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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I've used the pyramids before. Good strings. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | If you want to try something different from D'addario, try these:
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I've never tried flatwound strings. Might be interesting one of these days. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I had them on an old bass and thought they were a bit of a fad. Did nothing for me. |
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Location: NJ | I might wanna try those on my dobro . . . |
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Location: Scotland | You don't. Trust me. They sound OK on biscuit cones but they just sound dull and lifeless on spider cones. They cut down on slide noise a little, but personally I think that's part of the character of the sound. |
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Location: NJ | GoodPoint. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Everybody that I know has either loved or hated the half-rounds, but they do cut down on finger noise. So if you don't like the feel of Elixers then the flat-tops might be what you're looking for. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I tried several strings in the past. I like the sound of the Martin SPs, but they don't last very long. Plus, I really do not like changing strings often. Then I checked out D'addario EXPs, and I've been using them ever since. |
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Location: NW NJ | Been using Markley Alchemy's (Gold Phos) for over a year now. Like 'em alot, last a LONG time, sound good too.
Alchemy\'s |
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Location: North Idaho | Originally posted by ignimbyte:
I tried several strings in the past. I like the sound of the Martin SPs, but they don't last very long. Plus, I really do not like changing strings often. Then I checked out D'addario EXPs, and I've been using them ever since. I have had similar experience with SP+s. To me, they have a fantastic bell tone like sound for about three weeks, and, then, the thrill is gone. I still use them on my Martin 000C. I tolerate many different brands of strings until they go dead. I'm now cautiously trying Dunlop String Cleaner and Conditioner on two guitars but wonder how it might effect fret boards. |
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Switching to Martins
