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Need strings for a small guitar

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Definately NOT!

Easiest thing to do is go to a local music store and just get some electric guitar Light Gauge Strings (.010-.046"); there are lighter, but they
may be hard for her to keep in tune. D'Addario is a good brand, also Ernie Ball, DR...

A store may even string it up for you if you ask nice!

(BTW, the strings you linked to are generally for a jazzer with a big f-holed archtop guitar)
 
Those are pretty heavy-gauged strings, especially for a shorter guitar and a beginner player.

The most typical strings for electric guitar are .10-.46. In your case, I might go even a bit lighter...maybe .09-.42
 
Actually those strings would probably work well. The guitar has a very short scale and that makes the string tension much lower when tuned to standard pitch . Light gauge electric (9-42) or (10-46) will be very limp on an 18.5” guitar. Be sure to get her a tuner !
 
I asked about the strings I posted because alot of what I've read about guitars that are small in scale length is the shorter the scale length the heavier the strings and most recommend at least 12's.
 
billyz said:
Actually those strings would probably work well. The guitar has a very short scale and that makes the string tension much lower when tuned to standard pitch . Light gauge electric (9-42) or (10-46) will be very limp on an 18.5” guitar. Be sure to get her a tuner !
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Thanks.
I am the tuner for the guitars we have here.
 
billyz said:
Actually those strings would probably work well. The guitar has a very short scale and that makes the string tension much lower when tuned to standard pitch . Light gauge electric (9-42) or (10-46) will be very limp on an 18.5” guitar. Be sure to get her a tuner !
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I agree that with a given set of strings, tension is less on a shorter neck than on a longer one.

But on the same neck, heavier strings will have more tension. They will be slightly harder to fret, and harder on un-calloused hands. Perhaps a set of .11-.49/.50 would be a happy medium.
 
spark1 said:
I agree that with a given set of strings, tension is less on a shorter neck than on a longer one.

But on the same neck, heavier strings will have more tension. They will be slightly harder to fret, and harder on un-calloused hands. Perhaps a set of .11-.49/.50 would be a happy medium.
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When I was looking for strings for it, I noticed I could get them in flat wounds and figured since this guitar would require heavy gauge strings, the e,a,d, and g strings being flats would be much better for a beginner. I could either get flats in these 13's or I can get 11-46 or 12-50 GHS Boomers.
 
I use Flats on my P Bass and round on the Jazz Bass. Flats on the ES175 . I had Flats on a Stratocaster for awhile and loved them, But I have boxes n boxes of round wounds so its back to Round on most of the guitars. The P bass is going to die with Flatwounds the 175 too.
 
billyz said:
I use Flats on my P Bass and round on the Jazz Bass. Flats on the ES175 . I had Flats on a Stratocaster for awhile and loved them, But I have boxes n boxes of round wounds so its back to Round on most of the guitars. The P bass is going to die with Flatwounds the 175 too.
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Like this thread questioning strings for a short scale length six string, I had the same thing with my bass that is 32". I took a chance and purchased the set at the link below and they worked out great...

https://www.amazon.com/Fender-9050-...gateway&sprefix=flatwound,aps,185&sr=8-3&th=1
 
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