OK time to re-string. 2 questions for LP experts

[RJLII]

And...what is the most common string gauge for these guitars? I know Jimmy was a 9-42 man I guess. I think I have .10 sets on both LPs at the moment. If I go to 9s, how much neck adjustment should I prepare for?

I just made the change from .010-.046 to .009-.043 due to tendinitis issues. I restrung my R6, R7, and R8. None required neck or intonation adjustments. YMMV

 

[charliechitlins]

Charlie, I have no issues to solve so there is no reason to change. If your slots are “meticulously cut” there should be no binding. If the slots are good and you still have binding I would suspect pencil lead was used for lube. Modern pencils will result in a clay-like residue that will cause tuning problems.

I have no binding.
My guitar is in fine tune when I take it out of the case several days after a gig.
I don't use pencil lead, although I have in the past with no tuning problems.
All guitars go out of tune a little.
I feel like the way I string now keeps me in tune a little better.
I also use minimal (about 2) wraps on the post.
This makes for faster break-in.
The main benefit of wrapping up is a more compliant feel.
Changing to wraptail took that even further and this guitar feels/plays/sounds and stays in tune as well as any guitar I've ever played

 

[corpse]

I have seen a video on this "wrapping up"- I iwll give it a try.
And i agree- minor swaps in string gauge is a minor issue. No lawyers or physical therapy involved.

 

[charliechitlins]

I have seen a video on this "wrapping up"- I iwll give it a try.
And i agree- minor swaps in string gauge is a minor issue. No lawyers or physical therapy involved.

Any time I can do something without thinking, SOMEBODY just got a Rolex, I'm happy.

 

[gary buff]

I have seen a video on this "wrapping up"- I iwll give it a try.
And i agree- minor swaps in string gauge is a minor issue. No lawyers or physical therapy involved.

I tried it for a while and didn't like it, strings felt TOO loose. I had my tp down as far as it would go w/o hitting the bridge and it played easy with 10s and sounded really good, the tp being down helped the treble a bit. Probably from all the years of struggling with Fenders Every guitar/player is different though

 

[Kyle Ashley]

I wasn't setting the action because I didn't change the string gauge.

The guitar was perfectly setup by the luthier in Chicago who last worked on it. I simply wanted to maintain that setup to the best of my ability. I contemplated a gauge change, but decided against it. I did have to tweak intonation slightly on b and g stings after the re-string.

 

[corpse]

That's normal.

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

If the guitar hasn't been adjusted in 40 years it might not require much of an adjustment going from 10's to 9's. For it and your newer guitar I would drop the truss rod by a quarter turn, put the 9's on, wait a couple days and then adjust up to where you like it. A couple weeks later, particularly for the older guitar, I would check again.