Jazzfiend101
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Re: New D'addario NYXL strings
Playing in a cover band which performs several genres of music ranging from pop to hard rock.... and fueled by my always angry Orange Dark Terror (mighty little fellow that he is) these strings definitely cooperate better with my sound and style of playing. Soloing is a breeze, and thorough. Pinch harmonics squeal, notes sustain well, and cleans are rather crystal clear. Playing the blues really has a nice warm, and chunky vibe, while not being muddy or dark. Playing jazz is cool, not sterile, and that's using both my Epiphone with its JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck, and EVEN with my new LTD 401 with EMG81/60 setup. Yes they both can jazz very well. They are really warm and crunchy when playing classic rock riffs, with a definite midrangey presence that, again, isn't overbearingly bright. Your JB will love these strings. And yes, they sound killer playing metal. Solos are very bright and they strings they glide.
Because I'm always playing this guitar, and because I haven't had an Xbox in like forever, these strings do go faster than if they were played casually. I can get a good solid week of railing out of them before I notice a change a comin'. Granted, I got good time of my Ernie Balls, but these strings sound much better and feel slicker than warm $!*+ lol!
What won it over for me was the off gauging in contrast to EB strings. I've played 11s for many years tuned a half step down and for quite awhile tuned to standard because I like to live dangerously. The sets on EB like to only go 11-48 whereas the NYXL Strings like to go one lower. Not an audible difference, and perhaps some concocted awareness to feel, but they do feel a touch more... aggressive than low. Makes me want to give 10-52s a whirl to make soloing even more fluid and my rhythyms more crushing.
All things considered, even though I am spoiled by a good discount on them, the Ernie Ball Slinkys will likely make their way back into my guitar's case because they are damn good backup strings. We sell those strings tenfold over any premium Ernie Ball variant, and the majority of our customers really seem to enjoy them as they have been consistently purchasing them. So that's my story, hopefully those of you who haven't tried these strings will maybe experiment a bit. Who knows, for what you pay for them you just might find your new favorite squeeze! Happy hunting!
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Playing in a cover band which performs several genres of music ranging from pop to hard rock.... and fueled by my always angry Orange Dark Terror (mighty little fellow that he is) these strings definitely cooperate better with my sound and style of playing. Soloing is a breeze, and thorough. Pinch harmonics squeal, notes sustain well, and cleans are rather crystal clear. Playing the blues really has a nice warm, and chunky vibe, while not being muddy or dark. Playing jazz is cool, not sterile, and that's using both my Epiphone with its JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck, and EVEN with my new LTD 401 with EMG81/60 setup. Yes they both can jazz very well. They are really warm and crunchy when playing classic rock riffs, with a definite midrangey presence that, again, isn't overbearingly bright. Your JB will love these strings. And yes, they sound killer playing metal. Solos are very bright and they strings they glide.
Because I'm always playing this guitar, and because I haven't had an Xbox in like forever, these strings do go faster than if they were played casually. I can get a good solid week of railing out of them before I notice a change a comin'. Granted, I got good time of my Ernie Balls, but these strings sound much better and feel slicker than warm $!*+ lol!
What won it over for me was the off gauging in contrast to EB strings. I've played 11s for many years tuned a half step down and for quite awhile tuned to standard because I like to live dangerously. The sets on EB like to only go 11-48 whereas the NYXL Strings like to go one lower. Not an audible difference, and perhaps some concocted awareness to feel, but they do feel a touch more... aggressive than low. Makes me want to give 10-52s a whirl to make soloing even more fluid and my rhythyms more crushing.
All things considered, even though I am spoiled by a good discount on them, the Ernie Ball Slinkys will likely make their way back into my guitar's case because they are damn good backup strings. We sell those strings tenfold over any premium Ernie Ball variant, and the majority of our customers really seem to enjoy them as they have been consistently purchasing them. So that's my story, hopefully those of you who haven't tried these strings will maybe experiment a bit. Who knows, for what you pay for them you just might find your new favorite squeeze! Happy hunting!
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