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I use ernie ball super slinkies (.009), I think they are a good fit for how I play.
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has anyone ever tried the .007s by dáddario? man those things are thinner than a hair *LOL* and they sound not very good, ut holy hell - you can make like octave bends *LOL*
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I dont like getting strings that are really thin. It makes me worry more about breaking them !
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Originally posted by Death55
I dont like getting strings that are really thin. It makes me worry more about breaking them !
Same here. I hate E1. Replaced it with a thicker one this last time I restringed the damn thing and I feel more comfortable playing with this one. Replaced the .009 with a .010. Doesn't feel like it's gonna break everytime I bend more than 1/2 step.
Btw, bending is not really for men either.
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Originally posted by progg
Btw, bending is not really for men either.
Hear, hear!!!
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wait a second, what did you say, again?
... and that's all I have to say about that.
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Haarrr! Real men play .012s! :D
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Originally posted by Azrael
has anyone ever tried the .007s by dáddario? man those things are thinner than a hair *LOL* and they sound not very good, ut holy hell - you can make like octave bends *LOL*
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I've never heard of the .007s but they must be very fragile, sound too bright, and wear very quick.
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Originally posted by Azrael
has anyone ever tried the .007s by dáddario? man those things are thinner than a hair *LOL* and they sound not very good, ut holy hell - you can make like octave bends *LOL*
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I've never heard of the .007s but they must be very fragile, sound too bright, and wear very quick.
"Lets see… well I play the guitar and when I'm not playing the guitar, I think about playing the guitar. My other favorite instrument, is the guitar and if I aspired to play any other instrument, it would be the guitar...
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
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Im experimenting with string gaunge too.
Normaly im using 0.9 from D'Arrio but when I changed to Erie Slicky's I noticed I could tune my guitar in only 3 minutes playing and it would stay in tune. The other strings I could tune for like 3 days before they would stay in tune.
I also have a 0.11 on the Warlock ATM, also from Erie, I like the thinker lower strings.. gives a frim grip and sounds realy heavy :)
I once tried the 0.8 (D'Arrio) it snapped after 1.5 hours of playing, and yes, I like to do some bending or tremelo usage (or raping lol)
I also noticed that with a 0.8 I cant seem to get grip om the string it's realy slippery and when I wanted to bend sometimes I completely missed the string *lol*
For now I think the Erie 0.9 and 0.11 are great :)
Gonna try Fender strings next time I think.
Normaly im using 0.9 from D'Arrio but when I changed to Erie Slicky's I noticed I could tune my guitar in only 3 minutes playing and it would stay in tune. The other strings I could tune for like 3 days before they would stay in tune.
I also have a 0.11 on the Warlock ATM, also from Erie, I like the thinker lower strings.. gives a frim grip and sounds realy heavy :)
I once tried the 0.8 (D'Arrio) it snapped after 1.5 hours of playing, and yes, I like to do some bending or tremelo usage (or raping lol)
I also noticed that with a 0.8 I cant seem to get grip om the string it's realy slippery and when I wanted to bend sometimes I completely missed the string *lol*
For now I think the Erie 0.9 and 0.11 are great :)
Gonna try Fender strings next time I think.
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Really metal_carnage? I thought the ligther gauge Ernie ball slinky's were notorious for being hard to tune. When I replaced the d'addario 10's in my lp with Ernie Ball Slinkys 8's, I need to to keep on bending, pulling, and tuning the new strings for hours arounf 3-4 days before the string gets stable and it wouldn't go out of tune. I've never tried the extra light d'addario's but are they really that bad?
"Lets see… well I play the guitar and when I'm not playing the guitar, I think about playing the guitar. My other favorite instrument, is the guitar and if I aspired to play any other instrument, it would be the guitar...
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
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Originally posted by Lordathestrings
Haarrr! Real men play .012s!
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LOL
What about women with really thing calluses????
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Originally posted by Lordathestrings
Haarrr! Real men play .012s!
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LOL
What about women with really thing calluses????
"Lets see… well I play the guitar and when I'm not playing the guitar, I think about playing the guitar. My other favorite instrument, is the guitar and if I aspired to play any other instrument, it would be the guitar...
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
I can’t sing so I sing through my guitar. So when the sound guy says: “Your guitar is too loud!” I think: "Why does he never say that to the vocalist?"
# 11
I change strings every couple of weeks. Id say after... hmm... about 10 hours playing you seriously notice a drop in sustain and tone. I use 10s.
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It also depends on some other stuff, like if you wash your hands before playing and wipe the strings down afterwards. I've actaully done an experiment with that, using the same type and gauge of strings one without washing my hands before every time I played and one just playing with them, and the difference in life was like 4x. Definitely worth the effort.
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