mrpinter
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I have been using nothing but Thomastiks on all my guitars for about twenty years. I still love them as much as I always have. Here's my rundown for different guitars:
On my acoustic I use these. Very warm sounding with a lot of clarity and punch:
On my old school Tele style guitar I use their electric flatwounds. Lively, full bodied, mellower sounding than the Bebop roundwounds. NO finger noise!. Roundwound and nickel wrap:
On my 72 Thinline style guitar I use these. A silk inlay in the wound strings attenuates the odd order higher frequencies in the harmonics (a T-I tech guy told me the silk filaments act as a "kind of mechanical filter"). A beautiful sounding electric string. Perfect for Humbuckers. Roundwound, nickel wrap:
And finally, on my Hamer T62 Strat type guitar, I use their Power Brights. A higher output string due to its alloy windings and its hex core is just flexible enough to give a nice easy playing feel. Nice and bright with sparkly overtones:
Yes, they are expensive. Are they worth it? For me, definitely yes, there's nothing else like them, and they do last a long time. You can get them from a couple of online string dealers for a big discount from full retail - although they're still pricey. So there you have it... I have no present affiliation with them - just a happy user.
On my acoustic I use these. Very warm sounding with a lot of clarity and punch:
On my old school Tele style guitar I use their electric flatwounds. Lively, full bodied, mellower sounding than the Bebop roundwounds. NO finger noise!. Roundwound and nickel wrap:
On my 72 Thinline style guitar I use these. A silk inlay in the wound strings attenuates the odd order higher frequencies in the harmonics (a T-I tech guy told me the silk filaments act as a "kind of mechanical filter"). A beautiful sounding electric string. Perfect for Humbuckers. Roundwound, nickel wrap:
And finally, on my Hamer T62 Strat type guitar, I use their Power Brights. A higher output string due to its alloy windings and its hex core is just flexible enough to give a nice easy playing feel. Nice and bright with sparkly overtones:
Yes, they are expensive. Are they worth it? For me, definitely yes, there's nothing else like them, and they do last a long time. You can get them from a couple of online string dealers for a big discount from full retail - although they're still pricey. So there you have it... I have no present affiliation with them - just a happy user.
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