Maybe I should have guessed the Fender scale from the original HSS pickup arrangement!
I'm starting to fit .010"s to my Fenders now as well as my Gibsons. If the action is low enough, then even .009"s feel too light on my Strats.
Good luck with the pickup upgrade. Hopefully it should sound great!
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I'm actually wondering if the original Fender Teles and Strats came from the factory with something like 52 gauge strings on them, the reason I'm thinking that is because Eric Johnson (a well known Strat player from Austin Texas) uses 52 gauge strings, or is it 56 gauge strings on his Strats, I think 42-09s were installed after Jimi Hendrix experimented with lighter gauge strings.
Anyway, I've done the demo recording and will be posting a link to it shortly.
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