acoustic strings on an electric, safe?

[everybody's x]

I was doing a set up on my blue les paul and realized the set of strings I had were acoustic strings, after I took the old ones off.

They are like .013's or something.

I went ahead and put them on because I don't want to have tension off the neck. You think the added tension from the bigger strings will hurt it for a couple of days?

Side effect.I like the bigger strings, the wound G (though you can't bend it for shit) and it sounds fantastic.

 

[Fifth_Horseman]

What gauge did you have on it before and what were you tuning it to? What are you tuning it to now with the acoustic strings?

If you had a lower gauge before and just want to maintain some tension you can tune the guitar lower. So if you had 10s in E standard before, you can tune to C standard or B and have roughly the same tension. If in the same situation you tune the guitar to E standard with the 13s, you will get serious forward bow to the neck (thus creating the reverse problem to no strings at all).

 

[mick thompson]

yes its safeish. your tone will be a little more less bright but they work fine. i had to do it for an interview before because i snapped a string. use at least 10's, anything lower i wouldn't recommend.

and dont ever put electric string on your acoustic unless you want to rip your bridge off

 

[everybody's x]

I tune to d standard

DGCFAD

and just from putting them on last night it is bowing forward.