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Sound holes and Humbucker ...acoustic or electric strings

Usually use only acoustic strings with cbgs but this time using a Humbucker. Should I use electric strings instead? Also should sound holes be drilled if the cbg has a mag pickup?
Thank you

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Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on May 28, 2016 at 10:53am

Metal strings. Some acoustic strings have metal cores but not all. You need metal for your humbucker.

Sound holes? Your choice.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 28, 2016 at 11:34am

Yeah only reason I asked about sound holes was I seen a cool looking cbg with Humbucker and F holes...but then I started thinking feedback issues...eh. We'll see

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on May 28, 2016 at 11:01am

You put a humbucker in it, it won't NEED soundholes!

But yes, you need steel-cored strings. Both acoustic and electric strings will work, since they both have steel cores, but you may find the volume changes dramatically between the thick E! A, or D electric strings, and the same sized acoustic strings, which are typically bronze wrapped around a steel core.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 28, 2016 at 11:32am

Cool. I was thinking why not also have sound holes like a semi-hollow body...but since I ain't strung it yet I'll see if is resonant first as there's some gaps here and there...lol.
Thanks for the string choice advice.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 28, 2016 at 2:38pm

Great answer.
... Really excellent information as I've never had a mag pickup in a cbg. Pretty exciting. Taking forever but that's ok if it ends up sounding good.
I promise to post if it does. Thanks Wayfinder big time!

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 28, 2016 at 4:49pm

Lol. I knew you meant that and appreciate the help very much.

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on May 28, 2016 at 4:48pm

I have had zero feedback problems using Dan Sleep's Thin-buckers on f-hole cbg builds.
I use light gauge electric guitar strings and have been happy with the tone even when playing acoustically.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 28, 2016 at 4:50pm

Cool

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on May 29, 2016 at 8:15am

Most feedback problems are with single coil pups and not double coils. F holes/sound holes on a electric git are fine and dandy. Acoustic string on a electric git usually have problems with string balance, the solid string tend to be loud and the wound strings tend to drop in volume. A pickup with a rail type pole or a Lipstick Tube pickup(they come in double coils too) tend to work better with acoustic strings and usually setting them as far away from the strings as possible helps too.