Fender 9050 gauges

Iron Priest · #1 03-22-2007, 04:12 PM

Hi all.

I'm going to put a set of Fender 9050 on my American Fender Precision pretty soon.

I was just wondering what gauges should I buy ? I don't know if I should buy the .050-.100 or .055-.105. What would be the difference in terms of sound ? I like to play some Doors, The Police, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Led Zep ...

Thx for the help.

JimmyM · #2 03-22-2007, 05:43 PM

The gauge doesn't matter for the type of music. It's all about whether you want stiff or real stiff.

Iron Priest · #3 03-22-2007, 05:50 PM

Those are going to be my first flatwounds strings, so I don't really know if I want stiff or real stiff lol

JimmyM · #4 03-22-2007, 07:33 PM

I'd go for stiff. I just bought the set that starts at .045 for my parts P copy. That's stiff enough for me.

zombywoof5050 · #5 03-22-2007, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyM

I'd go for stiff. I just bought the set that starts at .045 for my parts P copy. That's stiff enough for me.

How's that .095 E, does it still sound/feel good/substantial? How does the tension compare with the MLs (050-100).

JimmyM · #6 03-23-2007, 01:42 AM

Feels fine to me. It feels fairly stiff but puts out a good solid tone. You can feel that it's a smaller string, but there's still plenty of tension compared to a .100.

zombywoof5050 · #7 03-23-2007, 10:27 AM

Thanks.