Strings of DOOM

[The Wood Wizard]

they are, and they are more costly it seems. I think it may need a different machine or a least a swap of the heads that hold the wraps. or maybe im making this all up to look smart.

[Swordfishtrombone]

From what it says on Wiki, you're pretty much right:

"On the other hand, flatwound strings sound less bright than roundwounds and tend to be harder to bend. Flatwounds also usually cost more than roundwounds because of less demand, less production, and higher overhead costs. Manufacturing is also more difficult, as precise alignment of the flat sides of the winding must be maintained (some rotation of the winding on roundwound strings is acceptable).[1][2]" Link to section of article on flatwounds


I use these currently:



Only got them because I couldn't find D'Addarios that were heavy enough + not flats at the guitar center I went to, and all of the 7 string sets they carried were either Ernie Ball (they always end up sounding dead to me after about a week) or would have left me with a 14 for the high string (which is insane for tuning to B imo). So far I like them. I thought for a while about going up to the 12-64 set of these strings, but after adjusting my picking/strumming I don't think that will be necessary. Intonation is pretty good (saddles for B strings can't travel further tho ), and I only really need to check tuning once every 4-5 days with them. These are on my jaguar btw.

[conky]

Do they have a wound 3rd?

[ridingeternity]

From what it says on Wiki, you're pretty much right:

"On the other hand, flatwound strings sound less bright than roundwounds and tend to be harder to bend. Flatwounds also usually cost more than roundwounds because of less demand, less production, and higher overhead costs. Manufacturing is also more difficult, as precise alignment of the flat sides of the winding must be maintained (some rotation of the winding on roundwound strings is acceptable).[1][2]" Link to section of article on flatwounds


I use these currently:



Only got them because I couldn't find D'Addarios that were heavy enough + not flats at the guitar center I went to, and all of the 7 string sets they carried were either Ernie Ball (they always end up sounding dead to me after about a week) or would have left me with a 14 for the high string (which is insane for tuning to B imo). So far I like them. I thought for a while about going up to the 12-64 set of these strings, but after adjusting my picking/strumming I don't think that will be necessary. Intonation is pretty good (saddles for B strings can't travel further tho ), and I only really need to check tuning once every 4-5 days with them. These are on my jaguar btw.

Didn't know they made these in 60s now! I might give them a shot.

Just strung up the 26.5" last night in a sort of heavy bottom skinny top config, a lot of people tend to like some slack in the strings for doom, but I have noticed some killer results going just one above what one considers "normal" tensions: 58, 48, 38, 18, 14, 11 . Definitely a bit hard to bend those sized on a 26.5, but once you get accustomed to it, you might find as I have that it allows for extremely controlled bends.

[Swordfishtrombone]

Do they have a wound 3rd?

They don't.

[ridingeternity]

Found these today, definitely gonna give some a shot:

http://www.knucklehead.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_kh.tpl&product_id=12&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=29

[Blackened Soul]

I guess it's time to start a string thread here, what strings are you guys using and what sizes?

I'm using half a set of earthwoods for my E and A and some black covered ones from DR for my D and G, the E and A of the black strings sounded horrible so I put my old strings back on.

[ryan summit]

ive been usin these cirkle ks for a bit
no breakage whatsoever
and theyve taken a friggin beating
still sound good too
been a couple months
i bought a buncha extras
and there just hangin there
so yeah im real happy now

[kbit]

From what it says on Wiki, you're pretty much right:

"On the other hand, flatwound strings sound less bright than roundwounds and tend to be harder to bend. Flatwounds also usually cost more than roundwounds because of less demand, less production, and higher overhead costs. Manufacturing is also more difficult, as precise alignment of the flat sides of the winding must be maintained (some rotation of the winding on roundwound strings is acceptable).[1][2]" Link to section of article on flatwounds


I use these currently:



Only got them because I couldn't find D'Addarios that were heavy enough + not flats at the guitar center I went to, and all of the 7 string sets they carried were either Ernie Ball (they always end up sounding dead to me after about a week) or would have left me with a 14 for the high string (which is insane for tuning to B imo). So far I like them. I thought for a while about going up to the 12-64 set of these strings, but after adjusting my picking/strumming I don't think that will be necessary. Intonation is pretty good (saddles for B strings can't travel further tho ), and I only really need to check tuning once every 4-5 days with them. These are on my jaguar btw.

