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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
 Posted - 03/12/2009 : 15:48:35
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| D'Addario EXL 115s for over 10 years now....D'Addarios for about the past 20 years total though... |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2009 : 16:38:25
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d'Addario on electric guitar.
Rotosound on bass and acoustic guitar. |
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Brutalitarian Supremacy
Silver Member
USA
270 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2009 : 06:42:01
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| ...Hybrid Slinky's |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2009 : 01:00:42
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| thanks for all the great reads i will be busy for awhile |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2009 : 16:19:40
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I customize my strings for electric, have been doing for over ten years and it is great.
What is the magical forumla? 0.11's and for bottom A and E a 0.46 and 0.56 respectively.
Tend to use Ernie Balls since I can get the seperate A and E from the same brand.
I have been using nearly all from the list:
GHS,Dean Markely [mainly for acoustic], Gibson, D'Addario's, Fender, RotoSound [for Bass, and they are FAntastic!!] and Elixer's
The thing with Ernies is, whereever you go you will find them, they are relatively cheap, superbright in the beginning and then loosing its brightness very quickly.
D'Addario's are very good, more expansive and keep their tone for a long time, by nowhere near as bright as Ernie's
Gibson's are good as well, last for a long time.
For acoustic I use a mix of things, on some guitars Elixers [again they are superbright] Ernie Ball and Gibson.
I do not change strings often, but I do keep them clean and I do use from time to time the GHS wipe on stuff which brings back the slippery feel a little. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2009 : 19:53:35
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visserman:
DR will make you a custom-gauge set, which usually sells for the same price as their normal sets (+$1-2 over Ernie Ball). You can order just one, but it's better to order a whack of them..
Look @ the Hi-Beams, they'd be comparable to EB. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2009 : 20:30:18
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Thanks verivorax for that tip, I will look into that when it comes to shopping for new string, and yep, order in bulk to get them cheaper. I do that with anything really and have been doing for a long time, makes sense eh??!!
Cheers!! |
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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2009 : 23:18:17
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| I use fender super bullets for my strat. I think the bullet ends sound a little sweeter and I'm sure sustain is a little better. I bought a load in bulk last year and I'm still getting through them! However, when I run out I will try elixir 9 or 10's. I use elixer heavy-lights on my PRS and they sound excellent for ages so it would be nice to get that longevity (not that the fender strings are particularly short lived). |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2009 : 10:54:19
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Wiping your strings down from time to time helps them to prevail.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 07:15:39
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| Anybody use a wrapped 3rd string on electric instead of a plain? |
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
511 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 07:55:04
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 08:11:37
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Originally posted by nosi0
I do have 4 wound strings on my C standard tuned guitar.
Why?
I've noticed that most electric sets have 3 wrapped and 3 plain yet the acoustics have four wrapped. What difference does it make? |
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
511 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 08:44:49
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| well, my third string on my C tuned guitar is approx 22 gauge so its inbetween the min wound string and the max plain. I think so, different high gauge sets vary between 3w3p and 4w2p.. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 21:27:52
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The wrapped 3rd string used to be a lot more common. The massively high G and D poles on any old staggered-pole strat were to compensate for the low output of a thin-core, pure nickel-wrapped string.
Playing a plain-3rd string with one of these pickups gives the loudest, honkiest sound.. way out of whack in comparison to the other strings.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2009 : 22:35:53
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quote:
Originally posted by verivorax
The wrapped 3rd string used to be a lot more common. The massively high G and D poles on any old staggered-pole strat were to compensate for the low output of a thin-core, pure nickel-wrapped string.
Playing a plain-3rd string with one of these pickups gives the loudest, honkiest sound.. way out of whack in comparison to the other strings.
So a wrapped string would be a bit 'duller' than a plain? Because that is how I feel about my strings right now, the G is just too loud. I was wondering if a wrapped would dull it down a little. |
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