Hi All,

Wanna ask something

What the best string to buy for below style of playing,

and what the string size u can proposed me


I like to play:-

Fast solos

Lots of:

Bending
Tapping
screaming - dunno how to call it la
Tremollo - i like to do Herman li signiture move - hehehe still practise on it
The best for Metal song

I think i like the thinnest the better


Proposed me the best string to choose, if u using that particular brand of string

do share what the best thing about that string

Thanks

This post has been edited by Al@n2rock: Jan 21 2009, 01:33 PM

Elixirs maybe? They suppose to last longer then ordinary strings...

izzit .008 --> .038 ?

I'm guessing from your specs, you're playing electric guitar?

Elixer doesn't have strings for electric if i'm not mistaken. They are one of the best for acoustic though.

Erm, ernie ball for electric?

Now am using ernie ball 0009 but i think i wanna change to new string,

izzit D'Addario better?

Elixirs do have strings for electric guitar..in fact they even have it for Bass guitars....but they are more expensive compared to ernie balls

Errr,there's no best guitar strings, all preference.From what I see you shouldn't use thin string gauge, .8 strings are freakin thin and if you go all Herman Ri with it, it's gonna break. Try light top heavy bottom gauges(dunno what's the size la), the bass strings are thicker so you get beefier tone.

best guitar strings. best giler! USD$3 a pack!

from what i've know and experienced myself, d'addario is better on tremolo bridges. i agree that you'll need at least a .09 for the styles you described. .08 is just too thin, i can be use, but the string life will be short.

oooooo ok2, noted that

any idea where to buy those air guitar string? hehhee

that was meant to be a joke

adui, air guitar strings also dunno meh? u very cutelar fren.

anyway, u can try using GHS boomers. the string not badlar. but if u 1 2 shred faster than a train, i think u should go for 9.42 or 9.46. but i see SRV string thick kau kau also can play fast wor. SRV normally use 10's or 11's depending on his fingers

sorry to hijack ur thread mate..anyone tried the stainless steel series of ernie ball?? really kenot rust wan r?

??
all strings are steel.
i think ur talking about the titanium coated ones.

and all strings no matter what fancy coating is on it eventually rust when the coating wears off, just that the coating prevents the strings from not rusting for much longer.

Hahaha really not notice that joke

sorry newbie here,

but learn lots from u guy

thanks

tumpang thread abit..

how come if one day i didn't touch the guitar string will rust?

This post has been edited by vassili: Jan 28 2009, 07:24 PM

coz u never keep properly mar.

rust is coz of humidity and oxygen.

wipe the strings dry and keep it safely in a case for maximum lifespan of the strings.

make it a habit to wipe the strings after you play. better yet, take time to wipe them everyday. use some sort of ointment to prevent rusting. your sweat is really dangerous to your strings.

hey, tumpang thread for a while..

What strings are recommended for a classical guitar beginner? My brother's classical guitar's D string snapped all of a sudden while in the case. I'm not sure what are the current strings the guitar is having

Oh and is changing classical guitar strings a hassle? I noticed they dun haf the ball at the end

changing a classical guitar's strings is much more easier than changing a steel stringed guitar's (to me la..) however it's kinda difficult to show u or describe to u by words.. check out dis video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tlj8BObkVU

there are alot more at the related videos section (in case u dun understand)

anyway all the best ya =)

well you can never go wrong with nylon D'Addario's

D'Addario?

eh, D'Addario got nylon one ar? my acoustic using the steel ones now XD

D'Addario have many type of nylon string, That i know, heheheh

basicali u can check them out by google and go to their official sites...

jus keep on trying, until u find the rite1
i used dadd -> ernieball -> DR -> dadd
argh...

i thing i have to keep testing all popular string in the market and findout which one suit me best

well its down to personal preference really.. thinner strings are easier to bend but to my ears they sound less punchy... thats why i prefer to use heavier strings. then there's also the rust issue...

I like Dunlops at the moment. Using Both the Thin and Thick versions of the Zakk Wylde set (.46 for Thin, .60(!!!!!) for thick) and they perform very well. I'm going to swap in Zakk's acoustic set once my Elixirs wear off........ which might take a while.

Will use their regular extra thin strings (.042-.009) for my RR3 and maybe my Razorback.......

anybody plays 8-38 strings? i've never tried them before but i would imagine them being really really light 9-42 is already really light, can't imagine how 8-38 would feel...

Last time i played 8-38 but as u say la, the string easy to get all rusty

that why la, the string has to be wipe daily for long lasting....

