String sets--standard or custom

[nathan a]

Hmm, I've been using a 10-52 set for the past couple years. And I can never decide if I want to increase the gauges of the trebles, or lower the gauges of the basses.

 

[kreig]

My thinking is this . . .

String-bending(NON-tremelo/fixed bridge)guitar players that do the natural "wrist vibrato" prefer Lighter gauges.(Wrist/finger fatigue)
Floyd Rose users think a thicker gauge = less string breakage
Low Tuners prefer heavier gauges. (String Flutter)
Sustain lovers think a heavier gauge produces greater sustain .
Tone lovers think heavier gauge = heavier tone

Maybe just smoke up my -_ _ _ ?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Custom
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013 - .015 - .023 - .034 - .042 - .060

Come on, this can't be real.  These tensions would be all over the place.

As i said, i THINK thats it, i'm not sure, but they're colse to GHS Zakk boomers.

 

[dbw]

My thinking is this . . .

String-bending(NON-tremelo/fixed bridge)guitar players that do the natural "wrist vibrato" prefer Lighter gauges.(Wrist/finger fatigue)
Floyd Rose users think a thicker gauge = less string breakage
Low Tuners prefer heavier gauges. (String Flutter)
Sustain lovers think a heavier gauge produces greater sustain .
Tone lovers think heavier gauge = heavier tone

Maybe just smoke up my -_ _ _ ?

I guess you can put me in the sustain lover/tone lover camp.  But I play hardtails and use "wrist" vibrato even with 12s.

I disagree about Floyd players... they tend to play 9s or even lighter in my experience

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Custom
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013 - .015 - .023 - .034 - .042 - .060

Looks like a set of .012's with both E's swapped out for even heavier ones...that poor neck. :sad:  Is this a baritone or an acoustic? :laughing7:

Is my Epi sg, i just had to play wit the truss rod

 

[Volitions Advocate]

Depends on the guitar.
usually I use Ernie Ball Standard sets.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

standard D'Addario .011 set for the last 20 years or so...

+1, but only for the last 10 years or so.

 

[-CB-]

Thou shalt use Fender 150 pure nickle wrap strings, and be happy with them like Leo said to be!

 

[Volitions Advocate]

I'll use 'em on my strat.
thx btw got em yesterday

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Thou shalt use Fender 150 pure nickle wrap strings, and be happy with them like Leo said to be!

When i have to, fender super 250's are great.

 

[kboman]

Thou shalt use Fender 150 pure nickle wrap strings, and be happy with them like Leo said to be!

And watch as my fingers fall off one by one?  :tard:
I play Fender Stainless 10-46 but I'm investigating other nickel-free options. Would there be a big jump, tone-wise, between these and D'Addario Chromes? And are those completely nickel free? My fingertips usually start itching after 10 to 15 seconds of playing whenever I try a guitar in a store  :-\

 

[UTSC]

10-52 here.

 

[GoDrex]

Thou shalt use Fender 150 pure nickle wrap strings, and be happy with them like Leo said to be!

And watch as my fingers fall off one by one?  :tard:
I play Fender Stainless 10-46 but I'm investigating other nickel-free options. Would there be a big jump, tone-wise, between these and D'Addario Chromes? And are those completely nickel free? My fingertips usually start itching after 10 to 15 seconds of playing whenever I try a guitar in a store  :-\

Have you tried ProSteels? I'm not sure if they have nickel or not but I don't think the allow has a lot of it if they do. Chromes are flat wound and supposed to be more mellow sounding. ProSteels are "super bright"
http://www.daddario.com/DADFElectric.aspx?ID=1

 

[kboman]

Have you tried ProSteels? I'm not sure if they have nickel or not but I don't think the allow has a lot of it if they do. Chromes are flat wound and supposed to be more mellow sounding. ProSteels are "super bright"
http://www.daddario.com/DADFElectric.aspx?ID=1

I haven't, but they are on my "To try"-list Just interested to see if anyone here already had some input. I've never noticed much difference between different kinds of strings sound-wise, but feel is always noticable. Elixirs, for example, feel great - but they last half has long as other strings and are twice the price...

 

[GoDrex]

I have a couple of sets of prosteels - just waiting for some other strings to wear out before trying them. I usually use the typical nickel plated steel. Thinking of trying pure nickel on my strat, to see if there's a difference in tone.

 

[Justinginn]

I use Ernie Ball Not Even Slinkeys (12-56 I think). I like 'em alot, having come from 6 years in acousticland playing mostly a 12-string strung with 11's or 12's. I used 10's once and they felt like playing spaghetti. So now I can swap from electric to acoustic and the acoustic is easier to play!  :blob7:

Whether there's a real difference in sound or not, you feel like you're sounding better when you're playing heavier stuff.

 

[T.L.]

I have Elixirs on my acoustic, and 'been using Ernie Balls on my electrics for 20 years...

 

[kreig]

btw , I put d'addario XL 009-42's on my acoustics... it TOTALLY reduces the "noise artifact" when your fretboard fingers slide across the strings as you are playing . Easier to bend strings as well . . . TOTAL GUITAR PLAYER WISDOM ! ! ! ! :hello2:

TheTurtleMaster has spoken

EDIT *please note that the XL 009's are for "Electric" , as these are nickel, not bronze.

 

[T.L.]

btw , I put d'addario XL 009-42's on my acoustics... it TOTALLY reduces the "noise artifact" when your fretboard fingers slide across the strings as you are playing . Easier to bend strings as well . . . TOTAL GUITAR PLAYER WISDOM ! ! ! ! :hello2:

TheTurtleMaster has spoken

I like the D'Addario 010-047 (EJ-15) for my acoustic. I only recently tried a set of Elixirs on there...

 

[Nando Vallart]

Custom
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013 - .015 - .023 - .034 - .042 - .060

As i said, i THINK thats it, i'm not sure, but they're colse to GHS Zakk boomers.

As far as I know, his GHS sets were .010"-.050" and .010"-.060"  :icon_thumright: