why do 335s feel so stiff to me compared to Lps. Teles and strats

70 Mach 1

70 Mach 1

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same 10s. same relief. string bending is not easy on any that i own or tried
raised up the TP. didn't do anything

maybe need to try 9s?
 
70 Mach 1 said:
no never did
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Top wrap it. Set the action low and take all the relief out of the neck you can without it being a buzzy mess that frets out. Balance that bridge height and relief until it plays good. Lemme know how it goes. My Bigsby equipped Edwards ES is about the lightest string tension of any guitar I've owned until I top wrapped my Edwards LP. String gauges on both are 10 11.5 15 20 30 39, the bottom three are flatwounds.
 
On my ES the high string(s) will pop right out of the saddle notches during normal playing if I top wrap

I guess my bridge is too low, but I didn't find it made much of a difference anyway
 
70 Mach 1 said:
same 10s. same relief. string bending is not easy on any that i own or tried
raised up the TP. didn't do anything

maybe need to try 9s?
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Maybe it's the way they rest against your body. The angles are slightly different. They feel different to the right hand too for the same reason.
 
SpiderWars said:
Maybe it's the way they rest against your body. The angles are slightly different. They feel different to the right hand too for the same reason.
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You gotta wear your strap over your right shoulder and carry it like a mailbag. Then it rests on your hip. Plus it don't geek the tilt on your lid trying to get it over your head. That's how I do it but what the heck do I know, I use banjo picks. :LOL:
 
70 Mach 1 said:
same 10s. same relief. string bending is not easy on any that i own or tried
raised up the TP. didn't do anything

maybe need to try 9s?
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I never noticed this inherent difference. There's other factors that can make it seem harder to bend - nut and fret height, and neck profile for example.
 
Naw my guitar is rad as is haha

I just randomly tried top wrapping because I heard it makes the guitar feel a bit slinkier, but in my case it either made no difference or i’m just too dumb to notice
 
Its not just my 335.
It's everyone that i tried.
Difficult to push the strings.
Sometimes I'll bend them down as well.

Fwiw i have a 2019 SA2200
 
70 Mach 1 said:
Its not just my 335.
It's everyone that i tried.
Difficult to push the strings.
Sometimes I'll bend them down as well.

Fwiw i have a 2019 SA2200
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I've yet to find a 335 that was harder to bend that a strat. I sold all my strats because the 335 made my gig life easier. Wish I could help you out in person, I feel like a good setup, a top wrap, and a custom light gauge set would fix this problem.
 
Mine is looser/easier to play than my LPs. Super great player. I played about 10 of them at several different stores before I bought that one.
 
To me, 10's on most 335's feel like 11's. That's one of the cool things about them in my opinion, as I like both string gauges.
 
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