Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

[SwampRocker]

I just recently been trying out other string brands along with my guitars and i have been looking for a better bending string than Ernie ball.

I have just tried the Dunlop heavy cores and while the do sound tight and crisp they are also a little stiff. So my question to every who plays with deep bends and wide vibrato, what strings do feel have a good result with out fighting the string. Please keep in mind i use 10- 48/ or 52's and 9-46.

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

I've never had a problem with D'addario's, and I do some pretty heavy bending.

 

[guitarded]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

I just recently been trying out other string brands along with my guitars and i have been looking for a better bending string than Ernie ball.

I have just tried the Dunlop heavy cores and while the do sound tight and crisp they are also a little stiff. So my question to every who plays with deep bends and wide vibrato, what strings do feel have a good result with out fighting the string. Please keep in mind i use 10- 48/ or 52's and 9-46.

I always go back to Ernie Ball... IMO they have the best feel and the best tone.

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

Try out the new Cobalts from EB, they are getting some good feedback from the community.

 

[erksin]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

The newest Fender Super Bullets are killer bendy strings. I'm also a fan of the GHS Boomers though they are a little less slinky than the SBs.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

I've never had a problem with D'addario's, and I do some pretty heavy bending.

+1. I use D'Addario 9's, and few guys bend as much as I do (Jimmy Page-Peter Green style).

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

+1. I use D'Addario 9's, and few guys bend as much as I do (Jimmy Page-Peter Green style).

 

[Mont97]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

:chairfall :laugh2:

I remember that photo!...

Anyway... I found Ernie Ball to be the bendy-ist in my opinion, with D'Addario at the other end of the spectrum, and Dunlop roughly in the middle... ONce again, that's IMO, and I haven't tried too many string brands..

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

Dean Markley Blue Steel all the way.

The cryogenic freezing process changes the shape and diameter of the metal a bit allowing more winds around the core. This gives .010 gauge strings the girth and tone of .011s.

The cryogenic process also changes the elasticity of the metal and allows for easier bends. VERY buttery feeling bends with extraordinary longevity (I have a pair on my #1 that have been on there for over 5 years and they still sound GREAT!) and a very punchy tone.

At minus 300 degrees, the molecules begin to slow down and reorganize themselves... that's where the chemical change takes place. The steel now has increased elasticity and will stand up to MUCH more abuse than metal that has not been cryogenically treated.

They use cryogenic freezing for steel in all sorts of high performance applications.

The cryogenic industry is an outgrowth of the heat treating industry. Eddie Van Halen used to boil his strings to increase elasticity... cryogenic freezing is using the same principles of molecular reorganization but with a much more stable end result.

It's just good science really.

 

[DarkMatter]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

Whoa! Blueman changed his avatar. I use d'addario .09s most of the time too and I find them more compliant than other brands of similar gauge.

I haven't tried the blue steels on guitar, I didn't care for them on my bass several years ago. I might give em a go.

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

YES! Thank you, I6. I always think about that pic when he talks about his intense bends.

 

[tonello]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

I just recently been trying out other string brands along with my guitars and i have been looking for a better bending string than Ernie ball.

I have just tried the Dunlop heavy cores and while the do sound tight and crisp they are also a little stiff. So my question to every who plays with deep bends and wide vibrato, what strings do feel have a good result with out fighting the string. Please keep in mind i use 10- 48/ or 52's and 9-46.

I use a set of Dunlop Heavy Cores 11-50's. They're bendy enough for me, and vibrato isn't a huge focus in metal rhythm guitar. For jazz and blues I use some Dunlop NPS 10-46. I'd reccomend the Dunlop NPS Light/Heavy they're 10-52's and they have a good bend in standard. The treble strings are a lot more workable. The regular Dunlops don't have extremely thick cores, so you can do a lot more with the bass strings than with the Heavy Cores.

 

[IMENATOR]

Re: Bend happy and vibrato (strings)

Dean Markley Blue Steel all the way.

The cryogenic freezing process changes the shape and diameter of the metal a bit allowing more winds around the core. This gives .010 gauge strings the girth and tone of .011s.

The cryogenic process also changes the elasticity of the metal and allows for easier bends. VERY buttery feeling bends with extraordinary longevity (I have a pair on my #1 that have been on there for over 5 years and they still sound GREAT!) and a very punchy tone.

At minus 300 degrees, the molecules begin to slow down and reorganize themselves... that's where the chemical change takes place. The steel now has increased elasticity and will stand up to MUCH more abuse than metal that has not been cryogenically treated.

They use cryogenic freezing for steel in all sorts of high performance applications.

The cryogenic industry is an outgrowth of the heat treating industry. Eddie Van Halen used to boil his strings to increase elasticity... cryogenic freezing is using the same principles of molecular reorganization but with a much more stable end result.

It's just good science really.

That is so cool, literaly!