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Added on February 6, 2009, 12:14 pmbut as the sound, i kind of like la, eazy to bend, bt the time i change the string to 8-38 my tremolo level get effected....itu yg tak syok

This post has been edited by Al@n2rock: Feb 6 2009, 12:14 PM

have anyone tried GHS Boomers??

blacktrix uses the zakk wylde boomers.. i bought a pack last time but for some reason decided to sell it to a friend instead =/

I just opted for that tho will fix em later...why did you sell em off?

boomers is a good string for me.

i used ernie ball, addario, fender bullet, and ghs boomer from their 0.09 to 0.11

you need to feel them all to decide which 1 suit's your playing.

ernie ball was ok for me,
i was a huge fan of addario before, but
now i use GHS eric johnson cause i just felt like it first time i used it on my guitar.
i dont think i would use other gauge in near times.

there is no best gauge, if there is one u probably heared it by now and everyone had started using it

This post has been edited by m3er: May 13 2009, 09:14 PM

I use Curt Mangan strings .. 0.009-0.042
Made in USA ... quite good .. they got website also, can go check it out.

I switched to Dunlop already lah.......

whats the difference between GHS eric johnson and the std GHS boomers? just the signature siff dats all? Havent tried tho i am a huge fan of E.johnson

in my opinion between ernie ball and d'addario...ernie got better tone but the string get easily rust.. d'addario can last longer for me than ernie..my fingers become very sweaty when playing guitars..lol

I've tried daddario, ernie balls and elixirs.

currently using daddario.
nice.
Still pretty good condition.
Already 3months+ o.o

ernie ball
um.. was nice while it lasted..
few days after restring, the strings already can see the coating disappear.

elixirs
pretty okay i guess..
could last pretty long.. but i feel it's not good for bending.
broke the string while bending. same thing happened to my friend who used the trem.

haha..

anyone got other good strings to recommend? how are DR strings?

one of my fren use DR string pink color..but his 6th string(thickest) just snap exactly on the TOM brigde..feels kinda waste u know since that string quite expensive..maybe he dont have luck that time..lol...but the string pink color on his yellow edwards SG looks nice!

recently i've been trying rotosound roto blues .10 ~ .52....its pretty good and last long too but my favourites are D'Addrio EXL 140 (10~52)...i dunno but i just prefer their tone rather than ernie ball.....n they last longer too.....

how about Stay In Tune (SIT)?

agree.. i'm using rotostrings custom gauge (009-046) for almost a year now and i only replace the strings once.. it's only rm20 per packet + extra 1st e string

using the red DR strings on my prs and washburn. so far no complaints. strings stay in tune, have a nice feel to it (silky and smooth). Also, the tone lasts longer.

and u gotta admit.. red strings+purple burst = godly



This post has been edited by ninehneh: May 15 2009, 11:15 AM

Yeah your DR strings looks good.

im using EXL 110(10-46)...same opinion as u...i like it..last longer and good tone

Yeah, that looks freakin' AWESOME.........
But Alexi Laiho's Pink V guitar would be awesome with Pink strings......

Can get those DR string at batley huh??

DR Strings are from JS Music at Jln Imbi

Aiya that why i drop by at bantly just now, they said they not selling it

Ok will check at JS

d'addario...the best ever!!!

i believe harmony music carries DR strings as well

Sorry where is Harmony Music????

uptown. check the sticky thread for the address

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Added on May 21, 2009, 6:39 pmHarmony Music Centre
No. 9, Jalan SS21/56B, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya. (UpTown area)
Tel. No.: 03-77273034
Fax No.: 03-77274785

This post has been edited by SweetTooth: May 21 2009, 06:39 PM

ok will checkout later

d'addrio ftw

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Added on May 23, 2009, 11:35 pmd'addrio ftw

This post has been edited by bshen92: May 23 2009, 11:35 PM

You can try this maybe
ernie ball hybrid slinky 9-46
the orange pack.....
I find it not bad...

+1 yea they are good...can last long somemore...mine is around RM50 something

just drove past Harmony Music with my dad on the way to TMPoint. It looks run down tbh =/.

Anyway I like Martin SP strings. The one in the gold coloured box. Sounds great on my acoustic guitar. They are slightly thicker than D'addarios so I assume more bass.

I don't really like D'addario EJ16s. To me takes too long to break in and my fingers sliding up and down the strings turn the strings white in no time. But they sound good after breaking in.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jun 13 2009, 01:55 PM

i'm using D'Addario 10's Set on my LTD EC-50 & Ernie Ball custom 13's on my LTD MH-50. freaking sick~!!!...