11- that's one louder innit!!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Edit - I've added a poll, as some viewpoints may be worth sharing before we go to press

We've been at it again !

We hope to have an addition to the Feline Strings range with the release of the 11-48 set - in time for the London Guitar Show

There is a dash of Spinal Tap influenced humour in there as well

Here's a sneak peek at the artwork



Sort of fit's in with the rest of the range



Hopefully we can get some t shirts done as well

[Antag]

Very good Jon :lol:

However, I do have one question: What's the point of 11-48s? (who actually uses them?) - only use I've ever found for them was to combine the top 3 strings with the bottom 3 from a 10-52 set & vice versa to give me a set of 11-52 for drop tuning & 10-48s for normal tuning.  Any plans for a monster heavy gauge like 11-56 or 12-60 or something?

[BloodMountain]

very cool! i like trying different gauges.

on the subject of that exact same humour, i just did a French essay in school, and it was on your favourite hobby, and while describing my amp, i thought i'd slip that in in French!!! is it "monte a 11!"? hopefully that's right.....

BM

[FELINEGUITARS]

Very good Jon :lol:

However, I do have one question: What's the point of 11-48s? (who actually uses them?) - only use I've ever found for them was to combine the top 3 strings with the bottom 3 from a 10-52 set & vice versa to give me a set of 11-52 for drop tuning & 10-48s for normal tuning.  Any plans for a monster heavy gauge like 11-56 or 12-60 or something?

Good point there George
We sell quite a lot of Power Slinkys, so it made me think about going that route.
But a 48 does seem a bit light for an 11 set when a 10 set has a 46
I've added a poll to see what folks think

I may just plump for a 50 rather than the 48

A 48 may be a bit light if you do a drop D

I agree that a set running 11/14/18/30/42/52 would be better for playing D with a drop-C, but I tend to question how many players play detuned that far

I know you like your heavy stuff and it is still in vogue to detune a few years on from when it started being a trend
Even Europe who I saw last night were tuned down to B for some songs

But I think that most players I see in the workshop  tune to regular or maybe down a semitone or simply a drop-D.

But I'll let the poll run and see what the BKP faithful have to say for now

[Davey]

the 10's i bought last year were really effin good!


and the artworks are AWESOME!!!

i only have extensive experience with daddarios, so i think that's the one i'd use.

10-46 i find are pretty good for drop-D and Eb tuning, but for anything lower you got to step it up a gauge. so for me, tuned in D and do drop-C on a 11-48 set would be feasible, but others may want a tighter C.. so 50 would be ideal for that... i think.
i'm not realy the one to ask. lowest i go is Eb :P

[Crazy_Joe]

I always use Power Slinky's on my Explorer.

[PhilKing]

I voted the D'Addario because I do use them on some guitars but I change the G to a 17.  Just my preference (I also like 16's on a 10-46 set).

[noodleplugerine]

D'addario for me, but that's only when playing Standard (funnily enough), if I were to downtune, then it would have to be 50 and above.

[gwEm]

D'addario here also. Feels just right with standard tuning. I wanted to try your strings, but you never had a set of 11s so far. I'd certinally give them a go.

[Antag]

If people buy them then fair enough.

My comment was more about the balance of the set than the particular gauge.

As you know, I like 10-52 (tuned to Eb) on my Les Pauls - hit the the low strings hard for riff playing, but still like a loose feel on the top strings for lead work.  Using 11-48 seems to me like going the other way - i.e. heavy top/light bottom - if there's a market for 11-48s then why not 10-42s or 9-38s?  Also, I find bends hard work with 11s @ normal tuning - perhaps I'm just a wimp :lol:

[Dennis]

Wow, lots of D'addario players in here! When I use D'addario's for 10 minutes they are already totally raw, and dark brown rusty  :D

[Davey]

Wow, lots of D'addario players in here! When I use D'addario's for 10 minutes they are already totally raw, and dark brown rusty  :D

wtf?? you got acid hands??
 
i can use them for months on end =/
weird

[FELINEGUITARS]

If people buy them then fair enough.

My comment was more about the balance of the set than the particular gauge.

As you know, I like 10-52 (tuned to Eb) on my Les Pauls - hit the the low strings hard for riff playing, but still like a loose feel on the top strings for lead work.  Using 11-48 seems to me like going the other way - i.e. heavy top/light bottom - if there's a market for 11-48s then why not 10-42s or 9-38s?  Also, I find bends hard work with 11s @ normal tuning - perhaps I'm just a wimp :lol:

Your point is totally valid George
It's one of the reasons that I thought I would ask the BKP gang what they thought.

Opinions are varied on the subject with some regular players liking the 11-48 and other liking the bass strings to be heavier

As a matter of interest 10-52 is a rather unbalanced set as it uses the bass strings from a set of 12s and teams them with the trebles from a set of 12s

Another hybrid set that I have seen is 11/14/18/30/42/52 which is like an 11s/12s hybrid set

Power Slinkys are the best seller followed by D'addario - probably due to beingthe leading brands and the amount they spend on advertising

It is possible to endlessly go on and on with variations for different playing tastes and have dozens of different packs available, but that is not practical

So I'll continue to gather opinions before making a final choice

[Ratrod]

I have D'addario 11's on the Firebreather Mockingbird. They don't flap around with lower tunings and are still quite playable for standard tuning.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Oops- just bumping the topic as I would like a few morevotes and opinions before we go to press with the string gauge.

Thanks guys!