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What kind of strings?
I was just wondering what kind of strings everyone prefers and uses.Gauge,Brands,and why you use 'em. I just use S.I.T Power Wound .010-.046 light # S1046. Thanks for any info.
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Dean Markley Custom Lights 9,11,16,26,36,46
Only reason I started buying em was the cool picture and sticker they used to give you of a guy giving the finger & a pair of breasts in the background for mountains. Then they got all politically correct and environmentally friendly, got rid of the rude stuff and stopped giving out stickers...real bummer cause I had a whole wall plastered with those things.
Only reason I started buying em was the cool picture and sticker they used to give you of a guy giving the finger & a pair of breasts in the background for mountains. Then they got all politically correct and environmentally friendly, got rid of the rude stuff and stopped giving out stickers...real bummer cause I had a whole wall plastered with those things.
# 2
The guy who tuned up my intonation is into really fancy strings I never heard of. I have been using these strings from Germany that he told me about called "thomastiks" that cost like $10/set. They are nice strings. I don't think I'll go back to the other ones as long as I can afford it.
Jon
Jon
# 3
i'm only a beginner, but the guy at the local guitar store turned me on to Ernie Ball strings. ive got an old Guild t-100 hollow body electric, and the strings i use are pretty light weight (easy on the fingertips!)
# 4
i don't have a set pair of strings i always get, over the past year i've had martin's,ball's,darco,d'addrio's,fender's, i hear elixir's are pretty good and expensive.
and i've been known to have 3 E strings on a guitar, one in the b string position or have a b string in the g string position i usually that on my acoustic or my first electric where the action wasn't so good.
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Jake Sommers
and i've been known to have 3 E strings on a guitar, one in the b string position or have a b string in the g string position i usually that on my acoustic or my first electric where the action wasn't so good.
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Jake Sommers
"Take my hand boss"
# 5
Currently, I swear by Ernie Ball Super Slinky's: 9-46. There was a period when I was into Testament and tuning down to C# or something like that, and for that I used the heavier Ernie Ball sets. Now, following the path of Vai, I moved back to 9-46. They're easier on the old fangers when doing crazy stuff. Either way, Ernie Ball rules. They last really long.
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# 6
I have to agree with ekstasis16- EB are by far the best and longest lasting. My suggestion for getting a bit more life from any string is to clean 'em after every playing session with a rag. I keep one in my guitar case and it's right there, never to be forgotten.
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Also- When I played with a fixed bridge, I got the EB Re-enforced strings. About 2 bucks more but worth the cash by far. Now I play with a Floyd Rose, so they don't do me any good, but back in the day...
# 8
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky's (.010 - .046) for many, many years. I've tried others but the EB's have proved to be the best for the money.
# 9
I'm only a beginner,so have not tried a large selection if strings, I'm currently using Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9's. I also clean the strings after each practice session in the hope that they will last a bit longer. I recently got my hands on a Les Paul strung with EB Super Slinky 10's, and boy!, were the bends a lot harder!! So I'll stick with my 9's til the strength improves in my fingers.
Take it eazy
Dave
Take it eazy
Dave
# 10
Earnie Ball 10's.
I played 9's for years but as my playing got more aggressive I just kept breaking strings so I deceded to go up to the 10's.
I played 9's for years but as my playing got more aggressive I just kept breaking strings so I deceded to go up to the 10's.
That which you can not cure,
you must endure!
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Buzz
you must endure!
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Buzz
# 11
I use Dean Markley Blue Steel 9-46. Why? Cause they sound like ice!!!
"Deciever of all trends dissonant"
# 12
Do ya really notice a difference with the Dean Markley Blue Steels? I tried em a couple of years ago and felt like I was just paying $2 extra for the plastic wrapping.
# 13
I think Thomastik-Infeld 12-59's are the best strings I've ever had on my acoustic. They are silk wound which means they are much easier and smoother to play. They kick ass over D'dario's.
# 14
I think Thomastik-Infeld 12-59's are the best strings I've ever had on my acoustic. They are silk wound which means they are much easier and smoother to play. They kick ass over D'dario's.
# 15
I'm using on my electric guitar La Bella, lite (9 - 46). Don't know why... Nooh', just kidding. They're not-so-expensive and they feel nice on my ... fingers.
Btw. I have never used to clean my strings after playing. Is that healthy?
*g*
Btw. I have never used to clean my strings after playing. Is that healthy?
*g*
# 16
I never clean my strings either. I don't think it matters that much unless you have a gig almost every night.
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# 17
I used to use DiMarzio's .009 - .046 when I used to play a lot of lead stuff and I still string up my old Jem with 'em.
But nowadays we tune down a lot and I don't really appreciate pristine tones in our style of music. So, I don't really give a **** what brand the strings are, just give em to me HEAVY.
But nowadays we tune down a lot and I don't really appreciate pristine tones in our style of music. So, I don't really give a **** what brand the strings are, just give em to me HEAVY.
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The only strings someone recomended to me was Dean Markley, but I don´t care much about what brand of strings to use. In my ears it all sounds the same (atleast when I play them through distortion). I try to change strings as often as my wallet permits, so that the strings doesn´t get too rusty.
I must say that I buy the cheapest and thin strings (09...etc) so I could bend them much with less pain.
I must say that I buy the cheapest and thin strings (09...etc) so I could bend them much with less pain.
/Johan Lindgren
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