Can a Junior be properly strung/intonated with 11s?

[J Whipsaw]

Title says it all....new member here and longtime Tele fanatic who is jonesing for a Junior, but I have concerns about the wraparound bridge.

Are there issues with intonation/action/bridge working properly if you put an 11-49 set on it strung in standard E tuning?

Any/all info appreciated.

 

[smcgov]

should be fine....

 

[VictorB]

My Jr is strung with 11s and has no issues.

 

[27sauce]

You need to remember, when the Junior came out 11's were light gauge! It will be fine. Actually, it will probably intonate better with bigger strings.

 

[Dan]

11's will be fine. I've had 11's, 9's, 9-46's, and 10-52's on my Junior with no problem. But remember, intonation is approximate at best with a wraparound. However, it's plenty close enough.

 

[River]

All things being equal, 11s will sound as if they're intonated better because they're less likely to go sharp when fretted. Lowering your action has the same effect, additive.

I put little stock in intonation via the bridge. I've got three guitars with practically non-adjustable bridges, and they play fine when set up correctly.

Edit: make that four - I forgot the Tele.

 

[dirty little face]

should sound killer

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Other thing is, you can always get a badass, and store the stock bridge against a future resale.