You use some sort of B tuning, don't you? 24" scale?
What's the tension like on your heavy strings?

[AxAxSxS]

remind me to try those circle k's.

seriosly, i'm kind drunk right now and will forget.

that was hard to type.

[The Wood Wizard]

DUDE just get a full set of these....



.254 feels like a bullwhip in your hands haha. it even makes that high tension cable wiggle sound bridges make.

[Swordfishtrombone]

From what it says on Wiki, you're pretty much right:

"On the other hand, flatwound strings sound less bright than roundwounds and tend to be harder to bend. Flatwounds also usually cost more than roundwounds because of less demand, less production, and higher overhead costs. Manufacturing is also more difficult, as precise alignment of the flat sides of the winding must be maintained (some rotation of the winding on roundwound strings is acceptable).[1][2]" Link to section of article on flatwounds


I use these currently:



Only got them because I couldn't find D'Addarios that were heavy enough + not flats at the guitar center I went to, and all of the 7 string sets they carried were either Ernie Ball (they always end up sounding dead to me after about a week) or would have left me with a 14 for the high string (which is insane for tuning to B imo). So far I like them. I thought for a while about going up to the 12-64 set of these strings, but after adjusting my picking/strumming I don't think that will be necessary. Intonation is pretty good (saddles for B strings can't travel further tho ), and I only really need to check tuning once every 4-5 days with them. These are on my jaguar btw.

You use some sort of B tuning, don't you? 24" scale?
What's the tension like on your heavy strings?

Yeah, I'm in B standard on my jaguar. Tension is alright. I'm gonna be heading to Guitar Center tomorrow to pick up the ones with a low 64 cus I'd like to have them fight back a bit more, but I'd say they feel kinda similar to a normal set of 10s.

Edit:
So I have 13-65 from DR on now. I don't think I could go much thicker without having to drill holes thru string posts or something. Sounds good and feels really nice. I think I'll have to either get a guitar with a proper scale length or just get a bass if I ever want to tune lower. Pretty awesome tho.

[van_muddlestein]

I'm using the Dunlop 12-54's in Drop C tuning.

DUDE!!!!!! Good to see ya!!!!



In string news I just ordered some D'addario .12-.60 Drop C strings for my Epi V which I will be putting in C standard tuning so I can play some Sleep worship. Also incoming is a new nut and some black covered 90's Epi medium output humbuckers (10$ !!! ) so I can keep the guitar all black and get my classic doom tones. I love the Iommi in it for certain stuff but its too high output for what I'm going for.

Dude I totally don't check in often enough to this message board, but it seems like a lot of people don't. Not enough new posts for me to keep regular. I switched back to my old ways of using 10-52 for Drop C. I'm going to try out those Naked Strings, though. That's a good deal for a custom set and they're based out of FL here so why not? I've been using Dean Markley's forever then I switched to those Dunlop strings...I'll try anything once.

Also...hugs back

[HeavyXIII]

Edit:
So I have 13-65 from DR on now. I don't think I could go much thicker without having to drill holes thru string posts or something. Sounds good and feels really nice. I think I'll have to either get a guitar with a proper scale length or just get a bass if I ever want to tune lower. Pretty awesome tho.

I remember using those for a time. My only issue was the 4th and 5th strings were too big. Like substantially tighter than the lowest string, which bugged me. 46 for A# and 56 for F? Not so much. Good set otherwise though!

[Swordfishtrombone]

Edit:
So I have 13-65 from DR on now. I don't think I could go much thicker without having to drill holes thru string posts or something. Sounds good and feels really nice. I think I'll have to either get a guitar with a proper scale length or just get a bass if I ever want to tune lower. Pretty awesome tho.

I remember using those for a time. My only issue was the 4th and 5th strings were too big. Like substantially tighter than the lowest string, which bugged me. 46 for A# and 56 for F? Not so much. Good set otherwise though!

I don't have a problem with that. For a long time I used a set with a 54/56 for low E anyway, so this is fine for me. If I was tuned to C then this would be a bit too tight, but it's perfect for B standard. I think I'll be using the 13-65s for a long time.