Need some new string recs?

hazelwould · Post by **hazelwould** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:47 pm

Going to gitcentur today, and am gonna get some strings. What should I get?

I want "bell like tones" with chime, and a smooth feel, and long life. :snax:

Yea, I haven't bought strings in SO long. :eek:

The4455 · Post by **The4455** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:51 pm

Fender string are the best, I've had mine on my guitar for 9 months. Also what kind of guitar do you have. Also I clean my strings after every time I play them, so, yah.

hazelwould · Post by **hazelwould** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:22 pm

The4455 wrote:Fender string are the best, I've had mine on my guitar for 9 months. Also what kind of guitar do you have. Also I clean my strings after every time I play them, so, yah.

A strat. 50's classic vibe. :hello:

bubstance · Post by **bubstance** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:45 pm

Elixirs all day, son. They last through my corrosive shit-sweat for 6 months or more and still sound pretty much like the day they came out of the package.

Some people don't like the way the coated strings feel, but I actually prefer it.

hazelwould · Post by **hazelwould** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:54 pm

Yea, I had an acoustic with elixirs on a LONG time ago, and they felt great.

bob the r0bot · Post by **bob the r0bot** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:41 pm

DR highbeams all day erry day.

thrushes · Post by **thrushes** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:43 pm

bob the r0bot wrote:DR highbeams all day erry day.

yeppers!

Holy Schnikes · Post by **Holy Schnikes** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:44 pm

DR Tite Fit sound very full and chimey.

Sound and feel brand new forever! Best I've tried and available in a good variety of gauges.

EDIT: haven't tried the Highbeams but I'm sure DR anything is a safe bet..

dubkitty · Post by **dubkitty** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:04 pm

i'm really surprised nobody's said D'Addarios...i don't care for them, but they seem to be the consensus among many types of players for tone/chime/hi-fi sound. i'm starting to look around; i'm liking the GHS Boomers i just put on the Tokai Les Paul Special.

sylnau · Post by **sylnau** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:48 pm

I really like DR Pure Blues.

hbombgraphics · Post by **hbombgraphics** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:35 pm

dubkitty wrote:i'm really surprised nobody's said D'Addarios...i don't care for them, but they seem to be the consensus among many types of players for tone/chime/hi-fi sound. i'm starting to look around; i'm liking the GHS Boomers i just put on the Tokai Les Paul Special.

I hate D'Addarios, just hate em......they always break.

I put some of the new coated ernie ball slinkies on my strat and now that I am used to them I love em, they seem to be holding up well and the feel is good. All I play is ernie ball on everything.

Holy Schnikes · Post by **Holy Schnikes** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:38 pm

I tried D'Addarios because they had a uniquely gauged set I liked but they started feeling "tacky" and "old" within a week, maybe a bad batch? I don't know, it wasn't a good first experience so back to the DRs.

hclapp219 · Post by **hclapp219** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:38 pm

sylnau wrote:I really like DR Pure Blues.

I like them too, but I don't consider them very chimey. They are very warm to my ears, which is why I like them on brighter guitars like my strat.

nieh · Post by **nieh** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:49 pm

Super Slinkys.

theactionindex · Post by **theactionindex** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:54 pm

D'Addario seems pretty unpopular around hurr, but I've actually had no issues with them and I've been using them for quite awhile. :idk:

Hearing a lot of good things about DR from the trusted ILF brethren though, may have to try them out.

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