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fallen_angel2121
10-29-2005, 05:20 AM
I'm doing a physics project on how the pickups work in a guitar/bass, and I just need to know; what exactly does gauge measure, and what are its units if anyone knows?

Thanks

Fallen Angel
Az_Holl
10-29-2005, 05:26 AM
How thick the strings are.
like 1.05, 0.85, 0.65, 0.45. Its in millimetres i think
Crudd-Bucket™
10-29-2005, 05:26 AM
Guage measures the diameter of the wire, that is the thickness of the wire. The larger the guage the larger the current the wire can carry. I'm not sure on the units it is measured in, maybe millimetres?
Crudd-Bucket™
10-29-2005, 05:27 AM
How thick the strings are.
like 1.05, 0.85, 0.65, 0.45. Its in millimetres i think

He's doing it on the pickups/electronics.
Az_Holl
10-29-2005, 05:29 AM
He's doing it on the pickups/electronics.
Ah.... :upset:
fallen_angel2121
10-29-2005, 05:50 AM
Are you sure? Because the low B on my bass is 135 and its definately more than 1.35 mm in diameter. Unless its the radius?

Fallen Angel
Az_Holl
10-29-2005, 05:55 AM
Are you sure? Because the low B on my bass is 135 and its definately more than 1.35 mm in diameter. Unless its the radius?

Fallen Angel
I suppose it could be in inches... :confused:
Wintermute
10-29-2005, 06:06 AM
Millimetres in Radius seems to fit. Millimetres in diameter would be far too small, and inches would be FAR too big.
70 Cam Guy
10-29-2005, 05:42 PM
All the bass strings and guitar strings that I've seen are in inches. Your diameter is .135 inches. That is a little over an 1/8 inch.

A simple google search got me this page on the first link
http://www.reade.com/Conversion/wire_gauge.html
Low_End_Communications
10-29-2005, 06:19 PM
Gauge, in terms of wire and strings, measures the diameter (thickness) of the string or wire.
WHoRRID
10-30-2005, 12:05 AM
its decimal inches. .135 of an inch would be your B string.