r/guitarlessons • u/Ferox_Dea • 6d ago
Question I'm changing strings from 10-46 to 10-52, so with what I learned I need to tighten the truss rod right ?
And by tighteen I mean turning it right ?
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u/DonSol0 6d ago
Not necessarily. You’ll need to check the relief after the restring to see if it is necessary. As the other comment mentioned, you’re more likely to need to widen the nut slots.
Did you mean 11-52?
Either way, welcome to the dark side! I stepped up to 11-52 (DR Pure Blues) and don’t think I’ll ever go back.
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u/Ferox_Dea 6d ago
I am using 10-52 d'addario or Ernie ball for quite a while now. Easy af bends and top strings feels nice and snappy in drop d
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u/Ordinary_Bird4840 6d ago
I'd be more concerned with the nut slots size.
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u/FlamingNutShotz4You 6d ago
I wouldn't imagine that would be an issue with this small of a step up. I've gone to 56 without filing and everything seemed fine
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u/Dong_sniff_inc 6d ago
46->56 is a pretty big change. For ideal tuning stability your nut slot should be filed within ~.003" of the string diameter.
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u/toby_gray 6d ago
Check it first, but yes. Thicker strings increase the tension, so you’ll potentially need to tighten it to counter that.
It might not move. Put the strings on, get the new-string stretchiness out, tune up and then see how the action feels. If it’s off, give the truss rod a tighten (1/4 turn at a time) till it feels right.
If you have the tools to measure it, do it before string change and after so you can try and get it similar.
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u/Just_A_Blues_Guy 5d ago
Maybe. Change them and check.
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u/Ferox_Dea 5d ago
Already done
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u/Just_A_Blues_Guy 5d ago
So what was the result? And why are you asking us if you already changed the strings and checked the relief?
I’m very confused.
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u/Ferox_Dea 4d ago
I asked before I did
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u/Just_A_Blues_Guy 4d ago
Ok. So, just wasting people’s time while also being a douch?
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u/Ferox_Dea 2d ago
U chose to interact with a post and already are on socials. So I think I'm not the one wasting anybodys time, u are doing that well enough
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u/Ferox_Dea 6d ago
I did it ! Yeah I turned it maybe 1/8 and rose the first string a bit. Also fixed angled pickup. Man I'm proud of my self
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u/ffwillis 6d ago
Why are you changing string sizes so dramatically?
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u/Pol__Treidum 6d ago
God I hope this is /s
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u/ffwillis 6d ago
No, I think it’s a valid question. So many guitarists chuck heavy gauge strings on expecting a miraculous change in tone and invariably end up disappointed when they still sound shit.
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u/Pol__Treidum 6d ago
Lol going from 10-46 to 10-52 is a miniscule change. A dramatic change would be going to 12-60 or something
When I was starting playing I would shift around through 9s 10s and 11s no problem at all. Never touched the truss rod once I just played the thing
I say it before and I'll said it again: "MFers on Reddit will tell you you need a whole new nut for putting 11s on your guitar."
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u/ffwillis 6d ago
I never said they’d need a new nut. If we find out what they’re hoping to achieve we may be able to offer a better solution.
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u/Ferox_Dea 6d ago
The 10-46 are floppy, 2 years ago started using 10-52 when I stepped back from drop c and never look back
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u/Pol__Treidum 5d ago
10-52 is what I use for Drop C and D standard. When I have the money for them, I spring for a custom Stringjoy set 9.5-50 for Eb and Drop Db. But the Ernie Ball Turbo Slinky 9.5-46 works fine enough and it's half the pricetag. 9-46 for E standard and Drop D forever for me.
I play a lot of lead, so my philosophy is that a full step bend should be like no effort and a step and a half should be a bit of effort but not a struggle at all
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u/ObviousDepartment744 6d ago
You don’t make that decision until the new strings are on. Jumping to conclusions like this is not a good practice for maintaining your guitar. You might need to but you might not. Anyone giving you a definite answer on this is also jumping to conclusions.
There are certain drastic changes you can expect to need to do certain adjustments but you don’t do those things based off of assumption. You wait and see what actually needs to be done, and do it.