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Subject: RE: Strings From: Jon Freeman Date: 29 Nov 01 - 09:44 PM Elle, I don't know why many of us have different preferences with strings. I think the bottom line is simply if you find strings that you like and do well for you they are good strings for you. The instruments themselves can be a bit like that too... Jon |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Slackjaw Date: 29 Nov 01 - 07:57 PM Seems that I'm the only one who still uses these, but I like the Dean Markley Lights for both my accoustic and electrics. They seem to last longer and I don't seem to brake them as often. I agree about the Martin MSP's that Bob was talking about. To expensive for what you get. As for winding I go two or three times around on my wound strings and four or five time around on the others. |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Clinton Hammond Date: 29 Nov 01 - 07:25 PM I was a Martin Medium gauge guy for a lot of years, until i got the twins... (A pair of Seagull, -A- series 'Folk' guitars) Now they live with Martin lights... I've tried Elixir, and quite frankly the only thing I can say impressed me is that they didn't have the initial HARSH brightness that uncoated strings have... (I HATE new string sound!) Other than that, they seems like a whole lot of buck for very little bang... And on the off chance I break one, they're just too damn'd costly... for more details on my gear, check out swordforhire.org ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Tweed Date: 29 Nov 01 - 07:16 PM I got a set of Black Diamonds on my reso, Ernie Ball 9's on the electrics and it's been so long since I changed strings on the Gibson acoustic I've forgotten what the heck I used last time. I get about three wraps on the wound strings and four or five on the unwound ones. One thing I learned, they seem to last a long time and keep tune if when putting the new ones on, pull the crap out of them at the twelfth fret until they no longer lose tune. It takes a while longer and I use an elcheapo electronic tuner to do it, but it works real well. I haven't broken a string in a long time on any of the guitars and I bend and twist 'em every which way. I used a set of John Bearse resonator strings once and they held up and were very good also, but are hard to find down here in South Fla. |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Justa Picker Date: 29 Nov 01 - 03:48 PM I use Newtone Master Class custom lights on my dreddy (a hand made string from a small shop in England, and a company that most people have never heard of - one of the best kept secrets out there. There are only 2 or 3 distributors in all of North America.)...and for my smaller bodied acoustics I generally use John Pearse Lights (set # 600L) |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: GUEST,Eric.dobson@uk.sun.com Date: 29 Nov 01 - 03:32 PM Hey Raptor! Boiling strings aint ideal for us six stringers, but if you know anybody who plays bass then it's an absolute godsend! New strings for free! D'Dario classical (nylon) strings are the best money can buy in (well - I guess thats down to personal preferance) and ernie ball slinky's as sound good on my Pacifica. Hope tha helps. Eric "Davey" Dobson. |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: okthen Date: 28 Nov 01 - 04:37 PM Can I just pop in a recomendation for UK string users to give www.regentguitars.co.uk a whirl, I bought 2 seta of martin light gauge for £7, took a little while to arrive but the postage was free |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Mark Clark Date: 28 Nov 01 - 04:17 PM String choice is partly a matter of how often one plays. I like a medium gauge set that's on the heavy side to extract as much sound as possible from the instrument. When I'm not playing much—like now—I also like to have them last a little while. Right now, I'm playing SIT Royal Bronze medium (RL-1356) on my Dreadnought but when I was playing all the time and changing strings at least once a week I bought all my strings from Massachusetts guitar maker James Boyce. He claimed to have designed the strings and they really sounded great. They were also cheap enough that I didn't have to agonize over the cost of replacing them. I'm using Thomastik flat-wound jazz strings on my tele. It has a humbucker at the fingerboard position and like the clean fat sound and fast feel. I don't pick up my banjo very often any more but I still keep Vega Light Gauge V700's on it. Obvously, I don't play much clawhammer style. - Mark |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: JenEllen Date: 28 Nov 01 - 03:40 PM You are probably right, Jon. Honestly, how different can they all be? I guess it's easier to just find a sound that you like and work with that. I've experimented a bit with some of Rotosound's other sting types, but keep coming back to the CG. ~Elle |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: GUEST,Knappo Date: 28 Nov 01 - 10:00 AM For a little cheaper price on D'Addario's, Goden strings are D'Addario without the name. I thought I would try strings from String This, an online company. Anyone have a comment on their strings? Knappo |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: GUEST,MC Fat Date: 28 Nov 01 - 09:38 AM Strings cost less in Canada and US because we are constantly 'ripped off' with prices in the UK. D'Dario Phospher Bronze can cost anything from 6-8 (UK pounds) but cheapest I've seen is 4 (US Dollars). Get worse in prices when you talk about guitars |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Green Man Date: 28 Nov 01 - 09:00 AM I use Martin Light gauge on my Northworthy. They were recommended by the builder and last well, give a clean bright sound and are available locally. I think I broke one once.. I use fast fret and have for years as it makes things easier on