PRS Strings

[Charvel1975]

Hello The PRS strings new are packaged in groups of strings, is it E(Low E),AD then G,B,E(High E)?

 

[Mincer]

I've never tried or even seen their strings in stores. Did they contract a string company to make them, or do they actually own a string factory?

 

[jeremy]

you should be able to tell by looking at them?

 

[Seashore]

you should be able to tell by looking at them?

You have to be careful, the left-handed sets look virtually identical but go on upside down.

 

[beaubrummels]

I'm not sure how anyone could mess this up. The E that is wound is low E. The E that is plain is the high E. EAD for electric are almost universally wound, while GBE are almost universally plain, doesn't matter what brand or packaging.

 

[larryguitar]

Are you asking about the packaging to confirm the strings you have in hand are legitimate PRS products? That would explain this question, I think.

Larry

 

[jeremy]

You have to be careful, the left-handed sets look virtually identical but go on upside down.

pffft amateur! i only use left handed sets on my guitars (all right handed) and i can smell the difference as soon as i take em out of the package. a lefty set of strings on a right handed guitar gives a fatter tone on the skinny strings and a more focused tone on the fat strings. i returned a set a while back to the store since it was sold as left handed but quite obviously a right handed set put in the lefty string package by mistake

 

[Seashore]

pffft amateur! i only use left handed sets on my guitars (all right handed) and i can smell the difference as soon as i take em out of the package. a lefty set of strings on a right handed guitar gives a fatter tone on the skinny strings and a more focused tone on the fat strings. i returned a set a while back to the store since it was sold as left handed but quite obviously a right handed set put in the lefty string package by mistake

Man. I've been doing it wrong this whole time... I tried flipping my pickups over, using the other side of my pick, everything.

 

[jeremy]

its, ok. this is how we learn

 

[Charvel1975]

It says on their site: Our strings are coiled in pairs accordingly: 1st & 4th, 2nd & 5th, 3rd & 6th

Individual string gauges: .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042. (ACC-3103)

So does that mean .009 and .024, .011 and .032, .016 and .042?

 

[Charvel1975]

I've never tried or even seen their strings in stores. Did they contract a string company to make them, or do they actually own a string factory?

That's what I'm curious about if they actually make their own strings?

 

[Hsb]

What I was told by my local PRS dealer is they are basically rebranded NYXLs, not exatly the same but close

Ive tried them, I like them but a bit $$ for me

 

[jeremy]

It says on their site: Our strings are coiled in pairs accordingly: 1st & 4th, 2nd & 5th, 3rd & 6th

Individual string gauges: .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042. (ACC-3103)

So does that mean .009 and .024, .011 and .032, .016 and .042?

thats what i would take that to mean, yes. d'addario does that too

 

[Charvel1975]

What I was told by my local PRS dealer is they are basically rebranded NYXLs, not exatly the same but close

Ive tried them, I like them but a bit $$ for me

Interesting :33:

 

[Charvel1975]

thats what i would take that to mean, yes. d'addario does that too

I thought D'Addario had the colored ball ends?

 

[jeremy]

they do, but i feel like they are paired. maybe its been too long and im misremembering since usually use dr

 

[beaubrummels]

they do, but i feel like they are paired. maybe its been too long and im misremembering since usually use dr

Recent packs of D'Addario are paired. Whenever they started sealing them in plastic for "freshness", they started pairing them. I assume to cut down on the plastic bagging, but they could have sealed them all together in one bag - not sure why the 3 pairs.

 

[Mincer]

The pairs that D'Addario uses aren't too hard to sort out. I always figured that it made it easier to package, so it isn't a big deal to me.