yes they do work..I did that by mistake 30 years ago when I was first learning guitar. I bought the wrong pack of strings. The people at the music store were assholes and didnt bother to tell me that I had the wrong type of strings. I put them on my electric guitar and found that they pulled harder on the neck, but basically , they work
I've used the 12 and 13 phosphor bronzes from D'Addario on an electric before, and would tune it to either A or B, dropped or standard, and had some GREAT results. I also do the same with EJ21/EJ22 string sets, and find that I need almost no intonation changes in either case. Every easy way to make a 24.75 or 25.5 scale guitar sound like a baritone, stable, dark, and aggressive, with no issue or major adjustments to playing/muscle memory conflicts. Also, Bronze or Copper wound Steel acoustic strings sound darker, rounder, and a little hotter, while basic acoustic strings cannot say the same.
My first electric was a 1964 Duo Sonic 2 when I was 9 years old. I put the same BLACK DIAMOND strings my mother's store sold on it that I used on my acoustic. It was all I knew at the time. A trip to a real music store, I mentioned how I wished for lighter Guage strings. Guy asked what I was using, I told him. I didn't know there were strings besides BLACK DIAMOND, much less lighter guages. Salesman tossed a set of Fender Bullet lights, said TRY THESE. I asked how much? He says FREE, TAKE THEM, let me know next time what I thought about them. I liked them.
I got an Ion Strat for my birthday that had dead acoustic strings that pulled the bridge up as they were tuned in standard E but had a broken high E so i detuned em six steps lower (B E A D F#) and put on a .013 B, returned the bridge flat on the body, tightened the spring claw after adding two extra springs and played around with it for a while and I actually liked it so much that I bought a set of D'addario phosphor bronze medium acoustic strings (13-56) almost immediately. Tuned B to B, they feel like a set of super lights (9-42) as the wound 3rd has flexibility like a standard plain G and the stairstep intonation's definitely on point! I don't know how is sounded with regular electric strings but I know is that these fresh acoustic strings sound a hellova lot better than the old ones that were on it and I'm very anxious to string it up with a set of electric baritone strings.
I've used the 12 and 13 phosphor bronzes from D'Addario on an electric before, and would tune it to either A or B, dropped or standard, and had some GREAT results. I also do the same with EJ21/EJ22 string sets, and find that I need almost no intonation changes in either case. Every easy way to make a 24.75 or 25.5 scale guitar sound like a baritone, stable, dark, and aggressive, with no issue or major adjustments to playing/muscle memory conflicts.
As a absolute beginner few years back I was double stupid: First I listened to people who told that fat strings equals fat sound, and second: I was so stupid (inattentive) to order Gibson 12gauge bronze strings for acoustic for my cheap LP type. Well, they sounded good for me (what did I know then). Took me 4 weeks to notice the mistake😂 I just didn‘t like the high tension on those. No!! I was tripple idiot: I messed up the slots on the nut and bridge by widening them with those thick strings and had string buzz later with 09 gauge… I had to replace the nut and reshaped the slots on the TOM bridge.😏🤷🏻♂️
Interesting Dylan, so I made an acoustasonic style experimental guitar, and the first set I put on it was an acoustic set. I like it unamplified with those, and it's OK through the piezo, but not so good on the electric (but it works). I'm thinking the next set I'll be putting an electric set on it next time, plus I've got some finishing work when I switch.
Love your videos Dylan, BUT.... I'm actually wondering the opposite.... Can I use electric guitar strings on a acoustic... I have been thinking of this because I don't like the feel of acoustic strings :)
Very informative, thank you. How would using electric strings on an acoustic with 6 individual piezo bridge pickups affect the sound? I ask because I have not been able to find 9-42 gauge acoustic strings.
Have just dedicated an early model Samick LP style electric for slide . Has super powerful pickups and will experiment with 12 gauge acoustic set possibly darco by Martin. Fingers xd
yes they do work..I did that by mistake 30 years ago when I was first learning guitar. I bought the wrong pack of strings. The people at the music store were assholes and didnt bother to tell me that I had the wrong type of strings. I put them on my electric guitar and found that they pulled harder on the neck, but basically , they work
Love the sound of new strings ❤️
Now I understand why the bronze age civilisations had no electric guitars ;-)
I've used the 12 and 13 phosphor bronzes from D'Addario on an electric before, and would tune it to either A or B, dropped or standard, and had some GREAT results. I also do the same with EJ21/EJ22 string sets, and find that I need almost no intonation changes in either case. Every easy way to make a 24.75 or 25.5 scale guitar sound like a baritone, stable, dark, and aggressive, with no issue or major adjustments to playing/muscle memory conflicts. Also, Bronze or Copper wound Steel acoustic strings sound darker, rounder, and a little hotter, while basic acoustic strings cannot say the same.
