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March 2002
Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | So, at lunchtime today I go out to one of the last remaining indy music stores for strings, when ALAS! they are OUT of my D'Addario PhosBronzies!!
What to do! What to DO!!??
I opted for Adamas 1717's (my first time buying 'em).
Now, it's my understanding that the Adamas strings are made BY D'Addario.
What's the diffy, yo?
Different core/wrap formulation?
Material?
What?
Anybody know?
Whatever it is, I'll see how they hold up by the end of tomorrow afternoon's PigRoast gig.
(I can't BELIEVE that I actually LEFT a band that played monthly gigs at a go-go bar to play pig roasts! . . . but then again, . . . remembering some of those dancers, . . . there wasn't much difference!) | |
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November 2002
Posts: 3667
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Gee, y'know, sometimes I'm truly grateful for my comparatively, sheltered, existence; "wasn't much difference".....wow, the imagery is truly daunting. Speaking of lunch- OOPS, here it comes again!!! | |
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May 2002
Posts: 1026
Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Cliff, I've used both, actually Adamas on my Legend, and D'Addario on my Balladeer at the same time. I noticed no difference whatsoever in string sound, both sounded great. I took them off and saved them when I switched to Elixer nano-webs. I think you'll "slide" right through your greasy gig without noticing any difference.
Norse(and I think I'm going back to the Phosphorous Bronze, once my Elixers run their course)man1 | |
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August 2002
Posts: 623
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Cliff...
Daves Sound.
Still rules for price.
I tried Adamas strings a few times and went back to D'Addario. I sweat like a pig (at a roast?)playing live, and Adamas strings just didn't hold up for me...and wouldn't hold their tuning. That's just my experience.
If I recall, on the tour they mentioned they now ship with D'Addarios instead of their own Adamas, since they sound better over time. Enough endorsement for me.
Johnny | |
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March 2002
Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Yeah, I sweat like the proverbial pig as well!
Dave's location is diametrically opposed to my commute(s), so it's really not convenient for me.
I suppose I could ask him to just bring some home and I could swing by there and pick 'em up, but I really don't wanna inconvenience him/his family (besides, he's moving in a couple of weeks up to Fredon).
What I SHOULD DO is stop by his shop periodically and by "in bulk". (but then again, I SHOULD do a lotta' things!). | |
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