Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
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Mr Wolf
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
Rotosounds for me. Theyre a touch cheaper than EBs (used to use them, but rotos have a smoother touch IMO) and D'addarios and they feel good to me. I don't notice much tonal difference among them, but rotos feel better to me and theyre cheaper.
Rotosounds for me. Theyre a touch cheaper than EBs (used to use them, but rotos have a smoother touch IMO) and D'addarios and they feel good to me. I don't notice much tonal difference among them, but rotos feel better to me and theyre cheaper.
D-EJ915
Stretchologist
Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
Ernie Balls have been treating me well, all the sets of D'Addario's I've had have sucked or broken (i.e. 2 sets, one sucked and the other broke) and none of my EBs have broken on any of my guitars. GHS are okay but EB's are less finnicky with me when I string them up, lol.
Ernie Balls have been treating me well, all the sets of D'Addario's I've had have sucked or broken (i.e. 2 sets, one sucked and the other broke) and none of my EBs have broken on any of my guitars. GHS are okay but EB's are less finnicky with me when I string them up, lol.
RevJToad
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
I only have a favourite acoustic string, which is hands down John Pearse. Nobody else comes close.
Truth to tell, I find it hard to tell a difference on electrics. Currently I'm using Ernie Balls on everything cause they're the cheapest, but since D'Addario seems to be the clear winner of this poll, I'm gonna give them a shot.
I only have a favourite acoustic string, which is hands down John Pearse. Nobody else comes close.
Truth to tell, I find it hard to tell a difference on electrics. Currently I'm using Ernie Balls on everything cause they're the cheapest, but since D'Addario seems to be the clear winner of this poll, I'm gonna give them a shot.
JammerMatt
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
TO Turned me onto DRs, .009s and I like 'em.
-Matt
TO Turned me onto DRs, .009s and I like 'em.
-Matt
wixedmords
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
Been playing D'addario's for a long time now, no complaints.
I clean my strings pretty regularly.
Been playing D'addario's for a long time now, no complaints.
I clean my strings pretty regularly.
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
I just started using Snake Oil Strings (made and sold by a forumite on The Gear Page) and, despite the recent hype about them over there, they're actually pretty nice strings. Easy to play, big bold tone, and they stay in tune. I can't really ask for more than that.
I just started using Snake Oil Strings (made and sold by a forumite on The Gear Page) and, despite the recent hype about them over there, they're actually pretty nice strings. Easy to play, big bold tone, and they stay in tune. I can't really ask for more than that.
Kommerzbassist
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
I like D'Addarios... nice bright and articulate at no to high gain
I like D'Addarios... nice bright and articulate at no to high gain
Loserchief
SwingingIdiot
Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
Dean Markley blue steels are my favorite electric strings so far. Nice edgy tone and just the right feel. If they made them in 13-65 guage i would also use them for droptunings but since that gauge isn't available i'll have to stick with everly x-rockers for those low tunings(also nice strings btw).
On accoustic it's DR Rare Phosphor bronze all the way.
Dean Markley blue steels are my favorite electric strings so far. Nice edgy tone and just the right feel. If they made them in 13-65 guage i would also use them for droptunings but since that gauge isn't available i'll have to stick with everly x-rockers for those low tunings(also nice strings btw).
On accoustic it's DR Rare Phosphor bronze all the way.
Jackson Distortion
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Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
At first, the price scares everybody, but the price is not too big an issue when your strings last from 2 (or more) nights on one set playing gigs to if you play casually, last most of a year (allegedly, but I believe it).
They have an ultrathin coating (like tubing) that feel soft, but smooth to the fingers. You take the feel for granted!
The company claims they feel like a normal string, but they don't. Not in a bad way, it's just that smooth feeling is not nomal compared to uncoated strings. Mind you the treble strings are uncoated and still feel smooth.
Lastly, the debatable X-factor is that these strings feel loose after awhile, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but people find it's 'give' in the tension a little too unfamiliar.
I recommend them for at least a one time purchase. Who knows, you might stick with 'em.
Earwicker said:
At first, the price scares everybody, but the price is not too big an issue when your strings last from 2 (or more) nights on one set playing gigs to if you play casually, last most of a year (allegedly, but I believe it).
They have an ultrathin coating (like tubing) that feel soft, but smooth to the fingers. You take the feel for granted!
The company claims they feel like a normal string, but they don't. Not in a bad way, it's just that smooth feeling is not nomal compared to uncoated strings. Mind you the treble strings are uncoated and still feel smooth.
Lastly, the debatable X-factor is that these strings feel loose after awhile, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but people find it's 'give' in the tension a little too unfamiliar.
I recommend them for at least a one time purchase. Who knows, you might stick with 'em.
Jackson Distortion
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Hang on dude...
Hang on dude...
I knew I shoulda mentioned the treble strings have anti-rust plating, so all six strings have increased resistance to corrosion. Trust me, you will not believe your eyes when you don't see the treble strings corrode in a matter of minutes.
And, I still recommend using a string prolonging solvent just because it'll prolong Elixir Nanoweb strings that much more-- we're talkin' almost 10x life extension!
What happened to me one day was, my low E string broke when I needed to change them any way, and that was like two full months on one set. Do the math, think about it, Earwicker
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Hang on dude...
Earwicker said:
I knew I shoulda mentioned the treble strings have anti-rust plating, so all six strings have increased resistance to corrosion. Trust me, you will not believe your eyes when you don't see the treble strings corrode in a matter of minutes.
And, I still recommend using a string prolonging solvent just because it'll prolong Elixir Nanoweb strings that much more-- we're talkin' almost 10x life extension!
What happened to me one day was, my low E string broke when I needed to change them any way, and that was like two full months on one set. Do the math, think about it, Earwicker
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sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: Your Favourite Guitar String Brand?
I can't stand Elixirs. That "magical" coating they have always manages to coat my fingers after a few minutes. And yes, I've still corroded the unwound strings, even faster than other brands like DRs.
I'm still living with the SOS strings. So far, so good. We'll see how long one set can last.
I can't stand Elixirs. That "magical" coating they have always manages to coat my fingers after a few minutes. And yes, I've still corroded the unwound strings, even faster than other brands like DRs.
I'm still living with the SOS strings. So far, so good. We'll see how long one set can last.
Jackson Distortion
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Hey...
Hey...
Exscuse me, I'm trying to make a sale here
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Hey...
sosomething said:
Exscuse me, I'm trying to make a sale here
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sosomething
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Re: Hey...
Don't get me wrong, I used Elixirs for several months, but I realized what I was getting out of them wasn't equal to what I was spending on them. The went from "slippery" to "gummy" in about two hours of play time for me and I realized that the coating kind of choked the vibration of the string and had an adverse effect on sustain with my guitars.
I'm sure they work great for you, but I have especially corrosive sweat (I guess) and found that strings with more nickel content last a lot longer and sound better for me.
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Jackson Distortion said:Exscuse me, I'm trying to make a sale here
Don't get me wrong, I used Elixirs for several months, but I realized what I was getting out of them wasn't equal to what I was spending on them. The went from "slippery" to "gummy" in about two hours of play time for me and I realized that the coating kind of choked the vibration of the string and had an adverse effect on sustain with my guitars.
I'm sure they work great for you, but I have especially corrosive sweat (I guess) and found that strings with more nickel content last a lot longer and sound better for me.