I got notified that you just uploaded this video about 3 hours after you actually uploaded.
Weird.
Thanks for the video!
My first electric was a 1964 Duo Sonic 2 when I was 9 years old. I put the same BLACK DIAMOND strings my mother's store sold on it that I used on my acoustic. It was all I knew at the time. A trip to a real music store, I mentioned how I wished for lighter Guage strings. Guy asked what I was using, I told him. I didn't know there were strings besides BLACK DIAMOND, much less lighter guages. Salesman tossed a set of Fender Bullet lights, said TRY THESE. I asked how much? He says FREE, TAKE THEM, let me know next time what I thought about them. I liked them.
I got an Ion Strat for my birthday that had dead acoustic strings that pulled the bridge up as they were tuned in standard E but had a broken high E so i detuned em six steps lower (B E A D F#) and put on a .013 B, returned the bridge flat on the body, tightened the spring claw after adding two extra springs and played around with it for a while and I actually liked it so much that I bought a set of D'addario phosphor bronze medium acoustic strings (13-56) almost immediately. Tuned B to B, they feel like a set of super lights (9-42) as the wound 3rd has flexibility like a standard plain G and the stairstep intonation's definitely on point! I don't know how is sounded with regular electric strings but I know is that these fresh acoustic strings sound a hellova lot better than the old ones that were on it and I'm very anxious to string it up with a set of electric baritone strings.
I've used the 12 and 13 phosphor bronzes from D'Addario on an electric before, and would tune it to either A or B, dropped or standard, and had some GREAT results. I also do the same with EJ21/EJ22 string sets, and find that I need almost no intonation changes in either case. Every easy way to make a 24.75 or 25.5 scale guitar sound like a baritone, stable, dark, and aggressive, with no issue or major adjustments to playing/muscle memory conflicts.
Also, Bronze or Copper wound Steel acoustic strings sound darker, rounder, and a little hotter.
You always make such informative videos! and amazing experiments! kudos on the content. Should work on your grumpiness keep it up!
Mag pickups feel better on an acoustic that's strung with nickels, to be sure. (Makes an ebow a lot more fun, too!)
DR makes a set called Zebras that are a wind of bronze and a wind on nickel on steal core. I live them on my gretsch!
As a absolute beginner few years back I was double stupid:
First I listened to people who told that fat strings equals fat sound,
and second: I was so stupid (inattentive) to order Gibson 12gauge bronze strings for acoustic for my cheap LP type. Well, they sounded good for me (what did I know then). Took me 4 weeks to notice the mistake😂 I just didn‘t like the high tension on those.
No!! I was tripple idiot: I messed up the slots on the nut and bridge by widening them with those thick strings and had string buzz later with 09 gauge… I had to replace the nut and reshaped the slots on the TOM bridge.😏🤷🏻♂️
That's really interesting!
Interesting Dylan, so I made an acoustasonic style experimental guitar, and the first set I put on it was an acoustic set. I like it unamplified with those, and it's OK through the piezo, but not so good on the electric (but it works). I'm thinking the next set I'll be putting an electric set on it next time, plus I've got some finishing work when I switch.
Love your videos Dylan, BUT....
I'm actually wondering the opposite.... Can I use electric guitar strings on a acoustic...
I have been thinking of this because I don't like the feel of acoustic strings :)
Very informative, thank you. How would using electric strings on an acoustic with 6 individual piezo bridge pickups affect the sound? I ask because I have not been able to find 9-42 gauge acoustic strings.
Cancel that request, just found your video on the subject.
Damn interesting..
Hi everyone
Why does this terrible choice sound so magical?
I have used an electric string on an acoustic before. Try that out and see how that works.
Have just dedicated an early model Samick LP style electric for slide . Has super powerful pickups and will experiment with 12 gauge acoustic set possibly darco by Martin. Fingers xd
How about the opposite? I guess electric on acoustic would sound good