the fingers. I have an Epiphone archtop which I would like to get the original Gibson strings for. The first was an 11. My local dealer has had difficulty in getting them. |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Raptor Date: 28 Nov 01 - 08:38 AM Anyone else? Raptor |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Jon Freeman Date: 21 Nov 01 - 09:41 AM Funny how it goes Elle, I don't like Rotosound although I've yet to convince myself that a lot of these string preferences are not at least partly in the (or my) mind. Rotosound were the company that my friends with the music shop used for a few bits like "Irish gauge" tenor banjo strings in additional to the usual lines. The impression I got from my friends was that Rotosound were quite open to producing sets that weren't easily availible (most tenor sets are for jazz tuning) which I thought was pretty good. Jon |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Raptor Date: 21 Nov 01 - 09:12 AM A friend of mine swears by a strring called Newtone, He says he saw them first in england for 8 english pounds. He now buys them at the twelveth fret in toronto for $8 CDN can anyone explain this I thought the english pound was worth at least $2 Cdn the strings are made in england! Raptor |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: 53 Date: 20 Nov 01 - 08:13 PM glenda uses elixirs on her big baby and she loves them, she got her big baby in march of this year and has only changed strings once. BOB |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: JenEllen Date: 20 Nov 01 - 01:56 PM By complete accident, I came across Rotosound and have been pleased with them ever since. The Country Gold were the first guitar strings I'd seen wound piano-style, and I like the clean sound. They are nearly impossible to find in the states, so I buy bulk! ~J |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Les b (U.K.) Date: 20 Nov 01 - 01:41 PM I use d'addario 12s on my Taylor 314, but when I bought my Taylor 'Big Baby' at the end of May, they came with Elixer 12s on it and they're still there and sounding good! I am going to try them on my 314 next. (not the same set silly). Les |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Jon Freeman Date: 20 Nov 01 - 11:32 AM I've actually got pretty new strings on my main instruments at the moment - very unusual for me! I'm using and happy with:
Guitar - Martin SP Jon |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Lanfranc Date: 20 Nov 01 - 10:42 AM I've been using SPs on my Martins and Washburns for a couple of years now. In my experience they keep their tone longer than most other strings that I have used, but are a bit like alkaline batteries in that they go "off" very suddenly! SP+ don't seem to have made it to the UK yet. I'll try them when they do, depending on the cost premium over the regular SPs. I usually pay GBP5 to 6 (USD8 to 10) for 6-strings and around GBP9 (USD13) for 12s. The short life and skin squeak that Bob P mentions haven't been my experience, but your personal skin chemistry can be a factor in both these. I always wipe my strings and fingerboard with a lint-free clean cloth after playing, and find this extends string life. "Life's too short to boil a string!" - in my impoverished youth I used to do this occasionally (with and without vinegar), but the damned things always seemed to break shortly thereafter, so I stopped bothering. Can't remember the last time I broke a guitar string. Alan |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Bob P Date: 20 Nov 01 - 10:23 AM I have been using Martin's new MSP+ (coated clones) for about three weeks (note the "long-lasting" remarks below) Here is Martin's marketing hype, my opinion follows. . . "Our new Martin SP+ Extended Life Strings are specially coated offering a clear, rich, and long-lasting sound as well as numerous benefits, including protection from moisture, salts, perspiration and other contaminants. In addition, the new SP+ coating helps insulate the wrap wire to prevent corrosion between the core and the wrap wires. Martin uses computerized equipment in a climate controlled environment to verify the high tensile strength of all incoming wire prior to manufacture, The brass wrap is then carefully spun onto the core wire for the four wound strings of each set. SP+ strings use the same special brass plated core wire that is incorporated in the innovative SP string, but the brass wrap on the four wound strings is specially coated. Finally, the surface of the string feels smoother and faster for the player. SP+ strings are available in either 80/20 Bronze or 92/8 Phosphor Bronze in either light or medium gauges." I liked Elixirs alot on cheaper guitars I owned, but for some reason, they sounded awful on my martin, so I was interested in these (SP's don't sound any better than several other brands, have a very short life and transmit "skin squeak" more than they should, says me). My opinion, for what it's worth; SP+'s offered not one iota of improvement over SP's except they last a bit longer. Bob P
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Subject: RE: Strings From: 53 Date: 20 Nov 01 - 10:09 AM i use john pearse lights for my acoustics, and i also use john pearse 9's for my electrics, and i always try to get 3 or 4 wraps on the 5th and 6th string and 5 or 6 on the other four. BOB |
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Subject: RE: Strings From: Raptor Date: 20 Nov 01 - 10:05 AM Wow many times do you wrap the string around the key to put on your string? Raptor |
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Subject: Strings From: Raptor Date: 20 Nov 01 - 10:04 AM I know there's probably a thread about this already but, what kind of strings do you use?
Has anyone heard of Sprectrum strings?
Does Boiling work? Raptor |
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