First post - NGD - question

[dedekind]

Hi all,

this is my first post here :hello:

I acquired my first PRS SE a couple of weeks ago (so not really NGD but close). It's a Singlecut Trem in Scarlet Red. I absolutely love it, it's such a great guitar, and it's hard to beat in terms of value/price.

Anyway, the setup on the guitar is flawless, I don't know if it came like this from the factory or from Sam Ash where I bought it.. but I'm impressed. However, the string gauge is too thin for me. I'm used to 0.010, and I believe these are 0.09.. so I was wondering if I would need to adjust the setup if I want to restring it with 10's.. all my other guitars are strats, and I'm fairly comfortable with them (I do my own setup in those).. is there anything that I would need to do to the Singlecut? I don't think the nut needs anything going from 9's to 10's, but I wanted to be sure.

Thanks!

 

[jfb]

I'd put 10s on it without changing much if it was already set up nice for 9s. Welcome to the forums! Show us some pictures of that fiddle!

 

[Philthy]

My SC came setup with 10's.
I had to restring and only had a set of 9's available, I didn't experience a problem. I'm now back to my usual 10's, still no problem so switching a single gauge shouldn't be an issue.
I don't have a super low set up though.

 

[Egads]

Change the strings and see how it goes. If you notice some tuning instability, the strings are probably hanging in the nut. You may or may not see the neck relief and intonation change a little with the 10s. If so, and you are comfortable doing it on a Strat, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to make the adjustments on your SC. If you don't feel comfortable, you could always change back to the 9s or take the guitar to a qualified tech.

Oh yeah, welcome and congrats on your new guitar! Post a pic so we can share in your enjoyment.

 

[Egads]

Change the strings and see how it goes. If you notice some tuning instability, the strings are probably hanging in the nut. You may or may not see the neck relief and intonation change a little with the 10s. If so, and you are comfortable doing it on a Strat, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to make the adjustments on your SC. If you don't feel comfortable, you could always change back to the 9s or take the guitar to a qualified tech.

Oh yeah, welcome and congrats on your new guitar! Post a pic so we can share in your enjoyment.