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If you have moveable saddles and the intonation is really the issue, you should be able to intonate pretty much any string appropriate for that note. If you have a fixed saddle that would be more tricky but I've never really heard of a string that couldn't be intonated on a guitar.
I could be wrong.
My Ibanez has a wooden floating bridge, so no separate string adjustment possible.
Ah ok. I assume the fly has an adjustable bridge but I could be wrong.
Ngl, unless they're on a thin line archtop like a 335, I really dislike flat wounds - they're the quickest way to guarantee your beautiful acoustic or near-acoustic archtop sounds like booty whenever it isn't being played through an amp
I mean so many classic jazz recordings are on flats? And country, rock, etc?
I think they have a percussive thump that's nice.
Yes the saddle (that's the word I couldn't remember earlier) is movable. It's the 10s set, standard gauge. This guitar has had between 9-11s on it over the years and I think I threw 12s on it once. Never had to adjust the saddles. But yeah, I will, I was just surprised that it's this much off. I probably would've done it immediately but I was lazy since this might be the only part of the guitar that Ken didn't design to be super convenient, like the rest of it. You have to use the small allen wrench to loosen up and then slide the saddle.
I don't mind the sound of flat wounds here at all. They're far from a dull thump kind of sound. They still get a decent sustain. It's actually kinda nice to not get any string noise under your fingers. The only issue is it has a wound G which sits on top of the nut. But it still plays ok. I got these about maybe 8-10 months ago, Pyramid brand. I don't even remember what I had in mind at the time. Maybe I just wanted to hear how jazzy can the Parker sound.
Yeah, I should qualify I'm speaking more to how they sound acoustically - like for swing, I just don't think they're the best tone if you're playing through like an L-5 (and tbc, I'm speaking more to get that old school Freddie Green acoustic swing tone, not like post-Wes). Just my nerdy personal bias, probably best to ignore lol
no I think that makes sense.
TBH though playing an archtop acoustically is something I just don't get. Not my thing at all. I'm deeply sorry. Sorry for your attention to this matter.
There's this hour long interview where Johnny Smith plays an archtop acoustically and his sound is great: JOHNNY SMITH INTERVIEW He also says that he practices only acoustically too and the use of amplifiers to him is just that, to amplify the sound. On the other hand I know that Johnny was very demanding with his instruments, I know that in his signature guitars he demanded literally the best construction, best materials, everything.
TBH though playing an archtop acoustically is something I just don't get. Not my thing at all. I'm deeply sorry. Sorry for your attention to this matter.
Steve Jordan is rolling in his grave.....😂