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Grachi · Unread post by **Grachi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:26 am

Back when I got my Alvarez in July, it came with elixirs but I'm not sure what gauge they are. The little book that came with it doesnt say either. just talks about the technology.

It's the AD60CK... I'm guessing they would put mediums on there since its the mid-range for string gauges...

I'm not sure though. I've replaced the strings twice since and have been using elixir lights but I was just wondering if anyone who has an alvarez here or the same model would know.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:23 am

They are probably lights.

Appfro · Unread post by **Appfro** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:37 am

i would ask. you really shouldn't change the string gauge w/o getting it adjusted. go ask the guy you bought it from, i'm sure they're 12's. that seems to be the standard.

ballmeblazer · Unread post by **ballmeblazer** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:40 am

slimerdmb24 wrote:They are probably lights.

that seems to be the standard string for most guitars.

Grachi · Unread post by **Grachi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:52 am

Appfro wrote:i would ask. you really shouldn't change the string gauge w/o getting it adjusted. go ask the guy you bought it from, i'm sure they're 12's. that seems to be the standard.

yea, but I doubt they were anything lower then lights. And lights are the only thing I've changed on them. They were either mediums or lights and if 12's are the standard anyway it should be fine. But I'll go in this weekend and ask just to see. If they were mediums, I thought going down a gauge won't do anything to the guitar.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:13 pm

Grachi wrote:
Appfro wrote:i would ask. you really shouldn't change the string gauge w/o getting it adjusted. go ask the guy you bought it from, i'm sure they're 12's. that seems to be the standard.
yea, but I doubt they were anything lower then lights. And lights are the only thing I've changed on them. They were either mediums or lights and if 12's are the standard anyway it should be fine. But I'll go in this weekend and ask just to see. If they were mediums, I thought going down a gauge won't do anything to the guitar.

Going down a gauge will do something. There's less pressure on the neck, thus giving it potential for warpage.

briguy945 · Unread post by **briguy945** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:38 am

Does a switch from lights to mediums do anything then?

i am sam2 · Unread post by **i am sam2** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:33 pm

i hate elixers. they are soo soft and quiet...ive never bought them but my friend put them on one of his guitars and i just cant stand the lack of tone.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:45 pm

you guys are way too anal about your dainty little guitar necks and the string guage. changing guages won't do anything like "warp the neck" or some shenanigans. strings can still be thick guage or thin guage and have the same tension. there are so many factors to consider. if anything noticeable happens, turn the truss rod a quarter turn and live another day.

tbillie41 · Unread post by **tbillie41** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:03 pm

i'm pretty sure that alvarez does polyweb lights. i have an rd20s and it came with them

geekmug · Unread post by **geekmug** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:45 am

i like tictacs wrote:you guys are way too anal about your dainty little guitar necks and the string guage. changing guages won't do anything like "warp the neck" or some shenanigans. strings can still be thick guage or thin guage and have the same tension. there are so many factors to consider. if anything noticeable happens, turn the truss rod a quarter turn and live another day.

I agree that for most of the people on this board (read 99%), any effort to adjust for string guage is a waste. For one, most people never had a properly adjusted guitar in the first place, so they won't even know what that is. For two, most people don't care about things like intonation.. and quite possibly don't have an insturement capable of achieving good intonation. But, to say it is "won't do anything" is entirely wrong, and if you actually believe that then you probably fall into one of the categories above. :roll:

As I posted in another thread about this topic (go search for it if you want the long answer), your intonation will be wrong after changing strings and your action will be wrong as well. The gauge of the string absolutely will cause a different tension (this is basic physics). The only unknown variable is how stiff your neck is.. if it is very stiff, the effect will be minimal, if not, it will be greater.

As tictacs said, change strings and adjust the truss rod accordingly.. you find info on the web for how to do this.. lots of people either are freaked out by doing this or websites freak people out.. as long as you don't get stupid, nothing stupid with happen (a lesson for life).

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:14 am

The difference is negligible.

for good measure :roll:

Some strings have different tensions, depending on materials and construction methods used. I know thicker strings that have low tensions, and very lights strings with very low tensions. string thickness is NOT the only factor, so i don't know what you were getting at.
:roll:

Grachi · Unread post by **Grachi** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:20 am

erm. now i'm worried. i know they were elixir polywebs i just dont know if they were light or medium. hopefully they were light because light is what I replaced them with

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