How D'Addario makes strings

[Lewguitar]

Cool video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt6LmoY4F_E

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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That was cool!

Im tellin ya...as many times as I have tried to go to something else for whatever reason I always come back to D'Addario strings.

 

[tone4days]

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thanks for the pointer, lew

yeah, i have used them almost exclusively for 20+ yrs ... i tried a set of elixirs once or twice ... and i tried the ones that were a gift at SDUGF day ... but i just love the price/performance/consistency of my xl110s

 

[ratherdashing]

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I'd like to see the rest of that video.

 

[darnright]

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I, too, have tried just about every string brand I can find. I even tried "Nashville Straights" once in the 70's or 80's. I have used only D'addarios for the last 10 years. They sound great and I've broken one string in ten years.

-dave

 

[Curly]

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I'm often amazed at mass production.

I used Slinkies for years, but switched to DA, mainly because of the environmental packaging, which meant no corrosion.

 

[Wattage]

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I used to work for them as a wire tester in the manufacturing plant.

They made strings for a load of different vendors and they also made the equipment that the most of the rest of them used to make strings.

They were nice people too, I unfortunately am very sensitive to metal dust and got very ill working there.

 

[StrangeSound]

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D'Addario or no strings for me..cool video!

 

[KoreanGuitarMan]

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Another D'Addario lover here. Very cool vid.

 

[edsmith]

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I love D'Addario strings. $25 per 10 pack can't be beat at that quality.

 

[Gamera]

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I was surprised to see what WASN'T automated in that video. The tedious job of attaching the wound wire to the string and final "spooling" of the string before it went into the packages. Talk about jobs ripe for carpal tunnel.

 

[Fender_Punk]

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If I could get stainless steel DAs in my city, I'd never play anything else. I love their packaging and players points too.

 

[Lazarus1140]

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I was surprised to see what WASN'T automated in that video. The tedious job of attaching the wound wire to the string and final "spooling" of the string before it went into the packages. Talk about jobs ripe for carpal tunnel.

That's EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

I just mentioned on another thread that I've never even tried D'addarios .... might give 'em a chance. Thank's for the video, Lew.

 

[jimbo1]

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I, too, have tried just about every string brand I can find. I even tried "Nashville Straights" once in the 70's or 80's. I have used only D'addarios for the last 10 years. They sound great and I've broken one string in ten years.

-dave

1 string in ten years.................you obviously aren't playing much blues then.

 

[stuey222]

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I've used DA for a while now, and I've tried every other string, and I prefer the DAs. I have DRs on my guitar right now, but I'm not feeling them as much as DAs...I'll probably be switching back soon...

 

[Lewguitar]

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I'm a D'Addario user too. I've used just about every string there is including DR's and others. Never tried Elixers though. D'Addario gets 100% of my business.

 

[Rich_T]

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I just switched to D'Addario because of their packaging, from Ernie Ball. I like them a lot, but I can't really tell the difference.

 

[louthunder]

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I'm a D'Addario user too. I've used just about every string there is including DR's and others. Never tried Elixers though. D'Addario gets 100% of my business.

Me Too! I used to endorse GHS, and still love them. But D'Addarios have been the best, most consistant string I"ve ever used.

 

[Jackson Distortion]

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Other strings may have more colorful tones and adverts, but the DA companys' overall quality is second to none. 's why I use 'em.

 

[B2D]

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< D'Addario addict here.

Way cool vid!