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i need to get some new accoustic guitar strings, can anyone recommend some? or ill have to get ernie ball like i usually do i use light-medium 12s because i like the bassy sound. anyone else as anally-retentive as me about the difference between 11s & 12s? |
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D'Addario 12-53 phosphor bronze works well for me. Though I might try the 80/20 bronze next time (same gauge) cause they're supposed to be brighter. I used to be a big fan of the Guild strings but they're hard to find and they go dead really fast. |
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arent the phosphor bronze strings double the price? are they really worth it? the ones ive always favoured are 80/20 12-54s look and tell me what to get. |
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get martin steel stringsthey sound lovely |
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yesh. martin strings are nice. especially the steel/silk core'd ones.. they work best on classical type guitars, though. but i think that it's got a better sound than most other materials.. and definitely better than the usual platic-y type ones that are usually on the higher strings of classical guitars... |
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Double the price?! they're 50 cents more on that page. According to the D'Addario site, the 80/20s are brighter than the phosphor bronze so take that into consideration. |
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errr.. platic=plastic.. or vinyl or whatever the hell cheap-sounding material they make them out of usually.. i say go gut or nothin' |
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i use bronze roundwound martins on my acoustic and it sounds great |
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FWIW I use the D'Addario 10s on my electric as well. I don't notice a huge difference between brands when it comes to electric strings, though some people swear by Ernie Ball. |
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i have 8s on my electric, not that i ever use it anymore i shall make a decision in the near future and purchase forthwith |
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8s? It's like playing cobwebs. With 10s you can dial in just a little overdrive and the string does the talking, not the amplifier. I think 9s and 8s don't resonate the body strongly enough to produce much of a tone. [next comes the debate over picks] [and hairspray] |
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I use Ernie Ball 11 gauge on my electric. I pick too hard to use thin strings. I tried getting this "hybrid" set that had a 9 on the bottom and thicker ones going up, but I played a show and broke three string :( It sucked, bad. 11 GAUGE TIL DEATH!!!!! |
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plectrums are pure evil, never used one, never will. i have much more control with my hand & fingers. |
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11s! You, sir, are a MAN! |
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You can't play metallica with your fingers. Bloody hippy. How are you going to chug the low E? |
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you pinch your thumb against your second & third finger whilst dampening with your palm |
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i use heavy gauge gibson strings and leave them on for a year so they go a little black from sweat and skin it give a nice round sound |
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use cat intestines |
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Get Elixer Polyweb Acoustic Guitar Strings... They cost $15(US) but they are the longest lasting, most beautiful sounding guitar strings I've ever used. I won't play with anything else now that I've discovered these. |
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i put martin 13's on my acoustic a little while ago after using 11's for a long time. lemme tell you, my fingers kill everytime i play. i'm still getting used to it. |
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What are they, laminated in plastic or something? Do they sound different? |
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