustics . . . Lovely

Trotter

11's on all of my guitars except my r9 which for some reason HATES them! Honestly I've never experienced a guitar that could change so much for the worse with just a set of strings. Luckily it's incredible on 10's

Evilmags

10s on my solid bodies and 12s on the Heritage. 12s or 13s on acoustics.