Guitarists of the Fediverse, what’s your favorite guitar strings, gauge and why? I’ve used most recently Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10-46. I like a slightly heavier gauge. Why I chose Ernie Ball…? Someone recommended them probably. I’m easily influenced. I may just get them again.
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i am tending towards d'addario for electrics. for non-jazz boxes, i tend to do EXLs, .010-046 or 050. i've been playing with the balanced tension guage but i'm not totally sold on them.
for hollow body/jazz, i like the half rounds (EHR) in 11-49.
if you like a bit heavier gauge, give EXL115BT set a shot.
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@paul_ipv6 Ta. Historically I’ve always defaulted to D’addario but then wonder if there’s something sexier out there.
Do not know about balanced tension. Will investigate.
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i tend to do GHS for acoustic guitar and d'addario for electrics and mandolin family.
there are other strings i try when i have a new guitar but i do seem to come back to these most often.
i do like the various attempts at even tension, like the balanced or GHS true medium or variations called lt/heavy.
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@puffer I've been using Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottoms for years (10-52)
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@puffer I used to use D'Addario strings and I stopped for a really stupid reason (the ends of the strings are all different colors) but I've been enjoying the Ernie Ball strings for something like 8 years now
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@puffer I gave up on both Ernie Ball and D'addario for elixir strings a long time ago and haven't turned back. Acoustic & Electric.
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i'm not as fond of the sound of the wound strings on elixir or other coated strings but that's very much a personal choice. they do last and for some hand sweat chemistries, they are the only sane choice. definitely worth a try.
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something i've found from owning way too many instruments over the years and from time spent doing repair for others:
most of us find some brand/type of strings we mostly like. but when you get a new instruments, some instruments just like a string or pick you've not chosen previously. not a bad thing, since changing which strings or pick you use can have a dramatic effect on sound and is one of the cheapest ways to get different sounds. try a bunch out. much cheaper and easier than trying lots of different guitars. ;)
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@paul_ipv6 @puffer I would second this - your preferences will change over time. By all means find and stick with what you like, but never get so attached to something that you are not willing to try out new things.
I'm also going to throw in a recommendation for Doctor Duck's Ax Wax. If you like a fast neck, that stuff is incredible (just remember - a dab'll do ya...)
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for the ax wax, i'd check with your local repair person to be sure it's safe/appropriate for your particular instrument. and definitely use in modest amounts.
lemon oil is normally good for keeping fingerboards from drying out. but use too much and you can soften it to where the fret slots will get sloppy and the frets loose. knowing what to use and how much will keep your instrument playing for a lifetime.
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@puffer D’Addario balanced tension 10s, and 11s on some guitars. I have some backup Ernie Ball sets but they don’t sound or feel as good to me. Paul Davids did a comparison video on YouTube some time ago and concluded similarly as I recall.
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@puffer EB Regular Slinky is definitely my workhorse, too - but I take Skinny Top, Heavy Bottom if I can get them (not every guitar shop carries them). So still .10 on the high E but the low is .52 😊
I've also played D'addario .10 sets, which I also like just fine, and for my acoustic I really like Blue Steel .10 from Dean Markley if I can get them. (same thing) 👍
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@puffer I use Ernie Ball too, tried a few others and ended up coming back to them. I don't remember why I first tried them either, but it was probably a recommendation here too. Power Slinky (58-11) on my 7-string, and Regular Slinky on my 6-string. I tried heavier & lighter gauges on both (including some mixed ones), and ended up there because I liked the feel.
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@puffer Thomasic Flat wounds for standard guitars, and then D'addario baritone for my handbuilt monstrosity.
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@puffer I think they're 10-52. Rich and tonal, and zero finger squeak.
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i use either d'addario or thomastic flat wounds for classical mandolin and for a thick hollow body guitar i use mostly for freddie green style rhythm. they are a very pure fundamental tone, little/no harmonics, so not very bright but the way they sound when you put them on is still the way they sound 100s of hours of playing later.
if you've ever compared the sound of an electric bass with roundwound strings vs the same bass with flatwound/tapewound strings, you get similar change from conventional nickel electric strings to thomastic.
i have a few friends with really corrosive hand sweat who like these as an alternative to the coated strings, since wiping them down does let them last a while.
they seem expensive but if you figure how many sets of other strings you'll use in the time they last, they're not a bad buy either.
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Oh, yeah. I've had flatwounds on bass for the better part of a decade and I've only had to change them 3 times. I have them on a P-bass with handwound pickups, and I can't imagine going back to clanky janky round wounds.
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LOL. +1
i have tapewounds on a fretless j-bass. if i need snap or edge, easy to add with a pedal. feel great, no fret noise or slide noise, last forever.
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@puffer eb power slinkies for all my prime guitars. although, in an attempt to limit the pfoa/s in my life, i will be trying out stringjoy when my current stock depletes.
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dunlop heavy core 12-54 or 12-60, for drop tunings
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