List What You Feel Are The Most Consistent Guitar String Brand
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Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: List What You Feel Are The Most Consistent Guitar String Brand
About a year ago you told me that it was user error. DR strings were fine... spoke too soon?
About a year ago you told me that it was user error. DR strings were fine... spoke too soon?
Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
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D'Addario for me. Which perhaps explains why a couple of my guitars are peeing me off at the moment, as they still have the factory fitted ones on them.
D'Addario for me. Which perhaps explains why a couple of my guitars are peeing me off at the moment, as they still have the factory fitted ones on them.
wahwah
GumbyLoveologist
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Snake Oil Brand Rock Formula. I've been using them now for about 5 years, and they are both the best sounding and most consistent strings I've ever used. When there have been supply issues, I have tried Pyramid and Curt Mangan, and while both were good, neither felt or sounded as good as the Snake Oils. In the past I've used EB, GHS, DR and D'Addario only in emergencies. None of them get near the SOB in terms of tone, feel, consistency or longevity. D'Addario are the most consistent of the generic bunch, but they are consistently average.
Cheers.......................................... wahwah
Snake Oil Brand Rock Formula. I've been using them now for about 5 years, and they are both the best sounding and most consistent strings I've ever used. When there have been supply issues, I have tried Pyramid and Curt Mangan, and while both were good, neither felt or sounded as good as the Snake Oils. In the past I've used EB, GHS, DR and D'Addario only in emergencies. None of them get near the SOB in terms of tone, feel, consistency or longevity. D'Addario are the most consistent of the generic bunch, but they are consistently average.
Cheers.......................................... wahwah
Laughing Kookaburra
Active member
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D'Addario. Used others, but I've never had issues with D'Addario strings.
D'Addario. Used others, but I've never had issues with D'Addario strings.
Boogie Bill
New member
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Another vote for D'Addario being delightfully consistent. I use them on my non-vibrato guitars and my acoustics.
I use Fender Super Bullets on my G&L guitars with the Dual Fulcrum Vibrato.
Bill
Another vote for D'Addario being delightfully consistent. I use them on my non-vibrato guitars and my acoustics.
I use Fender Super Bullets on my G&L guitars with the Dual Fulcrum Vibrato.
Bill
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I have used almost every major brand and some minor ones.
D'addario, Dean Markley, Pyramid, Ernie Ball, DR (Tite Fit, DDT, Dime sig, Alexi Laiho sig), Dunlop, GHS (Boomers, Progressives), Aurora. With all of these NO PROBLEMS what so ever with anything. Sound good, stay in tune, no intonation problems. I use whatever brand they sell in the first store I go into. The best sounding strings are the Aurora strings. They are coated string whichare plated in almost every colour you can imagine. Shiny gold, silver, blue, red, purple, orange, green and matte black and matte white. You can check all the colours in their website. The shiny colour sound slightly brighter than the matte colours but both sound awesome, stay in tune, feel great.
Only strings I've had problems with are Rotosound and DR Neon strings. I've had two ROtosound set and both were hard to tune they didn't stay in tune and didn't feel so good. They DR Neon string felt and sounded good but they stayed in tune even worse than the Rotosounds and they Neon plating came off after a couple hours playing from the area where you pick and where the string touches the frets.
I have used almost every major brand and some minor ones.
D'addario, Dean Markley, Pyramid, Ernie Ball, DR (Tite Fit, DDT, Dime sig, Alexi Laiho sig), Dunlop, GHS (Boomers, Progressives), Aurora. With all of these NO PROBLEMS what so ever with anything. Sound good, stay in tune, no intonation problems. I use whatever brand they sell in the first store I go into. The best sounding strings are the Aurora strings. They are coated string whichare plated in almost every colour you can imagine. Shiny gold, silver, blue, red, purple, orange, green and matte black and matte white. You can check all the colours in their website. The shiny colour sound slightly brighter than the matte colours but both sound awesome, stay in tune, feel great.
Only strings I've had problems with are Rotosound and DR Neon strings. I've had two ROtosound set and both were hard to tune they didn't stay in tune and didn't feel so good. They DR Neon string felt and sounded good but they stayed in tune even worse than the Rotosounds and they Neon plating came off after a couple hours playing from the area where you pick and where the string touches the frets.
Bludave
New member
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I use D'Addario XL 115's (11 through 49) and D'Addario J17 acoustics(13 through 56). I have been using these for over a decade now. I rarely use anything else because these work for me. I get great life out of these strings, I never break them and they sound great!
However recently(last year) I tried the Dean Markley Jimi Hendrix strings(they were $1.99 per set). After having them on my Strat for about 2 or 3 days I realized.... they didn't make me sound like Jimi at all.... What a rip off!!
I use D'Addario XL 115's (11 through 49) and D'Addario J17 acoustics(13 through 56). I have been using these for over a decade now. I rarely use anything else because these work for me. I get great life out of these strings, I never break them and they sound great!
However recently(last year) I tried the Dean Markley Jimi Hendrix strings(they were $1.99 per set). After having them on my Strat for about 2 or 3 days I realized.... they didn't make me sound like Jimi at all.... What a rip off!!
JeffB
Let it B
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I've had wonk from even the "consistent" brands everyone touts like Dad, DM, and EB.
Most consistent I've tried have been Gibson Brite Wires & VRs- doesn't matter what gauge or when or where I buy them, they always are super fresh, tune up easy, intonate fine, and stay that way.
Worst have been DR strings- more wonk than good.
I've had wonk from even the "consistent" brands everyone touts like Dad, DM, and EB.
Most consistent I've tried have been Gibson Brite Wires & VRs- doesn't matter what gauge or when or where I buy them, they always are super fresh, tune up easy, intonate fine, and stay that way.
Worst have been DR strings- more wonk than good.
Coma
Well-known member
Re: List What You Feel Are The Most Consistent Guitar String Brand
I really like Gibson strings, but very few stores around here carry them
I really like Gibson strings, but very few stores around here carry them
Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
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D'Addario! and Rotosound
D'Addario! and Rotosound
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: List What You Feel Are The Most Consistent Guitar String Brand
On your 6 strings? ;o)
On your 6 strings? ;o)
verbotenco
New member
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Darco doesn't corrode under humid conditions and it's cheap too. Even D'Addario XL is behind it.
Darco doesn't corrode under humid conditions and it's cheap too. Even D'Addario XL is behind it.
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