What Strings For Your Les Paul???

[Boogie Bill]

Tell me this if you play a Gibson Les Paul:

What BRAND of strings do you use?

What Gauge?

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece?

High or Low Action?

What type of music do you play?

Thanks in advance!

Bill

 

[Robbiedbee]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Rotosound

10-46

No

Low

Metal, Iron Maiden etc, some bluesy stuff


respectively

 

[Snake Aces]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

I love DR strings on ALL my guitars. I use the 11 to 50 guage DR Pure Blues strings on my Les Paul. I do not top-wrap the tailpiece. I rarely have any breaks.

My action is fairly low. I don't have the measurements off the top of my head (i'm still playin around with the height, I've only owned the Les Paul for a year now)

I mainly play blues, funk, reggae and punk (heavy blues style)

 

[Innocent_Bystander]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Dean Markley Blue Steel

.009-.046 '91 Standard

.010-.046 '06 R7

No

As low as possible

Rock, Alternative

 

[Jay 77]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Mine's an Epi, but here goes anyway:

Dean Markley Blue Steel
10-46 or 10-52
No
Low, low low
Hard rock, alternative

 

[Simon_F]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

GHS Boomers or Ernie Ball Slinky

9-46

No

Medium

Classic Rock, Classic Punk / New Wave, Blues

 

[cvansickle]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

I use the Gibson Vintage Reissue Pure Nickel 10-46 set.

I don't top wrap. Three out of four of my Gibsons have a TP-6 fine tuning tailpiece.

My action is low enough to be comfortable, but not so low as to buzz on lower frets.

I play (classic) rock, blues, pop and a little country.

 

[ErikH]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Mine is an Epi as well but it says Les Paul on it so it's a Les Paul.

What BRAND of strings do you use? - Dean Markley Blue Steel

What Gauge? - 10-46

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece? - No

High or Low Action? - Low

What type of music do you play? - Hard rock, classic metal, classic rock, blues.

 

[smauk43]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Ernie Ball 11-54

low action, NO top wrap.

Hard rock, classic rock, hair metal and some earlier stuff like Chuck Berry.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

What BRAND of strings do you use? SIT

What Gauge? 11-50

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece? It's got one of Gibson's stupid tremelos, so this is not an option. If it were, I still wouldn't.

High or Low Action? Low

What type of music do you play? rock ala Government Mule, and all sorts of metal, from Sabbath to new stuff.

 

[ES350]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

mostly EB Power Slinkys with a .012 and .015 on the E and B...
no top wrap...
medium-high action...
old school blues, jazz...

 

[Texas Swamp]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Mine is a MiJ Orville, most of you know that anyway.

What BRAND of strings do you use? GHS, or Dean Markley Blue Steel if I can find them

What Gauge? 10-52

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece? Nah

High or Low Action? I used to swear by high action, but now I like it somewhat in between

What type of music do you play? Rock, all sorts of metal, prog, blues

 

[Brow]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

My Les Pauls are a 1998 Gibson LP Standard and a 2004 custom Gordon Smith Graduate60 (LP Clone.

What BRAND of strings do you use? Dean Markley or Rotosound

What Gauge?10-46 currently but considering going upto 11-49 or 11-52

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece? Nope

High or Low Action? Medium on the Gibson and slightly lower on the Gordon Smith

What type of music do you play? With my band I play Indie Rock stuff, but I also play alot of 60's/70's Classic Rock etc

 

[MikeS]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

BRAND: DR Tite-Fit

GAUGE: 11-52

TOP WRAP? Nope

ACTION: medium-low. Not too low.

STYLE: the LP Studio gets used for everything from the blues to thrash. I tend to live in the hard rock/heavy blues most of the time.

 

[JeffB]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Brand: Best strings overall (price, quality, tone, longevity) I've used are Gibson Brite Wires for nickel plated steel & Gibson Vintage Reissue for pure nickel wrap.

Gauge: generally 10-46. 11-49 on my Tokai.

Action: depends on the guit. Generally medium-high.

Style: Some blues, mostly Hard Rock/Classic Metal

I've tried the top wrap on a bunch of guits. Hate the change in string attack/recovery (i.e. too sloppy) and "steel-ey" tone change.

 

[SFW]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

GHS Boomers .10-46
Low action
Don't top wrap- have seen no real evidence that top wrapping helps with anything other than relaxing string tension
Hard Rock / Heavy Blues

 

[dgk2448]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

GHS custom BOOMers 9-46 low action.
Non top wrap
Rock/Blues[hendrix, clapton ect]

 

[Mephis]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

10-46 D'ardario(sp?) nickle
medium-low
non-topwrap
Everything from the beatles to the hardest **** you can imagine. TV Jones makes excellent pickups.

 

[Martian]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

Tell me this if you play a Gibson Les Paul:

What BRAND of strings do you use?

What Gauge?

Do you top-wrap the tailpiece?

High or Low Action?

What type of music do you play?

Thanks in advance!

Bill

Ernie Ball Super Slinky

.009 through .042 (stock package)

No

Low

British Blues and Dino Rock

You're welcome!

 

[Guitarist]

Re: What Strings For Your Les Paul???

D'Addario XL

.010 - .046

No

Medium

Psilocybin Rock and Fresh Groove Alt.