How D'Addario makes strings

[Holy Diver]

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As I've stated before, Buzz Feiten (the man) says D'Addario has the best intonation of all string makers, but your string rust may vary.

 

[cream123]

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i've only used D'addarrios. greatest strings around

 

[Sludgenutz]

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Great video Lew! No one is going to steal D'addario's market share...but here is a little shop that actually hand draws the wrapping, in East L.A.:

http://www.guadalupecustomstrings.com/PhotoGallery.htm

http://www.guadalupecustomstrings.com/PriceList.htm

They can make a set of strings for many instruments considered odd/rare to many musicians. Never used 'em, but I saw them on my local PBS station on "California's Gold", with Huell Howser.

 

[Quicksilver689]

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i've only used D'addarrios. greatest strings around

Not trying to pick on you, but if you've only ever used D'Addario's, how do you know they're the greatest strings around?

 

[Quicksilver689]

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IME, they're just ok strings - every set I've played, the tone dies in a matter of days. Can't beat 'em for cost efficiency though...

 

[Quicksilver689]

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Elixirs FTW! :headbang:

 

[Iron Horse]

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Elixirs FTW! :headbang:

But they are coated; do you know non-coted strings that beat D'Addarios?

 

[Quicksilver689]

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hmmm....been a while.....used to use Dean Markley's before Elixirs though - IME, they held their tone longer than anything else (Regular or Blue Steel, they were both good). S.I.T.'s were ok but IMHO, weren't any better than any of the others...

 

[Gamera]

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Yep, for whatever reason Dean Markley's seem to have an edge for me when it comes to lasting longer tonewise.

 

[MikeS]

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Neat video. As for D'Addario, I've used them and I like them, but they aren't my favorites. I've been using DR for several years now but I think I may purchase a couple different string packs just to mix it up. I will say that D'Addario strings were very consistent when I used them. The DRs I love can be a little inconsistent.

 

[claydots]

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Cool video, I too was surprised how labor intensive it is.

I like D'Addario strings a lot. By accident I got a set of "Jazz/Extra Lights" which are 10's that are flatwound and put them on a Strat and it was Dick Dale city... had a lot of fun playing Pipeline and some of the other old surf tunes. On a Strat, they have a sound all their own.

I keep one Strat strung with those all the time. Try them out, I was really surprised as the old flatwounds we had in the 60's were dead when they were still in the package! (Another part of that 60's tone... flatwounds)

 

[Lewguitar]

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IME, they're just ok strings - every set I've played, the tone dies in a matter of days.

BS. :lmao:

 

[Quicksilver689]

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BS. :lmao:

If you've had great experience with them, great, I'm glad you're happy and hope that it will continue...you apparently overlooked that I prefaced my statement with IME (In My Experience). Maybe their QC has changed and/or improved recently, maybe I got several crappy sets of their strings in succession, I dunno, but, once again, IME, their tone died within days, or more precisely, about a week. Maybe they're more consistent and better quality now, I couldn't say as I don't use them. Nothing wrong with that, remember: YMMV...

I'm not trying to be harsh, but to call BS on someone's experience just because it's diff. from yours is just plain ignorant of the fact that it can be different for someone else. We all have our preferences and experiences, and that's what a forum is all about - to share and exchange them.

Continue enjoying your strings...

 

[Lewguitar]

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If you've had great experience with them, great, I'm glad you're happy and hope that it will continue...you apparently overlooked that I prefaced my statement with IME (In My Experience). Maybe their QC has changed and/or improved recently, maybe I got several crappy sets of their strings in succession, I dunno, but, once again, IME, their tone died within days, or more precisely, about a week. Maybe they're more consistent and better quality now, I couldn't say as I don't use them. Nothing wrong with that, remember: YMMV...

I'm not trying to be harsh, but to call BS on someone's experience just because it's diff. from yours is just plain ignorant of the fact that it can be different for someone else. We all have our preferences and experiences, and that's what a forum is all about - to share and exchange them.

Continue enjoying your strings...

Hey: don't get me mad now! We're talking about something really important here.

More important than world peace or Aids in Africa or the Environment or the War in Iraq or Global Warming!!!

We're talking about guitar strings for crying out loud and I get really worked up when we talk about something REALLY important like that! :lmao:

 

[Quicksilver689]

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Hey: don't get me mad now! We're talking about something really important here.

More important than world peace or Aids in Africa or the Environment or the War in Iraq or Global Warming!!!

We're talking about guitar strings for crying out loud and I get really worked up when we talk about something REALLY important like that! :lmao:

:lmao: next thing you know we'll be splitting hairs about string-thru body ferrules, or allen wrenches...

 

[LtKojak]

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Originally Posted by Lewguitar
Hey: don't get me mad now! We're talking about something really important here.

More important than world peace or Aids in Africa or the Environment or the War in Iraq or Global Warming!!!

We're talking about guitar strings for crying out loud and I get really worked up when we talk about something REALLY important like that!

YES!

Lew for President!

If you get me a green card I'll go to Colorado to vote for you in the very flesh!



Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

PS: FWIW about D'Addario strings... in my 30+ years of professional musiciaship I've try'em all, them strings... but only one brand always gave me the tone I wanted in every electric guitar I've ever owned, single coil or Humbucking: D'Addario's XL strings.

 

[Quicksilver689]

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YES!

Lew for President!

If you get me a green card I'll go to Colorado to vote for you in the very flesh!



Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

PS: FWIW about D'Addario strings... in my 30+ years of professional musiciaship I've try'em all, them strings... but only one brand always gave me the tone I wanted in every electric guitar I've ever owned, single coil or Humbucking: D'Addario's XL strings.

I have a green card myself, hate to tell you, but in America, a green card ain't enough to vote I wish I could, but not just yet...

 

[JeffB]

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Cool vid and Dad's are great strings from an intonation and tuning standpoint. They always just "work". I LOVE them from that aspect. They a re easy to find, inexpensive and you have tons of options. Nice smooth feel. And they are elastic enough you can usually bump up a guage for even better tone.

Unfortunately I absolutely *HATE* the tone of them on the majority of guitars I put them on.

Exceptions: very bright/thin sounding guitars or pickups that have alot of top end: Anything with a trem and long scale, or Duncans. I can see why strat/superstrat/tele guys would like them tonally. On my "normal" guitars (short scales-mahogany bodies..Dimarzio or Gibbo pickups) they sound like a muddy dark mess with a nasty fizz on top.

FWIW, Ernie Balls are built on D'Addarios old string machines.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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Love D'addarios! My favorite strings out of all the ones I've tried. I loved elixer's I tried but I just can't justify spending that much...coated or not.

 

[alex1fly]

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Yup. D'addarios have been my staple too. They last forever and keep sounding great IME, even on my Les Paul... maybe I like a nice "muddy dark mess with a nasty fizz on top"