String Gauges

[fenderbinder409]

How many string gauges could you go up or down without the intonation changing. Such as going from 10-14-22w-30-38-49 to 10-13-18w-26-36-46. Would this change the intonation or cause any problems. Thanks

[R Whittington]

Any change in string gauge will result in a change in intonation. The question is would it necessarily require an adjustment? Even if changing only a few strings like your example...Personally for me...yes. And likely a minor truss rod adjustment as well.

[fenderbinder409]

Thanks for the Info....I could do the intone, but not sure I would want to try the truss rod adjustment.

[nomad100]

truss rods are easy
good site for some info
http://mysite.verizon.net/jazz.guitar/guitarsetup.htm

[livingwater]

Changing string gauges normally shouldn't effect the neck if it was set up correctly unless you release all the strings and left it unstrung for an extended period

[nomad100]

Different string gauge results in different tension on the neck. The truss rod pressure counters thr string tension it's kind of a balance. So unless you have an usual neck your going to have to adjust for different string gauges.

[nomad100]

Even different tunes change the action on the neck of a guitar.

[brandon555]

Sometimes you don't even need to mess with the truss rod. If your guitar is setup with 10-46 in standard tuning you can go down to a 11-49 set in Eb without anything more than maybe a minor intonation tweak. 10s in standard and 11s in Eb tuning have the same amount if string tension.