Got my Falcon this week and I am wondering what gauge strings came on it from the factory,they are D'Addario for sure due to the colored ends.

Thanks

I believe the concensus I've seen on this forum is D'Addario 10's from the factory. My question is what are the flat wound strings on the Gretsch G100CE? I've inquired of Mr. Carducci twice, with no reply.

He's a busy guy, Bob. What about posing the question to the support staff at FMIC in Scottsdale? Or what about finding someone with a set of calipers and measuring the strings yourself? Either of those might be better options than hoping to hear back from Joe.

I know what gauge the strings are. I don't know who the mfg is. Most of us are busy guys (and gals.) As far as I'm concerned, this goes in the "never mind" category.

I grew up with Joe C ... played in our 1st band together... he doesn't answer my emails either -- He IS extraordinarly busy. He's a one man show.... no help. Does it all. He cannot possilby get to all his email.

All my proline Gretsch's have come with .010's which I immediately replace with Gretsch Chet Atkins .011's, basically the same as D'Addario though.

Gretsch made some really nice flatwound strings a while back. They were discontinued. The lightest guage was .011. I wish they had .010s because I was playing a longer scale length guitar. They reminded me very much of D'Addario Chromes. When I was finished with the set of 11s I saved the low E string and made a bracelet out of the thing. It is still shiny after 4 years. - I wish I could have a set of those strings again in a .010. I loved those things. They sounded great for flatwound strings. They were much brighter than the GHS flats and bright flats I had played. They were just slightly mellower than the Thomastik Enfield Viennas and cost around 15 bucks less.

I am wondering if the Fender strings and D'Addario strings are made in the same factory. The FMIC connection, and knowing that D'Addarios are shipped out as standard equipment on Gretsch guitars leads me to believe that these strings are possibly made in the same factory or could even be the same strings with different packaging. I noticed the Fender strings have colored ball ends and sound to my ears like the same strings as the D'Addario sets.

Well guys and Gals , i called about a year ago , when i got my 6136t white falcon , spoke with the main man himself ALL GRETSCH GUITAR come with 11-49 .............no doubt about it

Thanks guys,your input is much appreciated!

Well guys and Gals , i called about a year ago , when i got my 6136t white falcon , spoke with the main man himself ALL GRETSCH GUITAR come with 11-49 .............no doubt about it

I too thought all Gretsch guitars from the factory came with 11-49's. But a couple of months ago I bought a 2011 6120DSW from Street Sounds. After a couple of weeks I changed strings, installing D'Addario EXL115's (11-49.) The new strings felt stiffer than the strings that had come on the guitar. I emailed Street Sounds on April 3 and asked what gauge strings come on Gretsch guitars from the factory. Answer, "10's from the factory."

Is it a big deal?...

Also if the guitar has been on the floor in a shop it may have had the strings changed.

Nope... and it seems people's experience is different. Put on what you prefer no matter what came on it.

My 2005 falcon came with 11 gauge.

My 2012 Setzer 6120 came with 10's, I measured them.

THe 2005 G6196T came to me set up with 10s. I measured them with micrometer calipers. When I installed 11s, I found the guitar required too much finger pressure to play comfortably without changing the set-up. ONce the guitar was set up, the 11s had great tone, but the guitar was still slightly uncomfortable to play and required more attention on my part to play. I had to hammer the notes much more firmly. I still had a preference for 10s on the longer scale length guitar.

On the shorter scale length Gretsch guitars, I can swap between 10s and 11s without any problems. Just requires a minor adjusment to the truss rod. The 10s can feel a bit too slinky, but I like the ease with which I can play the notes. The 11s get me fantastic tone and aren't uncomfortable at all. 12s are too much string. Its a game of trade offs really. The 12s sound great but I can't really play for more than a 30 minutes without feeling fatigued.

I don't know what gauge came from factory, but I use 11s d'addario on my 7594sl silver falcon, and they work great. It was the only string long enough to reach the middle string tuners....been using them ever since.

Well mystery solved,I took my Falcon to my tech to have set up and he measured the low E string at 48 so must be 11's,thanks to all for your input,awesome guitar and the Filtertrons sound great!