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Location: Netherlands | Hi, i was wondering who uses what brand of strings for what reason and do you have favorites? (Sound, playability, durability, oxidation etc.).
To start off: I don't. I'll just use what's in store, as long as it's an .011 gauge set.
I may start using Ernie Ball Earthwood's (spelled correctly?) though, which i just bought two sets of, but that's just because i like Ernie Ball Super Slinky .009 sets for my electrics.
Thnx,
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Location: Scotland | Anything I can buy at less than £2 a set wholesale. My body chemistry means that strings don't last long enough for me to care about the brand. |
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Location: NJ | strings that are worn in and stay in tune without much effort |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | grrroovedude
Your best bet is to do a search from the menu above for "strings" and you'll see that the topic has been discussed a lot. Happy reading and let us know which ones you've decided on. Be sure to check out www.stringthis.com for their good prices on bulk strings. |
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Location: Zion, Illinois | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
Anything I can buy at less than £2 a set wholesale. My body chemistry means that strings don't last long enough for me to care about the brand.
Paul, did you ever try those Titanium strings?
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I sure used a lot of those Earthwoods, and Martins, and about 20 other brands including Adamas. I have always pursued strings like red wine, always looking for that inexpensive vintage that matches what Hemingway found in "A Moveable Feast". The strings have tended to be pretty much alike, the wines have varied from awful to ambrosia, I prefer California to Francious as most Americans do today. In fact, WE now have a glut of wonderful inexpensive wine that matches any of the ordinaries touted by Hemingway, YOU can have a Moveable Feast with a little adventure in to American vintages. Strings still generally are boring as many come out of the same factory.
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Location: Netherlands | Unlike guitars, i don't really like american wines, at least not the ones for sale in Europe.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Martin
Do a little research, the California vintners have been drowning in a sea of vintage grapes, you can buy varietal box wines here for $2 a liter that are great for daily consumption if you want to do the continental wine with every meal route. If they are not shipping them to where you are, it is probably because of tariffs.
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Location: Netherlands | At the moment i'm trying to find out how to get an Elite from the US to the Netherlands. If this includes a trip to the US I promise i will check out the wines.
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Location: Scotland | Bradley, I didn't get around to trying a set of the titanium strings, mostly because they are designed to be low tension, that and the price. |
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Location: Queens, NY | I'm not very fussy about strings. Adamas Lights are good enough for me. |
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Location: Queens, NY | Here's an interesting site: www.stringitup.com.
They even carry Ovation strings. (I didn't know there was such a thing.) |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Note how this post has "opened up a ball of strings". W-2 once noted that we all have opinions, however, half the opinions don't come out of the same factory. |
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