Electric guitars only! What guage of strings you use and make.
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Sapientlife
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Used to be a huge Ernie Ball guy, but ever since trying D'addarios I haven't looked back. 11-52 in Drop C is my go-to gauge
Used to be a huge Ernie Ball guy, but ever since trying D'addarios I haven't looked back. 11-52 in Drop C is my go-to gauge
Darth Nihilus
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Ernie Ball COBALT .011 to .048 for B standard tuning.
Ernie Ball COBALT .009's for standard or E flat tuning on guitars I use often
Elixir POLYWEB .009's for standard tuning or E flat guitars I don't play too often.
For 7 string guitars: I put together my own set of Ernie Ball COBALT .008 to .038 with a .048 from a set of COBALT .011's for the low B
For 8 string guitars: I put together my own set: Ernie Ball COBALT .008's for the first six strings and a pack of Ernie Ball COBALT 7 string set and use a .048 for the low B and the .058 for the low F#
But these can be pricey, so when I'm feeling cheap I'll use:
Ernie Ball Stainless Slinkys in the gauges above
Ernie Ball COBALT .011 to .048 for B standard tuning.
Ernie Ball COBALT .009's for standard or E flat tuning on guitars I use often
Elixir POLYWEB .009's for standard tuning or E flat guitars I don't play too often.
For 7 string guitars: I put together my own set of Ernie Ball COBALT .008 to .038 with a .048 from a set of COBALT .011's for the low B
For 8 string guitars: I put together my own set: Ernie Ball COBALT .008's for the first six strings and a pack of Ernie Ball COBALT 7 string set and use a .048 for the low B and the .058 for the low F#
But these can be pricey, so when I'm feeling cheap I'll use:
Ernie Ball Stainless Slinkys in the gauges above
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I've been using 9-46 Elixirs on my main electric, I don't get to play nearly as much as I'd like to anymore, so the strings stay fresh and I'm not fighting 11's with hands that aren't conditioned from playing.
I've been using 9-46 Elixirs on my main electric, I don't get to play nearly as much as I'd like to anymore, so the strings stay fresh and I'm not fighting 11's with hands that aren't conditioned from playing.
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100-370....in Nashville tuning...
Dunno why all me guitars looks like friggin' longbows tho'???
100-370....in Nashville tuning...
Dunno why all me guitars looks like friggin' longbows tho'???
Re: Electric guitars only! What guage of strings you use and make.
10-46's ... or in the case of D'Addario pure nickels, 10-45's. Been using Dunlop and D'Addario mostly, with some EB and GHS left over from prior purchases. If they are 10's and pure nickels, I'm ok with most any of them. To be honest, if I didn't have any intonation issues with the damned things, all I would buy would be the DR Pure Blues. Those were my favorites among strings that don't cost more than 5 or 6 bucks per set.
10-46's ... or in the case of D'Addario pure nickels, 10-45's. Been using Dunlop and D'Addario mostly, with some EB and GHS left over from prior purchases. If they are 10's and pure nickels, I'm ok with most any of them. To be honest, if I didn't have any intonation issues with the damned things, all I would buy would be the DR Pure Blues. Those were my favorites among strings that don't cost more than 5 or 6 bucks per set.
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Ernie Ball. Everything is set up with 10-46, and right now everything is either Cobalts (I'm working through some old stock) or M-Steels. One exception is my PRS Hollowbody which gets the Classic Nickel Wound EB's in the same gauge.
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Ernie Ball. Everything is set up with 10-46, and right now everything is either Cobalts (I'm working through some old stock) or M-Steels. One exception is my PRS Hollowbody which gets the Classic Nickel Wound EB's in the same gauge.
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marcello252
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I'm not able to use anything under .010 with shorter scale. I bend a lot and I'm a bit aggressive on the pick attack, with lighter scale I go out of tune or/and I often break E strings bending.
I have 25 1/4 scale guitar only by now
ASAT - GHS boomer 10-46
Jazzmaster - Fender bullet 10-46
Strats - D'Addario NYXL 10-46
Telecaster - Ernie Ball 12-56 (tuned to C)
I'm not able to use anything under .010 with shorter scale. I bend a lot and I'm a bit aggressive on the pick attack, with lighter scale I go out of tune or/and I often break E strings bending.
I have 25 1/4 scale guitar only by now
ASAT - GHS boomer 10-46
Jazzmaster - Fender bullet 10-46
Strats - D'Addario NYXL 10-46
Telecaster - Ernie Ball 12-56 (tuned to C)
GAS-a-holic
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I use 10-46 Ernie Ball Rock n' Roll Slinkys on all my guitars. If I can't find them, I use GHS Burnished Nickels - same gauge. I'm thinking of giving the D'addario pure nickels a try though. Darg, how are the D'addarios for heavy bends?
I use 10-46 Ernie Ball Rock n' Roll Slinkys on all my guitars. If I can't find them, I use GHS Burnished Nickels - same gauge. I'm thinking of giving the D'addario pure nickels a try though. Darg, how are the D'addarios for heavy bends?
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