using acoustic strings on electric

acusticdude · Unread post by **acusticdude** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:56 pm

Will it work? I feel like playing my electric but I don't have any strings and don't feel like going out to the store. I have a pack of martin sp's. I thought I would ask y'all before I trashed a perfectly good set of strings. I am putting them on a full size archtop with humbuckers.

Lbacker · Unread post by **Lbacker** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:16 pm

??..I would search around on the internet,,some 30 views to your question and no answers

brian_ok · Unread post by **brian_ok** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:27 pm

electric strings are lighter gauge...this *could* be damaging to your guitar. Not sure, but still...I wouldn't risk it.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:54 pm

I imagine it would be less likely to hurt something like an archtop, since it's probably at least a semi-hollowbody with acoustic properties.

That's not to say I'd do it though, but I am less than adventurous with things of this sort.

acusticdude · Unread post by **acusticdude** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:02 pm

cool, thanks for the responses. I'll just wait and pick up some strings tomorrow. no biggie. I was just looking for a quick fix is all.

dmfollower · Unread post by **dmfollower** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:23 pm

Sort of on topic i just put some electric strings on this old ass classical guitar i have and it sound ten times better than it did before. I pack this guitar in my car for long traffic stops and road construction, you never know when you might want to bust out two step or some other song. I don't think it was good for the guitar but in the condition its in it doesn't really matter to me.

gravesRR7 · Unread post by **gravesRR7** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:58 pm

i treid electric strings on an acoustic before

NOT a good idea

CBalvarez · Unread post by **CBalvarez** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:06 pm

It will work, you will notice it does dull the sound of the electric a little bit, no big deal though

dmb66 · Unread post by **dmb66** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:25 pm

Don't do it unless you want to risk serious damage to your guitar. I don't care what anyone says about they did it and it didn't hurt it. Your electric is not designed to take that sort of tension and you will run into problems in the future as a result of putting them on. They might not show up immediately, in fact it might take a sizeable amount of time for problems to show up, but bottom line is don't do it.

SingLike_Dave · Unread post by **SingLike_Dave** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:20 am

Go for it..

There will be no damage done..
don't worry.

I've done it tons.. before Ii bought my acou/elec.

But it doesn't sound all that great..

like at all.
sucks.

Jscombe

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using acoustic strings on electric

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