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Dr_simon
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Dr_simon
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07/07/2003 2:55 pm
Well I have finally done it and ordered a Teal blue studio Les Paul and dam it Im excited fit to bust !

I normally use Ernie Ball stings however I see that Gibson recommend Gibson strings.
Dose this make any difference ?
Is it just a marketing ploy?

When I got my CE24I got some strings from PRS (very expensive) and they were cack and I don’t want to make the same mistake twice !

I will normally set a new guitar up to suit me, so I’m not scared of swapping gauges or anything !

Any thoughts gang ?



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Pantallica1
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07/07/2003 11:16 pm
Ugh, Autozone. *cringes*
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darkserpent
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07/08/2003 2:39 am
& the newbie contributes... hello everyone :)

i have Dean Markley Vintage .009 set in my LP Studio & they work fine. didn't like the Gibson strings- to me they feel stiff. agree- it's a marketing ploy...
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07/10/2003 2:01 am
Think about this; Why would they not recommend using their strings?

I own a gibson les paul, and i think the gibson strings are fine, although i prefer using fender's. I used Dean Markley's, ah man, they were soooo bad (to my ears)...

but yeah, its all just marketing bull****.
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